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Director of Public Health for the best city in the world | On a mission to improve #Health & #Wellbeing and reduce #Inequity | all views my own
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Matt Ashton @dph-mashton.bsky.social · May 26
My heart goes out to everyone affected by today’s tragic events in Liverpool. If you’re struggling, support is available. Visit Kind to Your Mind Liverpool for help and resources. You’re not alone. @lpoolcouncil @MerseyPolice @LFC #Liverpool #Wellbeing

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Kind To Your Mind Liverpool offers support based on how you are feeling to improve your mental health and wellbeing. You are not alone.
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This is devastating for the family & it’s shocking that 1 in 4 children in Liverpool are unprotected. The MMR vaccine is safe, effective & essential to stop the spread of Measles, Mumps & Rubella. No child should be left vulnerable.

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Child with measles dies in Alder Hey as officials fear outbreak
The child, who has not been formerly identified, is only the second to have died due to measles in the UK in the past decade
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July 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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‪Following the rise in measles cases in London, the West Midlands, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, @dph-mashton.bsky.social, @adphuk.bsky.social Board Member, has talked about the underlying issues behind the headlines.

👀Read the full response➡️ bit.ly/3GzwC26
July 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Liverpool Leads the Way in Improving Sexual Health - Liverpool Express
Liverpool is marking a major public health milestone with a significant drop in sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates. Newly released data highlights
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June 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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🚨 Measles cases are on the rise, with serious health risks for children and communities.

Now’s the time to check your vaccination status and make sure you & your family are protected.

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#Measles #PublicHealth
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June 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Ban on single use vapes

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Ban on Single-Use Vapes from 1 June 2025 - Liverpool Express
Starting from Sunday, 1 June 2025, it will be illegal for businesses in the UK to sell or supply single-use or ‘disposable’ vapes. The new legislation
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June 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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My heart goes out to everyone affected by today’s tragic events in Liverpool. If you’re struggling, support is available. Visit Kind to Your Mind Liverpool for help and resources. You’re not alone. @lpoolcouncil @MerseyPolice @LFC #Liverpool #Wellbeing

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Home - Kind to your mind Liverpool
Kind To Your Mind Liverpool offers support based on how you are feeling to improve your mental health and wellbeing. You are not alone.
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May 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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In Medical Care’s latest video, Prof @dph-mashton.bsky.social‬ joins Dr Dan Smith to discuss the ‘All Together Fairer’ initiative in in Cheshire and Merseyside.

Watch now and learn how local, data-driven strategies are shaping fairer and more inclusive #healthcare: ow.ly/TFp250VWYAM
May 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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BBC Newsnight last night on the public health issue of Ketamine in our communities, and featuring the fabulous @1lynniewilliams 💪🙏 #Liverpool #Ketamine #PublicHealth

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Newsnight - Next in the Queue?
Will Rachel Reeves succeed in landing a tariff deal with President Trump? Plus the sister of late drag artist The Vivienne on the growing problem of ketamine use.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Liverpool Shares Substantial Progress on Tackling Health Inequalities - Liverpool Express #Liverpool #Health2040 #PublicHealth

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Liverpool Shares Substantial Progress on Tackling Health Inequalities - Liverpool Express
Liverpool City Council has shared an important update on its efforts to tackle health inequalities, following a report revealing people living in
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April 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Ketamine causing 'pandemic level' crisis on Merseyside's streets

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Ketamine causing 'pandemic level' crisis on Merseyside's streets
Experts are warning young people on Merseyside are facing a crisis they 'can't escape'
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April 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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River - Liverpool Drug and Alcohol Support Services #Liverpool #PublicHealth

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Our Service - River - Liverpool Drug and Alcohol Support Services | Change Grow Live
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April 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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1/3. G8 to be on panel with @dph-mashton.bsky.social
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English #devo and #health @adphuk.bsky.social
@lgawellbeing.bsky.social conference. Tx for qns. 1st output from @thekingsfund.bsky.social
@clesthinkdo.bsky.social work below #LGAPublicHealth25
April 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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“We need to shift the focus from creating health-literate individuals to developing health-literate systems, including health-literate businesses…” #PublicHealth #CDOH @LiverpoolPH @ChampsPHC @ADPHUK @FPH @R_S_P_H @TheLancet

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The responsibility of health: shifting the focus from individuals to systems
Social determinants of health, although widely acknowledged, tend to be poorly translated into policy. Health programme initiatives too often underline individual accountability, which reinforces a fl...
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March 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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“Public health is the mom of science,” says a laboratory scientist. “She does everything and no one notices until she stops doing it ...” #publichealth #prevention

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How DOGE is driving America’s public-health guardians mad
Internal emails and interviews portray a workforce seized by fear and confusion
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March 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Covid-19 pandemic 5 years on #Covid19 #Liverpool

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March 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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McDonald’s triumphs over councils’ rejections of new branches—by claiming it promotes “healthier lifestyles”

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February 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Illegal imported sweets ‘flooding UK high streets’, councils say

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Illegal imported sweets ‘flooding UK high streets’, councils say
Social media driving demand for US products containing banned additives linked to cancer and behaviour issues
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February 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Air pollution causing 1,100 cases a year of main form of lung cancer in UK

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Air pollution causing 1,100 cases a year of main form of lung cancer in UK
Exclusive: Health experts and cancer charities say findings should serve as wake-up call to ministers
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February 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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We all have mental health/ wellbeing. Sometimes it’s good; sometimes less so. Sometimes it’s really not good at all. If you are struggling, ask for help!“Kind to your mind Liverpool” #MentalHealth #Liverpool

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Home - Kind to your mind Liverpool
Kind To Your Mind Liverpool offers support based on how you are feeling to improve your mental health and wellbeing. You are not alone.
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February 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Make Time for Lifesaving Cervical Screening Plea

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Make Time for Lifesaving Cervical Screening Plea - Liverpool Express
Woman in GP surgery speaking to a doctor.
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January 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Rest in Peace Phil Hammond. He never stopped fighting for justice.

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Tributes paid to 'tireless' Hillsborough campaigner
Fellow campaigners and Liverpool FC have paid tribute to Phil Hammond
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January 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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NHS England » Busiest year on record for emergency services as winter flu pressure rages on
NHS staff experienced the busiest year on record for A&E and ambulance services last year, new figures show today, as flu continues to pile pressure on hospitals into 2025. There was an average of 5,4...
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January 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Every patient to be tested for HIV in Liverpool A&E departments

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Every patient to be tested for HIV in Liverpool A&E departments
It will be at two of the city's Accident and Emergency departments
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January 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Home Office may reclassify ketamine in response to record levels of use
Illegal use in UK seems to reflect growth of unregulated market in US where its high-profile users include Elon Musk
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January 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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What is human metapneumovirus, are cases surging in China, and should we be worried?

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What is human metapneumovirus, are cases surging in China, and should we be worried?
Surging cases in northern China have prompted some online alarm but experts say the risk of another Covid-like pandemic is low
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January 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM