Fran Bury
@theaudacityofboats.bsky.social
Local Authority Consultant in Public Health. We Own It Board member. North Londoner, cyclist, book lover, violinist, local government enthusiast. All views my own etc
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Check out the photos from this community ride: camdencyclists.org.uk/2025/10/dart...
People want to see the bike lane between navigator square and whittington hospital cleared of constantly parked cars. Due to parked cars cyclist currently can’t use the lane and have to swerve into the road.
People want to see the bike lane between navigator square and whittington hospital cleared of constantly parked cars. Due to parked cars cyclist currently can’t use the lane and have to swerve into the road.
Dartmouth Park Autumn Ride
A community bike ride around Dartmouth Park to celebrate the Autumn by Anke Boehme
camdencyclists.org.uk
October 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Check out the photos from this community ride: camdencyclists.org.uk/2025/10/dart...
People want to see the bike lane between navigator square and whittington hospital cleared of constantly parked cars. Due to parked cars cyclist currently can’t use the lane and have to swerve into the road.
People want to see the bike lane between navigator square and whittington hospital cleared of constantly parked cars. Due to parked cars cyclist currently can’t use the lane and have to swerve into the road.
Disappointed by this episode from a podcast I usually rate. Factual inaccuracies (nitazines are not a form of fentanyl), misleading stats (the Camden overdose cluster was awful but is not representative of general trends) but most of all the perpetuation of the stigma associated w/ illicit drug use
'The epidemic is already here'
Fentanyl, and other synthetic opioids, kill tens of thousands of people in the US every year – and it's growing in the UK too, often found in 'party drugs' like MDMA
Fentanyl, and other synthetic opioids, kill tens of thousands of people in the US every year – and it's growing in the UK too, often found in 'party drugs' like MDMA
Fentanyl: The UK’s ‘hidden’ drug epidemic | The News Agents
Fentanyl use has devastated parts of America and claimed thousands of lives, but is there a silent epidemic with the drug, and other synthetic opioids, in the UK now as well?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
August 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Disappointed by this episode from a podcast I usually rate. Factual inaccuracies (nitazines are not a form of fentanyl), misleading stats (the Camden overdose cluster was awful but is not representative of general trends) but most of all the perpetuation of the stigma associated w/ illicit drug use
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📊NEW ANALYSIS📊
Just 3% of the UK population take 30% of the fights. When this government expands UK airports, this 3% benefit the most.
Who are these people? Introducing... the ultra-frequent flyer. Our research with Possible. 1/5
Just 3% of the UK population take 30% of the fights. When this government expands UK airports, this 3% benefit the most.
Who are these people? Introducing... the ultra-frequent flyer. Our research with Possible. 1/5
June 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
📊NEW ANALYSIS📊
Just 3% of the UK population take 30% of the fights. When this government expands UK airports, this 3% benefit the most.
Who are these people? Introducing... the ultra-frequent flyer. Our research with Possible. 1/5
Just 3% of the UK population take 30% of the fights. When this government expands UK airports, this 3% benefit the most.
Who are these people? Introducing... the ultra-frequent flyer. Our research with Possible. 1/5
Public health trainees past and present - please consider contributing to Rachel’s study
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🧠 Research Study Invitation
Understanding Feedback Experiences in the… | Rachel Fardon
🧠 Research Study Invitation
Understanding Feedback Experiences in the DFPH Exam
Are you a UK Public Health Registrar who has sat the DFPH exam two or more times since March 2020?
🎓 What’s this abo...
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May 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Public health trainees past and present - please consider contributing to Rachel’s study
www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
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You are a "citizen of nowhere", they said.
A "queue-jumper", they said.
Now I am a "squalid chapter", they say.
A risk as I might make this an "island of strangers", they say.
I am "pulling the country apart", they say.
A "queue-jumper", they said.
Now I am a "squalid chapter", they say.
A risk as I might make this an "island of strangers", they say.
I am "pulling the country apart", they say.
May 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
You are a "citizen of nowhere", they said.
A "queue-jumper", they said.
Now I am a "squalid chapter", they say.
A risk as I might make this an "island of strangers", they say.
I am "pulling the country apart", they say.
A "queue-jumper", they said.
Now I am a "squalid chapter", they say.
A risk as I might make this an "island of strangers", they say.
I am "pulling the country apart", they say.
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1/12
Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
April 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
1/12
Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
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NEW: We've uncovered a 33% increase in the number of babies & toddlers admitted to #GreaterManchester hospitals with breathing problems between 2023 & 2024.
#AirPollution levels in Manchester are illegal and have continued to rise.
@andyburnham.bsky.social & @bevcraig.bsky.social must do more.
#AirPollution levels in Manchester are illegal and have continued to rise.
@andyburnham.bsky.social & @bevcraig.bsky.social must do more.
'Illegal pollution choking 100s of Manchester kids' as hospital admission soar
“We were given inhalers, but sometimes the inhalers weren’t enough"
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
April 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
NEW: We've uncovered a 33% increase in the number of babies & toddlers admitted to #GreaterManchester hospitals with breathing problems between 2023 & 2024.
#AirPollution levels in Manchester are illegal and have continued to rise.
@andyburnham.bsky.social & @bevcraig.bsky.social must do more.
#AirPollution levels in Manchester are illegal and have continued to rise.
@andyburnham.bsky.social & @bevcraig.bsky.social must do more.
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The #GoodFoodLocal report for London boroughs is out today! Check out how your council is faring here at @sustainweb.org >> www.sustainweb.org/good-food-lo...
Thanks to @london.gov.uk @trustforlondon.bsky.social @impurbanhealth.bsky.social for supporting this work 🙏
Thanks to @london.gov.uk @trustforlondon.bsky.social @impurbanhealth.bsky.social for supporting this work 🙏
March 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The #GoodFoodLocal report for London boroughs is out today! Check out how your council is faring here at @sustainweb.org >> www.sustainweb.org/good-food-lo...
Thanks to @london.gov.uk @trustforlondon.bsky.social @impurbanhealth.bsky.social for supporting this work 🙏
Thanks to @london.gov.uk @trustforlondon.bsky.social @impurbanhealth.bsky.social for supporting this work 🙏
Not sure what’s happened to @greenparty.org.uk recently - first the nimbyism, now my local Green councillor is celebrating the cancellation of a proposed LTN 🤦🏼♀️
March 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Not sure what’s happened to @greenparty.org.uk recently - first the nimbyism, now my local Green councillor is celebrating the cancellation of a proposed LTN 🤦🏼♀️
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Yesterday, a Government press release claimed the number of people “considered too sick to work” had "quadrupled" since the pandemic (a "383% rise"). This is incorrect. In fact, it’s not even close. It's more like 40%.
This thread explains why 🧵1/7
This thread explains why 🧵1/7
March 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Yesterday, a Government press release claimed the number of people “considered too sick to work” had "quadrupled" since the pandemic (a "383% rise"). This is incorrect. In fact, it’s not even close. It's more like 40%.
This thread explains why 🧵1/7
This thread explains why 🧵1/7
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Government need to get over their #Covid amnesia and start engaging with the reality of #LongCovid.
Too many people affected, too many lives ruined.
This #LongCovidAwarenessMonth it's time for a government plan that addresses the scale of the problem & finds the treatments we need.
Too many people affected, too many lives ruined.
This #LongCovidAwarenessMonth it's time for a government plan that addresses the scale of the problem & finds the treatments we need.
March 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Government need to get over their #Covid amnesia and start engaging with the reality of #LongCovid.
Too many people affected, too many lives ruined.
This #LongCovidAwarenessMonth it's time for a government plan that addresses the scale of the problem & finds the treatments we need.
Too many people affected, too many lives ruined.
This #LongCovidAwarenessMonth it's time for a government plan that addresses the scale of the problem & finds the treatments we need.
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New @thecccuk.bsky.social carbon budget shows urgent demand management of flying is needed. How can this possibly happen if Gov insists on rampant airport expansion?
The report shows public support for a frequent flier levy and limiting expansion.
#Gatwick decision up next, will Labour listen?
The report shows public support for a frequent flier levy and limiting expansion.
#Gatwick decision up next, will Labour listen?
February 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
New @thecccuk.bsky.social carbon budget shows urgent demand management of flying is needed. How can this possibly happen if Gov insists on rampant airport expansion?
The report shows public support for a frequent flier levy and limiting expansion.
#Gatwick decision up next, will Labour listen?
The report shows public support for a frequent flier levy and limiting expansion.
#Gatwick decision up next, will Labour listen?
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It's #WorldCancerDay. One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in their lifetime.
February 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's #WorldCancerDay. One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in their lifetime.
So amazing for me (and my kids) to see my pretty niche job represented in a children’s book. Thank you @simonpackham.bsky.social - worrybot bringing joy to public health consultant parents across the country! #publichealth (And my daughter said it was great & recommended to all her friends)
January 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
So amazing for me (and my kids) to see my pretty niche job represented in a children’s book. Thank you @simonpackham.bsky.social - worrybot bringing joy to public health consultant parents across the country! #publichealth (And my daughter said it was great & recommended to all her friends)
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A simple test for the Government: Do you ignore climate advice and expand airports at the whim of the aviation lobby, OR invest in the public transport we all use every day? @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A simple test for the Government: Do you ignore climate advice and expand airports at the whim of the aviation lobby, OR invest in the public transport we all use every day? @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
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Is 30 really the magic number when it comes to how many plants people eat? My new post: kucharski.substack.com/p/30-probabl...
January 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Is 30 really the magic number when it comes to how many plants people eat? My new post: kucharski.substack.com/p/30-probabl...
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The junk food crisis harming Britain’s children
www.ft.com/content/b503...
A. It'll not be solved by
Celeb Chefs in Schools
Self regulation
Cookery classes
Campaigns
B. It'll be solved by
govt regulation
With interventions focused on price, advertising, reformulation, availability
www.ft.com/content/b503...
A. It'll not be solved by
Celeb Chefs in Schools
Self regulation
Cookery classes
Campaigns
B. It'll be solved by
govt regulation
With interventions focused on price, advertising, reformulation, availability
The junk food crisis harming Britain’s children
As their diets worsen, young people are suffering increasing levels of malnutrition and obesity. Can the UK turn the tide?
www.ft.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The junk food crisis harming Britain’s children
www.ft.com/content/b503...
A. It'll not be solved by
Celeb Chefs in Schools
Self regulation
Cookery classes
Campaigns
B. It'll be solved by
govt regulation
With interventions focused on price, advertising, reformulation, availability
www.ft.com/content/b503...
A. It'll not be solved by
Celeb Chefs in Schools
Self regulation
Cookery classes
Campaigns
B. It'll be solved by
govt regulation
With interventions focused on price, advertising, reformulation, availability
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Are you doing Dry January?
You're much more likely to succeed if you download @alcoholchangeuk.bsky.social's app and follow their tips.
Download the app here: alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-sup...
You're much more likely to succeed if you download @alcoholchangeuk.bsky.social's app and follow their tips.
Download the app here: alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-sup...
Try Dry®: the app for the Dry January® challenge and beyond | Alcohol Change UK
You can now download Try Dry® the app to help you track your time off drinking. And the best news? It's free.
alcoholchange.org.uk
January 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Are you doing Dry January?
You're much more likely to succeed if you download @alcoholchangeuk.bsky.social's app and follow their tips.
Download the app here: alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-sup...
You're much more likely to succeed if you download @alcoholchangeuk.bsky.social's app and follow their tips.
Download the app here: alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-sup...
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opportunity costs associated with NICE recommendations.
Defo the most important h economics paper you will read today, maybe this week, maybe the year so far
This is where the primary care budget gets spent
A
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Defo the most important h economics paper you will read today, maybe this week, maybe the year so far
This is where the primary care budget gets spent
A
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
December 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM
opportunity costs associated with NICE recommendations.
Defo the most important h economics paper you will read today, maybe this week, maybe the year so far
This is where the primary care budget gets spent
A
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Defo the most important h economics paper you will read today, maybe this week, maybe the year so far
This is where the primary care budget gets spent
A
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Whoa! This thread of people with disabilities explaining why this guy is wrong.
In many cases, having a disability means being car free.
In many cases, having a disability means being car free.
December 10, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Whoa! This thread of people with disabilities explaining why this guy is wrong.
In many cases, having a disability means being car free.
In many cases, having a disability means being car free.