We wrote a letter to the @guardian signed by 253 UK public health professionals in response to the #SewellReport. The report is deeply flawed, and debating the existence of structural racism is a dangerous distraction from tackling the real issues:
https://t.co/H7FCw4XrxQ
(4/7) Myth buster 2: Most deaths in this population are not due to drug overdoses and suicides. They are due to heart disease, cancers, and respiratory diseases. We estimated that about half of deaths before age 75 are due to these causes, with about 1 in 6 due to drug overdoses.
"COVID-19 has acted as a catalyst for a new era of digital innovation in prison health care. We cannot wait for another future crisis to prompt digital innovation in prisons"
NEW @LancetDigitalH commentary co-authored by CCIH members @ChantalEdge and Prof Andrew Hayward
Prison telemedicine - our new commentary in @LancetDigitalH detailing pandemic rollout across the English prison estate and highlighting the need for digital equivalence in prisons @angeliquewhitfi @JakeHard1@UCL_IEHC@NIHRresearch@CCIH_Health
https://t.co/RFQ2TYPPHb
"Prison research is needed more than ever to guide pandemic response and recovery. The decision to suspend all research is in stark contrast to the rest of the country where there has been an unprecedented level of rapidly funded and implemented research"
6) how can the research community more effectively involve prisoners in designing and delivering public health measures e.g. cohorting, coping with extended lockdown?
Jointly hosted by @UCL_GCGH, @UCLGlobalHealth and @TheLancet, #UCLLancet2020 will present key emerging lessons on global health preparedness as the world faces the #COVID19 pandemic, and implications for the future of global health 👩⚕️🌍
Register here: https://t.co/kDIEeqgWKk
New research from CCIH team members @ChantalEdge@GeorgiaBBlack on in-equivalences in secondary care access for prisoners.
A must watch/read for all secondary care staff who work with this patient group
Our new research published today @EClinicalMed about prisoner's experiences of secondary care/ equivalence of care.
A must read/watch for ALL hospital staff & clinicians. Watch the animation here: https://t.co/OHZemdc8vF
Read the full article https://t.co/07HQKHiAEz
Wondering how the CCIH team has been supporting inclusion health groups throughout the pandemic? See our new blog post on Inclusion health and COVID-19: https://t.co/ArkR5ZGRGe
@UCL_IEHC@ChantalEdge@FindandTreat@BintyRock
Think we need a #ClapForCarers for @hmpps digital teams. The past few weeks they have gone above & beyond to advise on, approve & CHANGE POLICY in support of NHS rollout of digital tech @ speed for prison healthcare. 👏👏👏 #BigUpDigitalTeams @angeliquewhitfi @PGA_Prisons