Sharlene McGee
@sharlenemcgee.bsky.social
Health inequalities, inclusive economies, devolution, employment & welfare
@healthfoundation.bsky.social
Previously working on disability, social care & carers policy
@healthfoundation.bsky.social
Previously working on disability, social care & carers policy
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You can also catch up on our recent webinar on this topic, which brought together labour market and workplace experts from the UK and beyond, including one of the report authors, @jonnygiff.bsky.social ⬇️
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Webinar: What lessons can the UK learn from international approaches to work and health?
This webinar will explore international lessons on work and health, offering insights for improving UK workforce health. It will inform the final report of the Commission for Healthier Working Lives, ...
www.health.org.uk
February 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
You can also catch up on our recent webinar on this topic, which brought together labour market and workplace experts from the UK and beyond, including one of the report authors, @jonnygiff.bsky.social ⬇️
www.health.org.uk/events/webin...
www.health.org.uk/events/webin...
Reposted by Sharlene McGee
However, since its high point in 2015/16, its value has been progressively eroded and is now 26% per person lower in real terms despite today's announcement.
At the same time – smoking aside – many of the conditions it's design to manage and prevent have continued to increase. 4/
At the same time – smoking aside – many of the conditions it's design to manage and prevent have continued to increase. 4/
February 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
However, since its high point in 2015/16, its value has been progressively eroded and is now 26% per person lower in real terms despite today's announcement.
At the same time – smoking aside – many of the conditions it's design to manage and prevent have continued to increase. 4/
At the same time – smoking aside – many of the conditions it's design to manage and prevent have continued to increase. 4/
Reposted by Sharlene McGee
And it offers excellent value for money, costing three to four times less for an additional year of good health than NHS interventions. 3/
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Is an ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure? A cross-sectional study of the impact of English public health grant on mortality and morbidity
Objectives The UK government is proposing to cease cutting the local authority public health grant by reallocating part of the treatment budget to preventative activity. This study examines whether th...
bmjopen.bmj.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
And it offers excellent value for money, costing three to four times less for an additional year of good health than NHS interventions. 3/
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/1...
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/1...
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The grant funds councils to provide a whole range of services to improve health and tackle inequalities.
This includes drug and alcohol, tobacco, and weight management services, as well as sexual health services, health visitors, and programmes to tackle some of the wider determinants of health. 2/
This includes drug and alcohol, tobacco, and weight management services, as well as sexual health services, health visitors, and programmes to tackle some of the wider determinants of health. 2/
February 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The grant funds councils to provide a whole range of services to improve health and tackle inequalities.
This includes drug and alcohol, tobacco, and weight management services, as well as sexual health services, health visitors, and programmes to tackle some of the wider determinants of health. 2/
This includes drug and alcohol, tobacco, and weight management services, as well as sexual health services, health visitors, and programmes to tackle some of the wider determinants of health. 2/
Reposted by Sharlene McGee
Here's the DHSC statement: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Local public health services given £200 million boost
Local communities to receive funding for family and school nurses, sexual health clinics and other public health services.
www.gov.uk
February 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Here's the DHSC statement: www.gov.uk/government/n...
The Recovery Grant is an opportunity to support the most deprived areas. Councils are critical in improving health and could do even more to drive prevention - key to the govt’s health mission. Yet given the Public Health Grant was due last month & yet to appear, better alignment is clearly needed.
Investing in the public health grant
The public health grant has been cut by 28% on a real-terms per person basis since 2015/16.
www.health.org.uk
February 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The Recovery Grant is an opportunity to support the most deprived areas. Councils are critical in improving health and could do even more to drive prevention - key to the govt’s health mission. Yet given the Public Health Grant was due last month & yet to appear, better alignment is clearly needed.
Up to £3.7bn is promised in extra social care funding - including the £880m uplift. Yet @healthfoundation.bsky.social estimates over £1bn extra is needed next year to meet adult social care demand alone. & crucially, this relies on councils taking advantage of new flexibilities to raise council tax
Adult social care funding pressures
Our estimates of the cost of meeting the growing demand for adult social care in England and making some targeted improvements.
www.health.org.uk
February 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Up to £3.7bn is promised in extra social care funding - including the £880m uplift. Yet @healthfoundation.bsky.social estimates over £1bn extra is needed next year to meet adult social care demand alone. & crucially, this relies on councils taking advantage of new flexibilities to raise council tax
Govt compensation for costs faced by councils through increases in employer National Insurance contributions (ENIC) is very welcome. However, as @local.gov.uk sets out, the £515m still falls short of the £637m that will fall to councils next year due to their directly employed staff.
Consultation on the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2025/26
We welcome both the increase in Core Spending Power and those resources outside Core Spending Power.
www.local.gov.uk
February 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Govt compensation for costs faced by councils through increases in employer National Insurance contributions (ENIC) is very welcome. However, as @local.gov.uk sets out, the £515m still falls short of the £637m that will fall to councils next year due to their directly employed staff.
A few key points: £515m compensation for cost increases in Employer National Insurance Contributions; social care support in £270m Children’s Social Care Prevention Grant & £880m annual increase to Social Care Grant; & targeting communities with the greatest need through the new £600m Recovery Grant
February 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A few key points: £515m compensation for cost increases in Employer National Insurance Contributions; social care support in £270m Children’s Social Care Prevention Grant & £880m annual increase to Social Care Grant; & targeting communities with the greatest need through the new £600m Recovery Grant
Communities rely on these services in social care, preventing homelessness, & support for children with special educational needs & disabled people. Resorting to council tax will strain households with already limited income - affecting their ability to pay basic bills like heating & electricity.
Further funding cuts for councils would be disastrous; urgent funding and reform is needed
Councils face a funding gap of more than £2 billion next year (2025/26) as the Local Government Association warns against any “disastrous” further cuts in the Autumn Budget.
www.local.gov.uk
February 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Communities rely on these services in social care, preventing homelessness, & support for children with special educational needs & disabled people. Resorting to council tax will strain households with already limited income - affecting their ability to pay basic bills like heating & electricity.