Penn48
@penn48.bsky.social
Interests: All things thought-provoking, amusing or crying out for change. Normally peaceable, now a reluctant armchair activist...
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Don’t let any one tell you that cutting disability benefits is about making “savings.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Councils and NHS could face millions in extra costs due to disability benefit cuts
Government plans for Pip cuts will drive up costs for local authority social care services and NHS, campaigners warn
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Don’t let any one tell you that cutting disability benefits is about making “savings.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Austerity has had a devastating effect on health.
Trends in UK mortality reflect a public health failure, write @lucindahiam.bsky.social and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Trends in UK mortality reflect a public health failure, write @lucindahiam.bsky.social and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
March 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Austerity has had a devastating effect on health.
Trends in UK mortality reflect a public health failure, write @lucindahiam.bsky.social and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Trends in UK mortality reflect a public health failure, write @lucindahiam.bsky.social and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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"Why are so many people off work with mental health problems these days?"
jech.bmj.com/content/earl...
Helpful epi on mental health trands relevant to economic inactivity over 2 decades
Pop prevalence of high job demands increased
no trend in low job control
-ve effect of job demands (highly stressful or potentially illness inducing) greater in the youngest cohort
Helpful epi on mental health trands relevant to economic inactivity over 2 decades
Pop prevalence of high job demands increased
no trend in low job control
-ve effect of job demands (highly stressful or potentially illness inducing) greater in the youngest cohort
Changing prevalence of psychosocial occupational stressors and their impact on employee mental health across birth cohorts
Background Mental illness is the leading cause of employee absence and vocational disability in many countries. The Job Demand-Control model posits that risk factors for mental illness include psychos...
jech.bmj.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"Why are so many people off work with mental health problems these days?"