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Alex Kennedy

Alex Kennedy

@af_kennedy

Policy, campaigns and influencing person. At the Health Foundation, previously Rethink Mental Illness and Crisis. Views my own.

London Katılım Ekim 2014
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The Health Foundation
The Health Foundation@HealthFdn·
The difference in infant mortality rates between the least and most deprived areas is widening. Government needs to take further action to reduce deprivation and ensure communities have access to the building blocks of health, says @af_kennedy ⬇️ theguardian.com/global-develop…
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Alex Kennedy@af_kennedy·
Health Impact Assessments are just one bit of the puzzle – the Health at the Heart of Government briefing health.org.uk/publications/h… that I co-authored looks at a wide range of tools – from better targets to funding flows – to help govt improve health and reduce inequalities
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Alex Kennedy@af_kennedy·
A big focus of my role is on how government can work better to improve health and inequalities. I was therefore involved in commissioning this recent evidence brief on Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) by Dr John Ford (@JohnFord1849) and others: heec.co.uk/resource/makin… 🧵
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David Phillips
David Phillips@fiscalphillips·
This short briefing from @HealthFdn makes the case for a set of clear health and health inequalities targets, focusing on child & working-age health, with action across whole of govt (not just NHS), backed up by effective governance & accountability, and improved funding systems.
The Health Foundation@HealthFdn

Building good health and reducing #HealthInequalities requires action across government. All departments need to contribute and be held to account. But how? Our new briefing sets it out. Read now ⬇️ health.org.uk/publications/h…

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David Buck (also @davidjbuck.bsky.social)
David Buck (also @davidjbuck.bsky.social)@davidjbuck·
1/3. Delighted to have been involved in this, and more to come from expert group supporting it. @HealthFdn on #health and #mission driven government - #howtodoit.
The Health Foundation@HealthFdn

Building good health and reducing #HealthInequalities requires action across government. All departments need to contribute and be held to account. But how? Our new briefing sets it out. Read now ⬇️ health.org.uk/publications/h…

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Alex Kennedy@af_kennedy·
...so long as there's the political will. Given the importance of health to all of our lives, to the economy and the future of public services, hoping we see bold action soon on delivering better health and reducing inequalities.
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Alex Kennedy@af_kennedy·
We argue it is time to learn from other policy areas (like climate change) and wider thinking about how govt be more long term and strategic. Tools like well-designed targets, legislation, independent advice, preventative spending and mission based govt can all play a role...
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Alex Kennedy@af_kennedy·
Addressing the wider determinants of health risks appearing either obvious or impossible. Decisions made across government (local, regional, national) and society all affect our health…so where to start?! This briefing aims to give some practical answers.
The Health Foundation@HealthFdn

Building good health and reducing #HealthInequalities requires action across government. All departments need to contribute and be held to account. But how? Our new briefing sets it out. Read now ⬇️ health.org.uk/publications/h…

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louis appleby
louis appleby@ProfLAppleby·
The term “levelling up” is being scrapped. But the health inequalities it should have helped address, based on where people live, persist. Including in #suicideprevention, where major geographical differences are found. 1/9 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Faisal Islam
Faisal Islam@faisalislam·
Blair says that the Treasury engaged in the work that Blair institute did on how investing in prevention will save money, but that concluded you’d have to change fiscal rules to allow room for this investment more 👀
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Alex Kennedy@af_kennedy·
More widely, at @HealthFdn we are doing lots in this area, including convening an Expert Panel health.org.uk/a-bill-of-heal… looking at targets (incl metrics beyond HLE), mission delivery, role of local govt etc. Keen to work with whoever forms next govt on this crucial, complex area.
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Alex Kennedy@af_kennedy·
One for a journalist to ask (or @wesstreeting / @PreetKGillMP to come back on directly) - is Labour is still committed to a health improvement target for Healthy Life Expectancy?
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Alex Kennedy@af_kennedy·
One thing that doesn’t seem to have been picked up is that the manifestos don’t (Conservative) or don’t fully (Labour) reference the parties’ previous commitments on healthy life expectancy (HLE). 🧵
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