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David Buck

@davidjbuck.bsky.social

3.1K followers 310 following 240 posts

Senior fellow in public health and health inequalities at The King's Fund (https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/). Bit of a magpie, don't necessarily agree with those i (re)share. Also over at twitter @davidjbuck.

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David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 12h

Mission government, why it failed. Interesting piece from @re-state.bsky.social. Don't agree on all of it, do agree no clear change mechanism. And health mission has narrowed to an NHS 10 year 'health' plan. Tx @natalieberry.bsky.social for alerting. restate.substack.com/p/why-missio...

Why mission government failed

And what comes next

restate.substack.com

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David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 3d

Are you a highly capable analyst and communicator? Are you looking for a role that influences health policy? Then we could be looking for you. Join us @thekingsfund.bsky.social www.kingsfund.org.uk/about-us/job...

Analyst | The King's Fund

We're looking for someone to influence change in health and care policy and practice through conducting independent research and producing thought-leadership.

www.kingsfund.org.uk

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Charles Tallack @charlestallack.bsky.social · 4d

On 14 January Wes Streeting said that waiting lists had fallen three times faster in 20 areas of the country where crack teams had been deployed. We’ve looked at this claim and have questions. 🧵
www.gov.uk/government/n...

Waiting lists cut 3 times faster in highest joblessness areas

Waiting lists in 20 areas in England fall 3 times faster than the national average thanks to experts deployed by government to help supercharge NHS care.

Reposted by David D. Buck

Paul Belcher FRCP MFPH Hon 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · 4d

🇺🇸🇺🇳 #NewYork city and several U.S. states to join World Health Organization global outbreak response network in defiance of #Trump's withdrawal from @who.int

The Governors of #California and #Illinois have also said their states will join this WHO network.

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

New York City joins UN health network after Trump withdrew US from WHO

The New York City Health Department on Wednesday said it has joined the World Health Organization's global outbreak response network following President Donald Trump's withdrawal of the U.S. from the ...

www.reuters.com

Reposted by David D. Buck

Alex Thomas @alexgathomas.bsky.social · 5d

Well worth an hour of your time

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Panorama - Our Man in Moscow

Panorama follows a year in the life of the BBC’s Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, and his work reporting from one of the most hostile places in the world to be a journalist.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 5d

The government is right to place cancer reform alongside elective recovery as a core NHS priority, signalling serious ambition. But delivering on these targets will depend on workforce capacity and sustainable funding.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

Three-quarters of cancer patients in England to survive by 2035 under new plans

Three-quarters of cancer patients in England to survive by 2035 under new plans

Government to invest £2bn in NHS cancer services in England as figures show diagnosis made every 75 seconds in the UK Three in four cancer patients in England will beat cancer under government plans to raise survival rates, as figures reveal someone is now diagnosed every 75 seconds in the UK. Cancer is the country’s biggest killer, causing about one in four deaths, and survival rates lag behind several European countries, including Romania and Poland. Three-quarters of NHS hospital trusts are failing cancer patients, a Guardian analysis found last year, prompting experts to declare a “national emergency”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 5d

+ the productivity conundrum in the NHS - 18% increase in clinical staff since 2021 and acute productivity below pre-covid levels = too little capital?

David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 5d

ICYMI: How the Department of Health and Social Care spends it's huge £200bn+ budget - from @nao.org.uk review of the dept www.nao.org.uk/overviews/de...

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Luca Tiratelli @lucatiratelli.bsky.social · 8d

Never knew Stalin was a big walkability and cycling guy

David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 11d

Good news!!! > BBC News - Homicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Homicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS statistics show

The 499 cases of murder and manslaughter in the year to September are the lowest in England and Wales since 1977.

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 12d

Improving health in deprived communities is essential for economic growth. Poor health limits participation in the labour market and drives inequalities.

Our new briefing shows how local teams can embed health into strategies on skills, good work and investment ⬇️

https://bit.ly/4agYFPE

The image shows a diagram setting out the local levers that put health at the heart of local growth:
Investment and infrastructure
Employment support and skills development
Employers' role in good work and local procurement

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 12d

TOMORROW | How can the government make a success of the abolition of NHS England?

Join our webinar on Thursday 29 January, 12:30, with Mark Dayan and Sarah Reed @nuffieldtrust.org.uk, @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social and @njdavies.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...

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Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · 13d

"Today’s update is long overdue & means the new ad restrictions will apply to a much wider range of food & drink. This is important because we know that advertising drives consumption of unhealthy products."

👀Read our response in full ➡️www.adph.org.uk

obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2026/01/27/g...

Government Publishes Long-Awaited Update to Nutrient Profiling Model - Obesity Health Alliance

Today (27th January 2026) an update to the Nutrient Profiling Model has been published, ending the long wait for this fundamental tool to be brought in line with the latest dietary guidance. The Nutr...

obesityhealthalliance.org.uk

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Obesity Health Alliance @oha-updates.bsky.social · 13d

Today the government has published an update to the Nutrient Profiling Model ending years of waiting for this fundamental tool to catch up with modern dietary advice.

Read our Executive Director, Katharine Jenner’s response below & find out more here ⬇️ obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2026/01/27/g...

Government Publishes Long-Awaited Update to Nutrient Profiling Model - Obesity Health Alliance

Today an update to the Nutrient Profiling Model has been published, ending the long wait for this fundamental tool to be brought in line with the latest dietary guidance. The Nutrient Profiling Model...

obesityhealthalliance.org.uk

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Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social · 13d

Join us on 28 January for an online webinar on child health, hosted by FPH’s Children & Young People SIG/BACAPH.

Featuring Dr Lucy Pickard Sullivan, the event will explore individual medicine, population health, and integrated care for children in South East London.

www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...

Child health webinar

The Faculty of Public Health's Children & Young People SIG/The British Association for Child and Adolescent Public Health is hosting hosting an online webinar on child health. This session will explo...

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 13d

Poverty is deepening.

🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.

People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.

This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.

Reposted by Stuart White, David D. Buck

Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 13d

Those below the poverty line are, increasingly, well below it

New @statspeter.bsky.social @katieschmuecker.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social study

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Record number of people in UK live in ‘very deep poverty’, analysis shows

Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds problem is ‘deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years’

www.theguardian.com

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 14d

Improving health in deprived communities is essential for economic growth. Poor health limits participation in the labour market and drives inequalities.

Our new briefing shows how local teams can embed health into strategies on skills, good work and investment.

Read more⬇️

Health at the heart of local growth

Improving people’s health is an economic necessity. Our briefing shares some of the ways public health and economic development teams can work together to incorporate health into local growth strategies.

Reposted by David D. Buck

Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · 17d

"Public health’s greatest hits were never just solo tracks."

In a blog published by @local.gov.uk, ADPH Board Member & Director of Public Health for Liverpool, Matt Ashton, explains why putting health in ALL policies is vital to improving health ⬇️

www.local.gov.uk/topics/socia...

Whole systems approaches in public health: from framework to movement

In this blog, Professor Matthew Ashton discusses how whole system public health can spark real change, uniting partners, communities, and evidence to build fairer, healthier places where everyone can ...

www.local.gov.uk

David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 17d

Has anyone been lucky enough to see one in the wild? haggiswildlifefoundation.com/finding-wild...

Finding Wild Haggis In Scotland - Haggis Wildlife Foundation

Finding Wild Haggis In Scotland. If you're hoping to catch a glimpse of wild haggis, you'll need to head to the Scottish Hillsides.

haggiswildlifefoundation.com

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Steve Senior @stevensenior.bsky.social · 17d

"many health systems have promoted self-care and self-management as solutions, which can expand autonomy in some contexts but often transfer responsibility to individuals without providing the time, resources, or support needed to carry that burden well" 🎯

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Steve Senior @stevensenior.bsky.social · 17d

Reposted this earlier but have just read it. It's excellent.

academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

Trust is a verb: how to reimagine confidence in health systems

Trust in health, science, and public institutions has become a central concern in many countries (O’Doherty 2023, 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer 2025, Cologn

academic.oup.com

David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 18d

Not the most important thing to comment on, but the new @metoffice.gov.uk #weatherapp is terrible, unclear, needlessly animated and confusing. Please give me an option to return to the simple, crisp, version. #keepitsimple

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 20d

This is the week that the US withdrawal from the WHO is supposed to be finalized

I spoke with @npr.org about how damaging the withdrawal will be, especially since RFK Jr has greatly weakened US national capacity to tackle health emergencies

www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g...

The divorce between the U.S. and WHO is final this week. Or is it?

The U.S. is the only country allowed to withdraw from the World Health Organization. And Jan. 22 is the day when Trump's pullout announcement should go into effect. But ... it's complicated.

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Brian Platt @brianplatt.bsky.social · 20d

In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 22d

What does the data say about NHS performance?

Take a look at our newly updated #QualityWatch dashboard for the latest on the NHS in England.

👉 buff.ly/Wnqz0pG

David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 23d

Obviously US and UK healthcare cost structures are different, but interesting re first long-term study.

NBER @nber.org · 23d

Examining whether GLP-1 medications pay for themselves finds no spending offsets through 5 years; savings, if any, may arise later or outside healthcare, from Coady Wing, Sih-Ting Cai, Daniel W. Sacks, and Kosali I. Simon www.nber.org/papers/w34678

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NBER @nber.org · 23d

Examining whether GLP-1 medications pay for themselves finds no spending offsets through 5 years; savings, if any, may arise later or outside healthcare, from Coady Wing, Sih-Ting Cai, Daniel W. Sacks, and Kosali I. Simon www.nber.org/papers/w34678

David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 23d

Come on #rejointheEU, a stable and giant market; vs protectionist coercion from the current leader of the special relationship. Dare to say it mainstream political parties for heaven's sake.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 23d

There aren't any good options in dealing with Trump. You just have to improvise around his idiocy and hope he gets distracted by someting else.