Mike Brannan

Public Health Consultant, Barking and Dagenham Council.
Tweeting in personal capacity on public health issues.

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

What are the effects of interventions on the mental, physical or both aspects of veterans' health?

We're offering funding for research to evaluate interventions that can have an impact on the mental and physical health outcomes of veterans through community-based public health approaches.

For more details and to apply, please see: https://t.co/TlpW9eFjbb

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Joined my boys & their judo club to do 5k mud #raceforlife

Club member recently recovered from cancer, so meaningful shared event (plus personal experiences of cancer).

Any pennies welcome at
https://t.co/NOR7MOh6UF

[All On The Board @allontheboard]

Today we remember the 52 people who were killed, the people who were injured and affected, the heroes who helped and those who lost loved ones because of the terrible events twenty years ago on the 7th of July 2005 in London.

#LondonBombings #NeverForget #7July

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

2007 Smokefree legislation impacts

⬆️public support 4 law & further action

Health benefits=indirect (quitters) & direct (eg ⬇️emergency asthma admissions)

After 5yrs ⬆️pub visits (& bringing kids)

After 10yrs few pub owners felt top 3 reason for pub closures

[ASH @AshOrgUK]

🚭Discover the impact of smokefree legislation since 2007. Our latest briefing with @SPECTRUMRes reveals 18 years of evidence: rising public support, health gains, and economic benefits.
👇

[ARMA @WeAreARMA]

Are you tackling MSK health inequalities?

Want to connect, share, and learn with others doing the same?

Join us for ARMA’s next COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE session!

📅 Next meeting: 3 June 2025, 12:30–1:30pm
🔗Register now: https://t.co/G3xa4639S2

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Exciting opportunity as Health Inequalities Programme Manager for Barking & Dagenham Place HI prog (until Dec 2026)

Coproduced across LA,NHS & VCSFE, programme incl 10 workstreams developing & testing new approaches

Closes 14/5

Please share!
https://t.co/YUJKFMHr1H

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

New Active Lives adults data:

Continued ⬇️physical inactivity (still 1 in 4 tho)

Persistent inequalities

No short term, but long term ⬆️economic inequalities in activity by individual & place

Activity lowest for those w 2+ inequalities

⬇️cycling

Pre-C19 levels of team sport

[Sport England @Sport_England]

Record numbers playing sport and taking part in physical activity

Compared to 2015-16, 2.4 million more adults are taking part in physical activity every week.

Sport England’s Chief Strategy Officer, Nick Pontefract, highlights the key takeaways from the new Active Lives Adult Survey results.

Read the full report: https://t.co/nEmFwTOCta

#SportEngland  #ActiveLives  #UnitingTheMovement

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Toolkit on scaling for impact volunteer-led organisation coproduce with 5 VCS organisations

Scale Vs growth

Two phases (Design, Systematise & Pilot)

Six mindsets required for sustainable scaling

[Sport England @Sport_England]

How can you expand your organisations reach?

In our latest blog our head of volunteering shares a new resource that will help to grow reach and improve outcomes in sport and physical activity, meaning more people will benefit.

Read more now: https://t.co/wpuxzez5vo

#Volunteering #Scalability

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Fantastic to see @NHSEngland statement on Harnessing the benefits of Physical Activity

4 ways forward:
Empowering health & care pros
Integrating physical activity into clinical pathways
Supporting the NHS workforce
Innovation & evaluation with partners

https://t.co/BPrNiQsXOB

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

RCP health inequalities statement

~1/2 (46%) at least half workload due to illness linked to social factors

4 asks:
-Plan on Gov health mission tackling social determinants
-Update on 5 point plan 4 prevention
-Cross-Gov strategy on what makes us ill
-Engage HCPs in planning

[Royal College of Physicians @RCPhysicians]

Health inequalities findings from our #RCPmember snapshot survey show that nearly 90% of respondents are concerned about the impact of #healthinequalities on their patients: https://t.co/2SkKKkhjGc

The survey found that:

🟡89% were concerned about the impact of health inequalities on their patients
🟡72% reported seeing more patients in the past three months with illnesses caused or worsened by wider social determinants of health
🟡46% said that at least half of their workload is due to illnesses linked to social factors.

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Great to see BBC News coverage of the Barking ShowerBox
https://t.co/lOQZwycgZG

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Launch of ShowerBox Barking

1st dedicated, permanent showers in UK for people experiencing homelessness in B&D

Partnership between @lbbdcouncil @showerboxldn @BCUnite @NHS_NELondon giving dignity & improving health of the most vulnerable

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Lost Boys highlights crisis across boys/young men:
40%⬆️NEET since Covid(7% girls)
60% 'school ready' (70%)
50% 1st-born children u14 don't live with both natural parents
9/10 teen victim of violence
<pay at 16-24y
More likely mobile phone than Dad at home
https://t.co/QfJJZG4IdU

[The Centre for Social Justice @csjthinktank]

📈Since 2022, the number of boys (16-24) who are NEET has increased by a staggering 40% compared to just 7% for girls.

⚽️Sir Gareth Southgate's comments emphasise the need to address this crisis facing 'Lost Boys' in Britain today.

Read our report👇
https://t.co/BlDSCT60AO

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Link: https://t.co/HvVw1a05zz

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Review of how racism impacts health.

For non-white pop:
-Jobs-2-3x more likely to be unemployed (trend even if consider education)
-Env-More likely in poor-quality, unaffordable & overcrowded housing
-Poverty-9-10x greater wealth in White Brits than Black African & Bangldeshi

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Review of health inequalities across ethnicity in women

1 in 4 women from ethnic minority

'Healthy migrant' phenomena wanes over time due to assimilation

Variation across ethnicities

Deprivation & racism reinforce inequalities

Reccs incl data collection & partner with VCSFE

[The King's Fund @TheKingsFund]

What can policy-makers and integrated care boards do to improve the health of women from ethnic minority groups and reduce inequalities?

Our explainer explores the health of women from ethnic minority groups in England, and how it can be improved.

https://t.co/aAZAxZk4qT

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Illicit vapes is unrecognised issue, removes choice & undermines people trying to quit nicotine addiction

National Trading Standards found 1 in 8 vapes sold as 'nicotine free' had as much nicotine as a pack of 20 cigs (0.06 to 27.02 mg/ml)

https://t.co/vYeL0ant5M

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Visualisations make complex areas understandable & practicable

Love this 'Periodic table of evaluation':
14 categories
6 frameworks
4 quality standards

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Role of behavioural insights in policy making

Proposes BI - systems analysis combo to achieve systemic change

Roles of BI:
Behavioural interventions
Single policy
Policy mix
Policy interconnection
System

https://t.co/eFMeDehR4u

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Immensely proud of Barking & Dagenham colleagues & deserved recognition of Community Health & wellbeing drop-in events

Innovative community coproduction of cross-sector events tailored to needs & preferences of groups with inequalities in outcomes & / or access.

Well done all!

[HSJ Awards @HSJ_Awards]

Well done to all those involved in scooping Primary and Community Care Project of the Year! East One PCN Health Inequalities Leads, East One PCN Care Coordinators, @lbbdcouncil Barking & Dagenham GP Federation (Together First CIC) #HSJPartnershipAwards

[Mike Brannan @BrannanM]

Tendency to individual Vs system focus of social determinants of health programmes exacerbates issues

Health literacy:
-Action focus=health literate individuals
-Barrier=health literate systems
-Impact=individual responsibility/blame focus

Issue=knowledge & policy translation

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are often overlooked in policy-making, leading to individual-focused health initiatives.

In @TheLancetPH, authors call for a shift from individual accountability to systemic solutions to address SDOH: https://t.co/QfmDjpnH0F