People's Health Trust
@peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social
People’s Health Trust is a national charity working with local communities across Great Britain to address health inequalities through the building blocks of health. We want to stop people dying too young.
It's #LivingWageWeek!
We’re proud to be a Living Wage Employer and founding member of the Living Wage Funders scheme.
Paying the real Living Wage contributes to greater health outcomes and makes a difference for people, communities and our sector.
@livingwageuk.bsky.social
www.livingwage.org.uk
We’re proud to be a Living Wage Employer and founding member of the Living Wage Funders scheme.
Paying the real Living Wage contributes to greater health outcomes and makes a difference for people, communities and our sector.
@livingwageuk.bsky.social
www.livingwage.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It's #LivingWageWeek!
We’re proud to be a Living Wage Employer and founding member of the Living Wage Funders scheme.
Paying the real Living Wage contributes to greater health outcomes and makes a difference for people, communities and our sector.
@livingwageuk.bsky.social
www.livingwage.org.uk
We’re proud to be a Living Wage Employer and founding member of the Living Wage Funders scheme.
Paying the real Living Wage contributes to greater health outcomes and makes a difference for people, communities and our sector.
@livingwageuk.bsky.social
www.livingwage.org.uk
Millions of people are living in homes with damp, mould and cold which are damaging their health and cutting lives short.
People's Health Trust is backing @healthequals.bsky.social in calling for real solutions.
Let’s #MakeHealthEqual. Act now: healthequals.org.uk/hazmat-loung...
#HomesforHealth
People's Health Trust is backing @healthequals.bsky.social in calling for real solutions.
Let’s #MakeHealthEqual. Act now: healthequals.org.uk/hazmat-loung...
#HomesforHealth
November 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Millions of people are living in homes with damp, mould and cold which are damaging their health and cutting lives short.
People's Health Trust is backing @healthequals.bsky.social in calling for real solutions.
Let’s #MakeHealthEqual. Act now: healthequals.org.uk/hazmat-loung...
#HomesforHealth
People's Health Trust is backing @healthequals.bsky.social in calling for real solutions.
Let’s #MakeHealthEqual. Act now: healthequals.org.uk/hazmat-loung...
#HomesforHealth
We welcome the Renters’ Rights Act as a major step forward for renters’ health. However, without proper enforcement and faster implementation, the legislation risks falling short. We're calling for changes to be accelerated.
Read our response:
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
Read our response:
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
Implementation of Renters Rights Act risks undermining excellent…
People's Health Trust responds to the Renters' Rights Act receiving Royal Assent, which is a major step forward for renters’ health. However, the Trust…
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
We welcome the Renters’ Rights Act as a major step forward for renters’ health. However, without proper enforcement and faster implementation, the legislation risks falling short. We're calling for changes to be accelerated.
Read our response:
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
Read our response:
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
We're recruiting an independent committee member to support our work on overseeing the finances of the Trust. You will have an interest in social justice, and strong governance & finance experience at a senior level in a charity or business environment.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
FAOC independent member pack
People’s Health Trust is a national charity working with local communities across Great Britain to address health inequalities through the building blocks…
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
We're recruiting an independent committee member to support our work on overseeing the finances of the Trust. You will have an interest in social justice, and strong governance & finance experience at a senior level in a charity or business environment.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
We wish to offer our thoughts and solidarity to the Jewish community following the horrific violence in Manchester this morning. We are continuing to work with our Jewish community partners at this difficult time.
October 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We wish to offer our thoughts and solidarity to the Jewish community following the horrific violence in Manchester this morning. We are continuing to work with our Jewish community partners at this difficult time.
We're recruiting an independent committee member to support our work on overseeing the finances of the Trust. You will have an interest in social justice, and strong governance & finance experience at a senior level in a charity or business environment. www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
FAOC independent member pack
People’s Health Trust is a national charity working with local communities across Great Britain to address health inequalities through the building blocks…
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We're recruiting an independent committee member to support our work on overseeing the finances of the Trust. You will have an interest in social justice, and strong governance & finance experience at a senior level in a charity or business environment. www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
Today we launch Discrimination and Health, a new programme to help local people experiencing discrimination – including racism, homophobia and transphobia, ablism, misogyny, and agism – to take action & secure positive change to benefit their health.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
Tackling health inequalities caused by discrimination
People's Health Trust launches a major new programme which aims to help local people experiencing discrimination to take action and secure positive change…
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk
August 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Today we launch Discrimination and Health, a new programme to help local people experiencing discrimination – including racism, homophobia and transphobia, ablism, misogyny, and agism – to take action & secure positive change to benefit their health.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
1 year on from last summer’s racist riots, our new report highlights experiences of communities across GB who told us that health impacts have been longer-lasting + worsened by increasingly hostile environments, misinformation & harmful politic rhetoric.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
July 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
1 year on from last summer’s racist riots, our new report highlights experiences of communities across GB who told us that health impacts have been longer-lasting + worsened by increasingly hostile environments, misinformation & harmful politic rhetoric.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
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Clean air is an essential for good health but it's not available for everyone. Disadvantaged communities experience some of the worst air quality, cutting lives short.
We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe.
We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe.
July 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Clean air is an essential for good health but it's not available for everyone. Disadvantaged communities experience some of the worst air quality, cutting lives short.
We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe.
We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe.
Clean air is an essential for good health but it's not available for everyone. Disadvantaged communities experience some of the worst air quality, cutting lives short.
We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe.
We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe.
July 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Clean air is an essential for good health but it's not available for everyone. Disadvantaged communities experience some of the worst air quality, cutting lives short.
We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe.
We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe.
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90% of us in Britain live in areas where we’re breathing toxic air. ⚠️
It's not just harming our health but cutting tens of thousands of lives short every year.
Is that fair? Help us call on MPs to #MakeHealthEqual — starting with the air we breathe. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L
It's not just harming our health but cutting tens of thousands of lives short every year.
Is that fair? Help us call on MPs to #MakeHealthEqual — starting with the air we breathe. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L
July 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
90% of us in Britain live in areas where we’re breathing toxic air. ⚠️
It's not just harming our health but cutting tens of thousands of lives short every year.
Is that fair? Help us call on MPs to #MakeHealthEqual — starting with the air we breathe. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L
It's not just harming our health but cutting tens of thousands of lives short every year.
Is that fair? Help us call on MPs to #MakeHealthEqual — starting with the air we breathe. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L
Our new report highlights the experiences of communities affected by last year's racist riots.
Organisations working with thousands of local people told us of the devastating health impacts and genuine fears of recurring violence.
@hannahalothman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Organisations working with thousands of local people told us of the devastating health impacts and genuine fears of recurring violence.
@hannahalothman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Last year’s unrest in England ‘has caused lasting harm to communities’
Charity says racially motivated riots detrimental to mental and physical health, with Muslim women and girls particularly affected
www.theguardian.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Our new report highlights the experiences of communities affected by last year's racist riots.
Organisations working with thousands of local people told us of the devastating health impacts and genuine fears of recurring violence.
@hannahalothman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Organisations working with thousands of local people told us of the devastating health impacts and genuine fears of recurring violence.
@hannahalothman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Mental health support urged for charity staff dealing with 2024 riots aftermath @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/mental-...
Mental health support urged for charity staff dealing with 2024 riots aftermath
www.civilsociety.co.uk
July 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Mental health support urged for charity staff dealing with 2024 riots aftermath @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/mental-...
1 year on from last summer’s racist riots, our new report highlights experiences of communities across GB who told us that health impacts have been longer-lasting + worsened by increasingly hostile environments, misinformation & harmful politic rhetoric.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/publications...
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/publications...
July 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
1 year on from last summer’s racist riots, our new report highlights experiences of communities across GB who told us that health impacts have been longer-lasting + worsened by increasingly hostile environments, misinformation & harmful politic rhetoric.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/publications...
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/publications...
We're recruiting an independent committee member to support our work overseeing the Trust's finances. If you have an interest in social justice + strong governance & finance experience at a senior level in a charity or business environment, apply here 👇
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
FAOC independent member pack
People’s Health Trust is a national charity working with local communities across Great Britain to address health inequalities through the building blocks…
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk
July 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We're recruiting an independent committee member to support our work overseeing the Trust's finances. If you have an interest in social justice + strong governance & finance experience at a senior level in a charity or business environment, apply here 👇
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
We're recruiting an independent committee member to support our work overseeing the Trust's finances. If you have an interest in social justice + strong governance & finance experience at a senior level in a charity or business environment, apply here 👇
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
FAOC independent member pack
People’s Health Trust is a national charity working with local communities across Great Britain to address health inequalities through the building blocks…
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk
July 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We're recruiting an independent committee member to support our work overseeing the Trust's finances. If you have an interest in social justice + strong governance & finance experience at a senior level in a charity or business environment, apply here 👇
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...
Our initial view on the government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England: A welcome emphasis on prevention and addressing health inequalities, but less focus on the people who experience them.
Read our full initial response here: www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
Read our full initial response here: www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
The government’s 10 Year Health Plan: Welcome emphasis on health…
The government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England: A welcome emphasis on prevention and addressing health inequalities, but less focus on the people who…
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk
July 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Our initial view on the government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England: A welcome emphasis on prevention and addressing health inequalities, but less focus on the people who experience them.
Read our full initial response here: www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
Read our full initial response here: www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
It’s Father’s Day this Sunday – join us today to stop men dying too young.
Men live fewer years than women and are disproportionately affected by cancer, cardiovascular disease and suicide. Men who are poorer & more marginalised are impacted the most.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
Men live fewer years than women and are disproportionately affected by cancer, cardiovascular disease and suicide. Men who are poorer & more marginalised are impacted the most.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
Join with us to help stop men dying too young
Men live shorter lives than women and are disproportionately affected by cancer, cardiovascular disease and suicide. Men who are poorer and more…
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk
June 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It’s Father’s Day this Sunday – join us today to stop men dying too young.
Men live fewer years than women and are disproportionately affected by cancer, cardiovascular disease and suicide. Men who are poorer & more marginalised are impacted the most.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
Men live fewer years than women and are disproportionately affected by cancer, cardiovascular disease and suicide. Men who are poorer & more marginalised are impacted the most.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
We welcome the announcement by the Chancellor that the eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment will be reinstated to around three quarters of older people, particularly the 2.5 million vulnerable pensioners who narrowly missed out on qualifying.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Winter fuel payments threshold to rise to £35,000, Rachel Reeves announces
Change means about 7.5 million pensioners in England and Wales who lost out on payment will have it restored
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We welcome the announcement by the Chancellor that the eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment will be reinstated to around three quarters of older people, particularly the 2.5 million vulnerable pensioners who narrowly missed out on qualifying.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
We know that the mental health crisis is fixable. Access to natural spaces can help prevent worsening physical and mental health outcomes.
This week we visited our funded partner The Recovery Foundation in Birmingham to see how they support their community through improved access to nature.
This week we visited our funded partner The Recovery Foundation in Birmingham to see how they support their community through improved access to nature.
June 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
We know that the mental health crisis is fixable. Access to natural spaces can help prevent worsening physical and mental health outcomes.
This week we visited our funded partner The Recovery Foundation in Birmingham to see how they support their community through improved access to nature.
This week we visited our funded partner The Recovery Foundation in Birmingham to see how they support their community through improved access to nature.
Thank you @nihrsphr.bsky.social for asking our CEO John Hume to speak at its Annual Scientific Meeting in Bristol about our evaluation partnership with SPHR for two of our Health Justice Fund Priorities.
Find out more about our work with SPHR: www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/funding/heal...
Find out more about our work with SPHR: www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/funding/heal...
May 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thank you @nihrsphr.bsky.social for asking our CEO John Hume to speak at its Annual Scientific Meeting in Bristol about our evaluation partnership with SPHR for two of our Health Justice Fund Priorities.
Find out more about our work with SPHR: www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/funding/heal...
Find out more about our work with SPHR: www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/funding/heal...
We welcome the news that the government is considering changes to the eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment, to ensure that more older people qualify for this vital lifeline.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Keir Starmer announces U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts
The move follows political pressure in recent weeks after Labour losses at England's local elections.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We welcome the news that the government is considering changes to the eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment, to ensure that more older people qualify for this vital lifeline.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We hope the government does reconsider eligibility changes to the winter fuel payment which meant millions more older people from disadvantaged communities faced impossible health choices between heating and eating last winter.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ministers consider easing winter fuel payment cuts
Options under discussion include changing eligibility, or restoring the payments to all pensioners.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
We hope the government does reconsider eligibility changes to the winter fuel payment which meant millions more older people from disadvantaged communities faced impossible health choices between heating and eating last winter.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Last winter millions more older people from disadvantaged communities faced impossible health choices between heating and eating as a result of changes to winter fuel payment eligibility.
We urge the government to reconsider these changes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We urge the government to reconsider these changes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No 10 resists Labour calls for winter fuel rethink
Calls to abandon cuts to the pensions top-up have grown in the wake of local election losses last week.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Last winter millions more older people from disadvantaged communities faced impossible health choices between heating and eating as a result of changes to winter fuel payment eligibility.
We urge the government to reconsider these changes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We urge the government to reconsider these changes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The public want to see real, bold action on the factors holding us back from good health, including our homes. Important new research from @ippr.bsky.social and @publicfirst.bsky.social supported by our partner @healthequals.bsky.social. 80% support higher housing standards for landlords.
What do the public think of the nation's health? 🟢
With our support, @ippr.bsky.social & Public First's new research shows that health is one of the public's top worries – with 77% wanting to live more healthily.
But they want to see real change. Here's why. 🧵
healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...
With our support, @ippr.bsky.social & Public First's new research shows that health is one of the public's top worries – with 77% wanting to live more healthily.
But they want to see real change. Here's why. 🧵
healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...
Health Equals | Research backed by Health Equals finds the British public want bold action on health
New research by IPPR and Public First show how voters really feel about public health, and their desire for bold action from the goverment.
healthequals.org.uk
April 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The public want to see real, bold action on the factors holding us back from good health, including our homes. Important new research from @ippr.bsky.social and @publicfirst.bsky.social supported by our partner @healthequals.bsky.social. 80% support higher housing standards for landlords.