Bren Collins
@breconomics.bsky.social
Health economist /ROI Specialist - working in Health Service and Academia.
I love Barry's music but one thing troubles me a bit. A lot of songs feature vocals but I don't think credit the singers. Maybe they come from sample libraries and don't know who they are. But it feels a bit like musical colonialism - using voices - often Africa/global South -& not crediting them.
July 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I love Barry's music but one thing troubles me a bit. A lot of songs feature vocals but I don't think credit the singers. Maybe they come from sample libraries and don't know who they are. But it feels a bit like musical colonialism - using voices - often Africa/global South -& not crediting them.
They have also published this report with WHO on economic impact of the healthcare sector in Wales: phwwhocc.co.uk/resources/to...
Toward an economy of wellbeing: The economic impact of the Welsh healthcare sector - World Health Organization Collaborating Centre On Investment for Health and Well-being
In this paper, the economic importance of the healthcare sector to the Welsh economy is explored. We use a large number of data sources for the UK and Welsh economy to derive an economic model for 201...
phwwhocc.co.uk
March 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
They have also published this report with WHO on economic impact of the healthcare sector in Wales: phwwhocc.co.uk/resources/to...
Thanks so much for the thread Colin! It was great to work with you on this. You are a star
January 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Thanks so much for the thread Colin! It was great to work with you on this. You are a star
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Looking at cider overall, the proportion of households buying cider fell, as you might expect given it was the most affected product under MUP. But this fall was *much* larger in younger (under 28) households.
January 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Looking at cider overall, the proportion of households buying cider fell, as you might expect given it was the most affected product under MUP. But this fall was *much* larger in younger (under 28) households.
Reposted by Bren Collins
We also look at changes in Wales in the proportion of households that buy wine or spirits ("penetration") and fine these rose relative to England in 2020, but had fallen below pre-pandemic levels by 2022.
We also find that 45-54 year olds were spending more on cider post-MUP.
We also find that 45-54 year olds were spending more on cider post-MUP.
January 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We also look at changes in Wales in the proportion of households that buy wine or spirits ("penetration") and fine these rose relative to England in 2020, but had fallen below pre-pandemic levels by 2022.
We also find that 45-54 year olds were spending more on cider post-MUP.
We also find that 45-54 year olds were spending more on cider post-MUP.
Reposted by Bren Collins
But when we compare how that increase looked in Wales (in blue) to England (in red), we can see that purchase volume rose slightly less in Wales. We can also clearly see the effects of MUP on price, with average spend on alcohol per shopping trip and overall spend rising more in Wales.
January 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
But when we compare how that increase looked in Wales (in blue) to England (in red), we can see that purchase volume rose slightly less in Wales. We can also clearly see the effects of MUP on price, with average spend on alcohol per shopping trip and overall spend rising more in Wales.
Reposted by Bren Collins
The fact that MUP in Wales came in immediately before the first lockdown makes evaluating its impact challenging. Our data only covers alcohol bought in shops, so we see a rise in average weekly purchase (AWP) of alcohol in our data at the start of lockdown, when pubs closed.
January 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The fact that MUP in Wales came in immediately before the first lockdown makes evaluating its impact challenging. Our data only covers alcohol bought in shops, so we see a rise in average weekly purchase (AWP) of alcohol in our data at the start of lockdown, when pubs closed.
Improvements in the UK have stalled. We had a study on the costs of the CVD slowdown, considering impacts on future dementia and disability as well. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
What will the cardiovascular disease slowdown cost? Modelling the impact of CVD trends on dementia, disability, and economic costs in England and Wales from 2020–2029
Background There is uncertainty around the health impact and economic costs of the recent slowing of the historical decline in cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and the future impact on dementia ...
journals.plos.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Improvements in the UK have stalled. We had a study on the costs of the CVD slowdown, considering impacts on future dementia and disability as well. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
It's a shame Paul Reubens died before they ever got to make 'Mr Bean meets Pee Wee Herman'
January 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It's a shame Paul Reubens died before they ever got to make 'Mr Bean meets Pee Wee Herman'
Congratulations Colin! Great news!
January 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Congratulations Colin! Great news!
They've got a great team around global health, health economics and social value! :) So well placed to work on social value of vaccines.
December 19, 2024 at 6:35 PM
They've got a great team around global health, health economics and social value! :) So well placed to work on social value of vaccines.
December 19, 2024 at 1:53 PM
December 19, 2024 at 1:52 PM