Geoff Bates

Researcher @UniofBathIPR with interests in public health policy, behaviour change and health inequalities

[truud_research @ResearchTruud]

New on the blogspot from @SarahAyres3 @saldridg and @bates_g

'Taking a systems approach for creating healthy urban places to Westminster' explains the latest in our collaborative approach to promote health thinking across all policies.

https://t.co/TQCdWWuPhG

[truud_research @ResearchTruud]

How should government shift the dial on promoting better health?

In the latest @ippr Progressive Review our national gov team argue for a focus on delivery. The lever-pulling approach from competitive funding pots (see levelling up) isn’t helping.

https://t.co/iLSq1V8xZz

[HEDN @EnhancementDrug]

Make sure to attend our webinar on #esports and #doping with speakers @arichie17, Anne Tjønndal, Ian Smith & Zsolt Demetrovics. When: 25 April. Register here: https://t.co/VbtKoHZCOo #sport #antidoping #health #athletes #sports #drugs #supplements

[Geoff Bates @bates_g]

@HEDResearch @susanbackhouse @Phil_Hurst1 @mdsportex Congratulations Martin, that’s great to hear

[Jack Newman (On Bluesky: jacknewman.bsky.social) @jacknewmanHE]

Our new piece for in @ConversationUK for @ResearchTruud.

@bates_g and I argue that neither party will succeed on preventative health missions without tackling squalid housing. We call for a comprehensive healthy homes strategy, as proposed by @theTCPA.

https://t.co/Fn63IcMi6G

[truud_research @ResearchTruud]

"...a piecemeal approach that reacts to specific high-profile cases is insufficient."

@jacknewmanHE @bates_g explain why the @GOVUK needs a comprehensive #healthyhomes strategy

@BristolUni @UniofBathIPR

[IPR @UniofBathIPR]

Are you a policymaker working on #healthcare related policies? Our new Health Policy Fellowship offers you an opportunity to connect with leading @UniofBath experts to explore the policy questions you are looking to address in your professional role.

💡 https://t.co/0xw1abXOXJ

[Geoff Bates @bates_g]

@UniofBathIPR

[Jack Newman (On Bluesky: jacknewman.bsky.social) @jacknewmanHE]

My new piece in @ConversationUK with @bates_g based on @ResearchTruud research.

We outline
...the potential public health costs of cuts to @UKLabour £28bn pledge.
...the failure of the UK govt to embed public health in its housing policy.

https://t.co/ay8iIeRaZP

[Ben Wealthy @BenWealthy1]

Good to hear @wesstreeting on #PoliticsLive talking about the need to address the social determinants of health - housing, poverty, education. These add to the pressures facing the NHS.

Important to consider health spending in the round, not just the budget for hospitals.

[truud_research @ResearchTruud]

Blog: UK government climate policy developments leave a health-shaped gap

New from @bates_g and Krista Bondy on how #netzero policy changes are being shaped by economic and cost of living arguments without looking at #health implications.

https://t.co/GSqhN9cgFf

[Geoff Bates @bates_g]

The article is free to access in @JUAurban https://t.co/f525A2xW40

[Geoff Bates @bates_g]

Our new paper out now looks at what is driving UK government housing and transport policies and the extent that health is part of these agendas @ResearchTruud @UniofBathIPR

[truud_research @ResearchTruud]

📢New paper📢in the Journal of Urban Affairs.

@bates_g, @AndrewBarnfield, Nazmul Hasan, Krista Bondy find health outcomes are largely missing from @ukgov policies when it comes to shaping our urban centres. Press release 🔽

https://t.co/vJTpssKbuQ

[Geoff Bates @bates_g]

We discuss that while these policy areas have important health implications, health rarely appears to be a factor behind them nor is it usually included within policy aims or outcomes. Factors such as economic growth and productivity are far more prominent.

[IPR @UniofBathIPR]

📝New publication alert! 📝

@cjwlarkin @bates_g and Laura Smyth have recently published “Policy ‘R&D’, capacity and advocacy in English Combined Authorities” in the journal Local Economy.

Read it here: https://t.co/KSQletK91Z

[Geoff Bates @bates_g]

@AnnaLeGouais with an excellent presentation on her researcher in residence work with @ResearchTruud at @euspr in Sarajevo

[Anna Le Gouais @AnnaLeGouais]

Great discussion about understanding problems in complex systems @bates_g @euspr @ResearchTruud

[truud_research @ResearchTruud]

Which evidence is impactful to different policy actors to shape healthier urban places?

Our briefing note sets out the types of health evidence that work 🔽

https://t.co/T1LID0tE70

[Gabriele Bammer @GabrieleBammer]

Trying to make a new research consortium work? See these lessons from Daniel Black & @bates_g, relating to time, funding, #uncertainty, coordination & communication, psychological safety & #reflexivity https://t.co/uakxUJDXzc #I2Sresources

[IPR @UniofBathIPR]

📢 What needs to happen to 'level up' public health in the UK? New @ResearchTruud paper authored by @BristolUni @UniofBath academics, including the IPR's @bates_g @IPR_NickP:

🔎 Press release https://t.co/SXDL2iHzsv
🔎 Full paper https://t.co/YYrXcyaNje

https://t.co/hwLL8OAJEy

[truud_research @ResearchTruud]

@bates_g: "Specifically, we draw on evidence from the TRUUD project to demonstrate how changing the quality of the urban environment - for example, action to improve housing conditions, increase social connectivity, and reduce congestion and air pollution - can prevent disease."