Simon Lennane
@simonlennane.bsky.social
NHS GP, Ross-on-Wye, UK. Connector.
Beyond social prescribing: community resilience, social infrastructure.
Music, smallholding, sustainability.
Book: Creating Community Health
https://www.communityhealth.uk/
Beyond social prescribing: community resilience, social infrastructure.
Music, smallholding, sustainability.
Book: Creating Community Health
https://www.communityhealth.uk/
This looks good: history of the commons in the West Country, and how communities adapted to the enclosures.
www.visitgloucester.co.uk/whats-on/ret...
www.visitgloucester.co.uk/whats-on/ret...
Rethinking enclosure: encroachment, commons, and community in the English West - Talk or Lecture in GLOUCESTER, Gloucester - Visit Gloucester
The Gloucestershire Branch of the national Historical Association welcomes you to hear Professor Carl Griffith of Sussex University give a talk on…
www.visitgloucester.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This looks good: history of the commons in the West Country, and how communities adapted to the enclosures.
www.visitgloucester.co.uk/whats-on/ret...
www.visitgloucester.co.uk/whats-on/ret...
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Some thoughts sparked by a great event in Leeds yesterday on neighbourhood health and the UK government's Test, Learn and Grow intiative. How do we make neighbourhoods engines of change?
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Neighbourhoods as engines of change
On the need for bridges from the edges to the centre
medium.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Some thoughts sparked by a great event in Leeds yesterday on neighbourhood health and the UK government's Test, Learn and Grow intiative. How do we make neighbourhoods engines of change?
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
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SUVs increase the odds of killing in a collision. They're high at the front, your children get dragged under then crushed to death. They're also too big for parking spaces. They shld just be treated like vans, subject to lower speed limits, higher parking charges. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please, for the love of God, stop buying supersized cars | Arwa Mahdawi
Why would anyone want a car that’s too big for parking spaces, or that’s a menace to other road users? Arwa Mahdawi has a theory
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
SUVs increase the odds of killing in a collision. They're high at the front, your children get dragged under then crushed to death. They're also too big for parking spaces. They shld just be treated like vans, subject to lower speed limits, higher parking charges. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Climate
what to PH peeps add
This is a take as a jobbing PH professional within local govt, and a DPH. PH is a large and diverse field, there are many other very legit PH roles around climate. Q is what do I add to the party........:
gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/p...
what to PH peeps add
This is a take as a jobbing PH professional within local govt, and a DPH. PH is a large and diverse field, there are many other very legit PH roles around climate. Q is what do I add to the party........:
gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/p...
PH role in climate
shorthand speaking note from a conference. This is a take as a jobbing PH professional within local govt, and a DPH. PH is a large and diverse field, there are many other very legit PH roles around…
gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Climate
what to PH peeps add
This is a take as a jobbing PH professional within local govt, and a DPH. PH is a large and diverse field, there are many other very legit PH roles around climate. Q is what do I add to the party........:
gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/p...
what to PH peeps add
This is a take as a jobbing PH professional within local govt, and a DPH. PH is a large and diverse field, there are many other very legit PH roles around climate. Q is what do I add to the party........:
gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/p...
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If you read one report today, make it this one from Project Change Scotland. Even the filename is on point...
"We’re here to hold up a mirror — and maybe make you snort into your tea while looking at it"
"We’re here to hold up a mirror — and maybe make you snort into your tea while looking at it"
www.projectchange.scot
April 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
If you read one report today, make it this one from Project Change Scotland. Even the filename is on point...
"We’re here to hold up a mirror — and maybe make you snort into your tea while looking at it"
"We’re here to hold up a mirror — and maybe make you snort into your tea while looking at it"
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Human Attachment systems meets Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Each stage has a corresponding attachment figure. Interesting.
by @heidipsychology
www.instagram.com/p/C7b9cYusp6H/
by @heidipsychology
www.instagram.com/p/C7b9cYusp6H/
April 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Human Attachment systems meets Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Each stage has a corresponding attachment figure. Interesting.
by @heidipsychology
www.instagram.com/p/C7b9cYusp6H/
by @heidipsychology
www.instagram.com/p/C7b9cYusp6H/
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”On average, each dollar spent on vaccination yields a hefty $54 in returns.” - That is a good investment!
First, jab more babies
As aid shrinks, donors and recipients should focus more on health
economist.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
”On average, each dollar spent on vaccination yields a hefty $54 in returns.” - That is a good investment!
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Great blog from @danwarrender.bsky.social exploring the evidence for brief admissions for those told they have BPD. I’m often told NICE recommend 72 hour admissions and they recommend no such thing 👇👇👇
Brief admission during crisis for people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder buff.ly/fvfmDZt
#BPD #Crisis #BriefAdmission #SystematicReview #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
🧵 THREAD
#BPD #Crisis #BriefAdmission #SystematicReview #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
🧵 THREAD
March 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Great blog from @danwarrender.bsky.social exploring the evidence for brief admissions for those told they have BPD. I’m often told NICE recommend 72 hour admissions and they recommend no such thing 👇👇👇
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Even just looking at images of nature changes our brain and can reduce physical pain, a new study by @maxsteininger.bsky.social and colleagues finds!
Nature exposure induces analgesic effects by acting on nociception-related neural processing - Nature Communications
Virtual nature exposure reduces self-reported pain and is associated with decreased brain responses linked to somatosensory and nociceptive processing, providing new insights into the underlying mecha...
www.nature.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Even just looking at images of nature changes our brain and can reduce physical pain, a new study by @maxsteininger.bsky.social and colleagues finds!
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Local organizations, -embedded within a community, small scale, staffed by local ppl; where the vision is cocreated & the effort is shared-provide a critical & irreplaceable vector for *care* & support in & by the community. Scale matters, small & local is the alternative future.
March 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Local organizations, -embedded within a community, small scale, staffed by local ppl; where the vision is cocreated & the effort is shared-provide a critical & irreplaceable vector for *care* & support in & by the community. Scale matters, small & local is the alternative future.
Not convinced about these new double-earpiece stethoscopes.
February 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Not convinced about these new double-earpiece stethoscopes.
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On the five-year anniversary of Brexit, I argue it's time to stop pretending Brexit has worked, and start building the case— boldly, confidently, and unapologetically—for returning to Europe.
Read my full op-ed in the Byline Times.
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/31/b...
Read my full op-ed in the Byline Times.
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/31/b...
January 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
On the five-year anniversary of Brexit, I argue it's time to stop pretending Brexit has worked, and start building the case— boldly, confidently, and unapologetically—for returning to Europe.
Read my full op-ed in the Byline Times.
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/31/b...
Read my full op-ed in the Byline Times.
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/31/b...
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The second -5C night ahead 🥶
Our 2.5 kW Mitsi air to air mini-split unit has been ticking over, keeping our passivhaus at super comfy 20C.
Heat pumps work just fine in freezing temperatures in UK 👌
Our 2.5 kW Mitsi air to air mini-split unit has been ticking over, keeping our passivhaus at super comfy 20C.
Heat pumps work just fine in freezing temperatures in UK 👌
January 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The second -5C night ahead 🥶
Our 2.5 kW Mitsi air to air mini-split unit has been ticking over, keeping our passivhaus at super comfy 20C.
Heat pumps work just fine in freezing temperatures in UK 👌
Our 2.5 kW Mitsi air to air mini-split unit has been ticking over, keeping our passivhaus at super comfy 20C.
Heat pumps work just fine in freezing temperatures in UK 👌
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Abysmal news for the River Wye—already close to ecological death from intensive poultry production—& other catchments.
Labour came to power promising to heal Britain’s river network; today the Env Sec singles out chicken producers & promises laxer regulation.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Labour came to power promising to heal Britain’s river network; today the Env Sec singles out chicken producers & promises laxer regulation.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Labour’s agriculture plans will increase chicken waste in rivers, say campaigners
Steve Reed says planning rules ‘have got in the way’ of farmers and apologises for ‘shock’ of inheritance tax change
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Abysmal news for the River Wye—already close to ecological death from intensive poultry production—& other catchments.
Labour came to power promising to heal Britain’s river network; today the Env Sec singles out chicken producers & promises laxer regulation.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Labour came to power promising to heal Britain’s river network; today the Env Sec singles out chicken producers & promises laxer regulation.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#Herefordshire I'm doing a talk in Kings Caple next Thurs 16th Jan about community resilience for health. I'll be covering climate change and health, and how community development can lead to more sustainable, demedicalised care.
January 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
#Herefordshire I'm doing a talk in Kings Caple next Thurs 16th Jan about community resilience for health. I'll be covering climate change and health, and how community development can lead to more sustainable, demedicalised care.
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Some quick calculations on the cost (£) of one 'additional year of good health' for comparison:
1. NHS spend on new drugs 2000-2020: ~£20,000
2. Existing NHS services: ~£15,000
3. Public health interventions (& wider determinants): ~£3,800
#prevention #publichealth
www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-...
1. NHS spend on new drugs 2000-2020: ~£20,000
2. Existing NHS services: ~£15,000
3. Public health interventions (& wider determinants): ~£3,800
#prevention #publichealth
www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-...
More health lost than gained from NHS spending on new medicines
NICE's cost-effectiveness threshold for new drugs is £20,000-£30,000 per extra year of health, higher than the NHS's usual £15,000 spend for the same result.
www.lse.ac.uk
December 13, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Some quick calculations on the cost (£) of one 'additional year of good health' for comparison:
1. NHS spend on new drugs 2000-2020: ~£20,000
2. Existing NHS services: ~£15,000
3. Public health interventions (& wider determinants): ~£3,800
#prevention #publichealth
www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-...
1. NHS spend on new drugs 2000-2020: ~£20,000
2. Existing NHS services: ~£15,000
3. Public health interventions (& wider determinants): ~£3,800
#prevention #publichealth
www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-...
Excellent piece in the Christmas BMJ on #Illich and his ideas for a convivial society.
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
The dangers of industrialisation: why we need to rebuild a convivial society
Writer Ivan Illich foresaw out current global polycrisis 50 years ago, which he blamed on us succumbing to industrial tools, not least in “health” care, writes Richard Smith . We need to maximise “con...
www.bmj.com
December 26, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Excellent piece in the Christmas BMJ on #Illich and his ideas for a convivial society.
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
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The psychological challenge of climate change - our brains are hard-wired to respond to immediate threats, not a slow-motion disaster happening at a global scale (and that's not even considering the tsunami of misinformation hitting us every day).
December 18, 2024 at 10:01 PM
The psychological challenge of climate change - our brains are hard-wired to respond to immediate threats, not a slow-motion disaster happening at a global scale (and that's not even considering the tsunami of misinformation hitting us every day).
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Out today: Our new report, Creating Connections, explores the role creative arts can play to help build more cohesive communities in the wake of this summer’s riots. 🧵
December 11, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Out today: Our new report, Creating Connections, explores the role creative arts can play to help build more cohesive communities in the wake of this summer’s riots. 🧵
While we're all rebuilding networks, let me tell you about a billionaire-proof means of local communication that doesn't rely on the internet or even mains power. Meshtastic is a protocol that allows tiny, low-power transmitters to pass messages across a 'mesh' of connected devices. 🧵
December 14, 2024 at 10:51 AM
While we're all rebuilding networks, let me tell you about a billionaire-proof means of local communication that doesn't rely on the internet or even mains power. Meshtastic is a protocol that allows tiny, low-power transmitters to pass messages across a 'mesh' of connected devices. 🧵
First gig for a long time coming up - playing the organ for the village carol concert. I love the 'last verse' versions with their gorgeous, chunky chords - the sound of Christmas.
December 1, 2024 at 4:31 PM
First gig for a long time coming up - playing the organ for the village carol concert. I love the 'last verse' versions with their gorgeous, chunky chords - the sound of Christmas.
The remarkable life of John McKnight, founder of #ABCD, friend of Illich, mentor to the Obamas, and a huge influence.
The Careless Society, & The Connected Community, which he wrote with Cormac Russell, are great places to start exploring his work.
The Careless Society, & The Connected Community, which he wrote with Cormac Russell, are great places to start exploring his work.
A few words on the great John McKnight, father of asset-based community development (ABCD)
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
John McKnight obituary
Father of the ABCD movement which argued for the empowerment of communities, and whose ideas inspired the young Barack and Michelle Obama
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 7:51 PM
The remarkable life of John McKnight, founder of #ABCD, friend of Illich, mentor to the Obamas, and a huge influence.
The Careless Society, & The Connected Community, which he wrote with Cormac Russell, are great places to start exploring his work.
The Careless Society, & The Connected Community, which he wrote with Cormac Russell, are great places to start exploring his work.
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How short our memories are - Randox cashed in on the pandemic (& the lobbying scandal around them helped bring down Johnson’s government).
Now they’re flogging PSA (prostate) screening tests hard, on the back of celeb BBC interviews. Are we gonna fall for it?
Now they’re flogging PSA (prostate) screening tests hard, on the back of celeb BBC interviews. Are we gonna fall for it?
November 19, 2024 at 12:48 PM
How short our memories are - Randox cashed in on the pandemic (& the lobbying scandal around them helped bring down Johnson’s government).
Now they’re flogging PSA (prostate) screening tests hard, on the back of celeb BBC interviews. Are we gonna fall for it?
Now they’re flogging PSA (prostate) screening tests hard, on the back of celeb BBC interviews. Are we gonna fall for it?