Cath Lewis

As the #CovidInquiryUK continues, we publish our new policy position paper on #HealthProtection setting out why we must learn lessons from the pandemic to ensure we can protect people from communicable diseases & environmental threats to our health. 👀➡️ bit.ly/3MQ42JJ

Last week we published a series of interviews to mark the tenth anniversary of the transfer of public health from the NHS to local government🎂1/2 1⃣@MichaelMarmot 2⃣@KateAlvanley 3⃣@jesstud 4⃣@AliceWiseman11 5⃣@DPH_MAshton 6⃣@SAPHNAteam local.gov.uk/publications/m…

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the public transport sector in the UK. This @PROTECT_NCS paper considers recommendations for any future mitigations required for either new COVID-19 waves or a different public health emergency. rdcu.be/dojrp

Calling all researchers! Today we've launched a new, free online tool to support you to plan your Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) activity. #Plan4PPIE Take a look at plan4ppie.com

This paper from researchers on the @PROTECT_NCS discusses a study which aimed to test whether an intervention based on implementation intentions could support people’s automatic motivation and promote face covering during the COVID-19 pandemic. sites.manchester.ac.uk/covid19-nation…

🚨Our MAJOR new @royalsociety report out TODAY Evidence shows COVID measures together = EFFECTIVE Key findings: ➡️Distancing/lockdowns=MOST EFFECTIVE measure 😷 FACEMASKS consistently found to be EFFECTIVE ➡️Strong evidence for contact tracing apps royalsociety.org/topics-policy/…

Trying to make a new research consortium work? See these lessons from Daniel Black & Geoff Bates in i2insights.org/2023/08/15/les… [i2insights.org] @_CStockton @ruthlady @UoMPankhurst @ResEngland @Translation_Mcr @ManchesterBRC @UoMNews @INSciTS