Alastair H Leyland
@alastairleyland.bsky.social
Prof of Population Health Stats, Associate Director & co-Head of Inequalities Programme, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. Chair of EUPHA Section Council. My views.
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Health Systems, Health Services and Inequality in Population Health
This open access book shows the scientific and policy-added value of combining health systems, health services and population health research.
link.springer.com
New book: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (free to download from link.springer.com/book/10.1007...) 1/7
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November 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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The European Commission has cancelled all NGO operating grants for 2025. EUPHA was receiving around 400,000 euros a year and has been left with nothing. @eupha.bsky.social have started a solidarity campaign to address the short fall. whydonate.com/fundraising/...
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EUPHA European Public Health Association Needs Your Help | U* are Public Health Stand with us to protect science, equity, and public health in Europe. Public health is under attack — but together we c...
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October 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The European Commission has cancelled all NGO operating grants for 2025. EUPHA was receiving around 400,000 euros a year and has been left with nothing. @eupha.bsky.social have started a solidarity campaign to address the short fall. whydonate.com/fundraising/...
New book: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (free to download from link.springer.com/book/10.1007...) 1/7
Health Systems, Health Services and Inequality in Population Health
This open access book shows the scientific and policy-added value of combining health systems, health services and population health research.
link.springer.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
New book: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (free to download from link.springer.com/book/10.1007...) 1/7
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🆕book co-authored by @alastairleyland.bsky.social shows the scientific and policy-added value of combining health systems, health services and population health research.
The book is open access and published by @springernature.com
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The book is open access and published by @springernature.com
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
October 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🆕book co-authored by @alastairleyland.bsky.social shows the scientific and policy-added value of combining health systems, health services and population health research.
The book is open access and published by @springernature.com
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The book is open access and published by @springernature.com
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
New publication (£0): Effect of comprehensive tobacco control policies on maternal and child outcomes: a population-based linkage study 1/4
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@rjharrison79.bsky.social
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@rjharrison79.bsky.social
Effect of comprehensive tobacco control policies on maternal and child outcomes: a population-based linkage study
Objectives To assess the impact of comprehensive tobacco control policies on maternal smoking during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes over a 20-year period.
Design Population-based cohort study using...
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
New publication (£0): Effect of comprehensive tobacco control policies on maternal and child outcomes: a population-based linkage study 1/4
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
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@rjharrison79.bsky.social
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In our Society annual general meeting yesterday, we were delighted to award honorary membership to three long-standing Society members: @jmindell.bsky.social, Catherine Hayes & @martinwhite33.bsky.social (in absentia) - thank you for all of your contributions to our Society over the years!
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
In our Society annual general meeting yesterday, we were delighted to award honorary membership to three long-standing Society members: @jmindell.bsky.social, Catherine Hayes & @martinwhite33.bsky.social (in absentia) - thank you for all of your contributions to our Society over the years!
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Reductions in development assistance for health funding threaten decades of progress in Africa
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August 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Reductions in development assistance for health funding threaten decades of progress in Africa
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Good short read to understand university financing. It’s baffling to me how many folk who work in HE are completely unaware of things like this (see also: admissions, targets, marketing) 🙃
Very few people seem to understand university finances and, distressingly, this includes many academics and most policymakers. This is an attempt to condense the key points you need to know. open.substack.com/pub/profseri...
Understanding University Finances
... a very short guide
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August 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Good short read to understand university financing. It’s baffling to me how many folk who work in HE are completely unaware of things like this (see also: admissions, targets, marketing) 🙃
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Socioeconomic inequalities in children’s mental health are already evident by age five and persist throughout childhood and adolescence.
New analysis co-authored by Dr Anna Pearce ➡️
gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...
#HealthInequalities #MentalHealth @livuni-iph.bsky.social
New analysis co-authored by Dr Anna Pearce ➡️
gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...
#HealthInequalities #MentalHealth @livuni-iph.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Socioeconomic inequalities in children’s mental health are already evident by age five and persist throughout childhood and adolescence.
New analysis co-authored by Dr Anna Pearce ➡️
gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...
#HealthInequalities #MentalHealth @livuni-iph.bsky.social
New analysis co-authored by Dr Anna Pearce ➡️
gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...
#HealthInequalities #MentalHealth @livuni-iph.bsky.social
The cut to the UK ODA aid budget, to increase the defence budget, was announced without a vote. www.cgdev.org/blog/breakin...
It risks the overseas aid budget being reduced to 0.1% of GDP with the remainder being spent within the UK.
Where is the outrage?
It risks the overseas aid budget being reduced to 0.1% of GDP with the remainder being spent within the UK.
Where is the outrage?
July 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The cut to the UK ODA aid budget, to increase the defence budget, was announced without a vote. www.cgdev.org/blog/breakin...
It risks the overseas aid budget being reduced to 0.1% of GDP with the remainder being spent within the UK.
Where is the outrage?
It risks the overseas aid budget being reduced to 0.1% of GDP with the remainder being spent within the UK.
Where is the outrage?
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🏳️🌈 New from EUPHA: Our position paper on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 sets out 11 urgent public health priorities. We call for inclusive, evidence-informed action to protect health, rights & dignity.
📄 Read more: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
📄 Read more: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
July 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
🏳️🌈 New from EUPHA: Our position paper on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 sets out 11 urgent public health priorities. We call for inclusive, evidence-informed action to protect health, rights & dignity.
📄 Read more: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
📄 Read more: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
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The July EPH Conference e-news is out now!
✅ Full program live
✅ Plenary sessions announced
✅ New webinar in Sept
Get the latest updates & start planning your trip to Helsinki!
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#EPH2025 #PublicHealth
✅ Full program live
✅ Plenary sessions announced
✅ New webinar in Sept
Get the latest updates & start planning your trip to Helsinki!
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#EPH2025 #PublicHealth
July 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The July EPH Conference e-news is out now!
✅ Full program live
✅ Plenary sessions announced
✅ New webinar in Sept
Get the latest updates & start planning your trip to Helsinki!
🔗 ephconference.eu/e-newsletter...
#EPH2025 #PublicHealth
✅ Full program live
✅ Plenary sessions announced
✅ New webinar in Sept
Get the latest updates & start planning your trip to Helsinki!
🔗 ephconference.eu/e-newsletter...
#EPH2025 #PublicHealth
New paper (£0): Mortality outcomes of children and young people who have spent time in care: evidence from Children’s Health in Care in Scotland, a population-wide administrative data cohort study adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
Mortality outcomes of children and young people who have spent time in care: evidence from Children’s Health in Care in Scotland, a population-wide administrative data cohort study
Objective Individuals who spend time in care during childhood/adolescence face a higher risk of premature mortality compared with those who have not been in care. However, it is unclear whether this r...
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June 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
New paper (£0): Mortality outcomes of children and young people who have spent time in care: evidence from Children’s Health in Care in Scotland, a population-wide administrative data cohort study adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
Congratulations Ewan!
🎖️ Huge congratulations to our Head of HWLG Professor Ewan MacDonald on receiving a CBE in the King's Birthday Honours for his outstanding work in occupational medicine and reducing health inequalities!
So proud! 👏
#CBE #KingsBirthdayHonours #occupationalhealth #universityofglasgow
So proud! 👏
#CBE #KingsBirthdayHonours #occupationalhealth #universityofglasgow
June 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Congratulations Ewan!
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On yday’s @TheNewsAgents I said that the biggest problem for Reeves is that the politics she’s trying to tell and the economics of where she is are out of alignment. She’s trying to say she’s improved the economy and can therefore spend (in some places).
And that just got worse
And that just got worse
UK economy shrinks by 0.3% in April, ONS says reut.rs/441UgMk
UK economy shrinks by 0.3% in April, ONS says
Britain's economic output contracted by a worse-than-expected 0.3% in April, when shockwaves from U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of wide-ranging tariffs hit the global economy, official data showed on Thursday.
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June 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
On yday’s @TheNewsAgents I said that the biggest problem for Reeves is that the politics she’s trying to tell and the economics of where she is are out of alignment. She’s trying to say she’s improved the economy and can therefore spend (in some places).
And that just got worse
And that just got worse
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🎓 The Jouke van der Zee Fund supports public health professionals from low- & middle-income countries to attend #EPH2025. Covers reg fees for accepted abstract presenters.
Apply 10 June–1 July: ephconference.eu/funding-for-...
Equity means every voice is heard. #HealthEquity #EPHConference
Apply 10 June–1 July: ephconference.eu/funding-for-...
Equity means every voice is heard. #HealthEquity #EPHConference
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🎓 The Jouke van der Zee Fund supports public health professionals from low- & middle-income countries to attend #EPH2025. Covers reg fees for accepted abstract presenters.
Apply 10 June–1 July: ephconference.eu/funding-for-...
Equity means every voice is heard. #HealthEquity #EPHConference
Apply 10 June–1 July: ephconference.eu/funding-for-...
Equity means every voice is heard. #HealthEquity #EPHConference
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Interested in #Health #Inequality #SocialDeterminants of Health? #PublicHealth #HealthResearch -sadly some topics which seem to be taboo in USA at present. Then consider coming to do our #MPH @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
MPH Public Health, MVLS Graduate School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow University, Postgraduate Taught
MPH Public Health, MVLS Graduate School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow University, Postgraduate Taught
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June 1, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Let's not forget that child poverty is a political choice academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...
May 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Let's not forget that child poverty is a political choice academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...
New paper (£0): Socio-economic inequalities in uptake and timing of childhood vaccination: Taking a life course approach in an administrative cohort in Scotland www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New paper (£0): Socio-economic inequalities in uptake and timing of childhood vaccination: Taking a life course approach in an administrative cohort in Scotland www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
In this podcast on #PublicHealth #HealthInequalities for #EUPHW #EUPHW2025 we discuss some of the big questions about health inequalities.
For more podcasts in the series search Spotify for "15 minutes on health inequalities"
For more podcasts in the series search Spotify for "15 minutes on health inequalities"
Another new podcast episode 🎧
Lessons from 30 years of health inequality research with
@alastairleyland.bsky.social Prof Ruth Dundas and Dr Anna Pearce.
open.spotify.com/episode/2hzN...
#EUPHW #EUPHW2025 #HealthInequalities
Lessons from 30 years of health inequality research with
@alastairleyland.bsky.social Prof Ruth Dundas and Dr Anna Pearce.
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#EUPHW #EUPHW2025 #HealthInequalities
5.2 Lessons from 30 years of health inequality research
15 Minutes on Health Inequalities · Episode
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May 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
In this podcast on #PublicHealth #HealthInequalities for #EUPHW #EUPHW2025 we discuss some of the big questions about health inequalities.
For more podcasts in the series search Spotify for "15 minutes on health inequalities"
For more podcasts in the series search Spotify for "15 minutes on health inequalities"
Great new podcast on #Multimorbidity #PublicHealth #HealthInequalities for #EUPHW #EUPHW2025
For more podcasts in the series search Spotify for "15 minutes on health inequalities"
For more podcasts in the series search Spotify for "15 minutes on health inequalities"
New podcast episode 🎧 for European Public Health Week
Multimorbidity: definitions, challenges and implications for public health and health inequalities
open.spotify.com/episode/5Kz3...
#EUPHW #Multimorbidity #HealthInequalities
Multimorbidity: definitions, challenges and implications for public health and health inequalities
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#EUPHW #Multimorbidity #HealthInequalities
5.1 Multimorbidity: definitions, challenges and implications for public health and health inequalities
15 Minutes on Health Inequalities · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Great new podcast on #Multimorbidity #PublicHealth #HealthInequalities for #EUPHW #EUPHW2025
For more podcasts in the series search Spotify for "15 minutes on health inequalities"
For more podcasts in the series search Spotify for "15 minutes on health inequalities"
Over £616k in donations. Nice to know our democracy is in straight hands.
I wonder what Wes Streeting thinks these people and companies linked to private health think that they are buying?
Is Labour's poor performance last week really about not going far enough, fast enough?
I wonder what Wes Streeting thinks these people and companies linked to private health think that they are buying?
Is Labour's poor performance last week really about not going far enough, fast enough?
As a GP, I am not allowed to receive a pen or post-it note pad from a pharmaceutical company rep
The Government banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe a certain medication
This should also be banned @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social unless you have a way to justify this?
The Government banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe a certain medication
This should also be banned @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social unless you have a way to justify this?
May 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Over £616k in donations. Nice to know our democracy is in straight hands.
I wonder what Wes Streeting thinks these people and companies linked to private health think that they are buying?
Is Labour's poor performance last week really about not going far enough, fast enough?
I wonder what Wes Streeting thinks these people and companies linked to private health think that they are buying?
Is Labour's poor performance last week really about not going far enough, fast enough?
925 signatures still required to find out the impact of Brexit
1510 signatures are now required by Thursday
We can do this
Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
We can do this
Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union
Given that it has stated its aim of growing the UK economy, we think the Government needs to quantify the effects of exiting the European Union as soon as possible by setting up an inquiry.
petition.parliament.uk
May 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
925 signatures still required to find out the impact of Brexit
Happy May Day everybody youtu.be/rd6clK9s7mY?...
El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido | 1 mayo 2020
YouTube video by INTI-ILLIMANI
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May 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Happy May Day everybody youtu.be/rd6clK9s7mY?...
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“I could play with myself at the Pope’s funeral and not lose a single vote.”
April 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“I could play with myself at the Pope’s funeral and not lose a single vote.”