Helen Watson

Public Health Registrar YH. MFPH. She/her.

[New Local @wearenewlocal]

The outdated siloed approach to public services is failing to meet today’s complex challenges.

Rethinking public spending can unlock impactful, person-centred solutions without additional funding.

@BridgesOutcomes's Grace Duffy on the 3 shifts we need.

https://t.co/U46lGjUN9d

[Helen Watson @ph_helenwatson]

@MichaelMarmot @lnnmhomeless @marmotihe @SadiqKhan @DrHNaqvi @LDN_gov @LondonAssembly @ucl Be interesting to hear why there is no analysis that controls for social class, yes racism absolutely impacts on income and likelihood of living in area of high deprivation, but is there a additional measurable difference between ethnic groups associated with poor health?

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

🆕 “Experts call for public health approach to suicide prevention, with social factors addressed in addition to clinical treatment services”

Explore a new 6-paper @TheLancetPH Series: https://t.co/3fKkWkl0Zp #WSPD #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

[The King's Fund @TheKingsFund]

In our new long read, we outline seven key areas for action that we believe the government's forthcoming 10-year health plan should prioritise to ensure the #NHS can better tackle #HealthInequalities. See our seven priorities below – and read more here: https://t.co/yRg3siiRY1

[Helen Watson @ph_helenwatson]

Come and join the team in Sheffield as a Health Improvement Practitioner in Tobacco Control and be part of our award winning tobacco control work

https://t.co/4W4NToyRT0

@felly500

[Nason Maani @spidermaani]

Thanks so much to Kate Dun Campbell for leading us on this @NIHR Three Schools funded review on the commercial determinants of mental ill health in @PLOSGPH @CDRG_LSHTM @GHPUEdinburgh @maizie333 @petticrewmark #CDoH https://t.co/ETOIUM0ig1 @mikakosinska @gauden

[louis appleby @ProfLAppleby]

We haven’t until now had reliable suicide rates for Gypsy & Irish Traveller groups. New study shows a doubling of risk for women.

Lead author @Dee_Knipe in Bristol, my Manchester colleague Prof Nav Kapur a co-author.

https://t.co/IsL730NBJB

[Helen Watson @ph_helenwatson]

@simonjduffy @MyDoncaster @olivercoppard @EmmaLatimer3 @LowderWendy @TobyLewis_NHS @glynbutcher @citizen_network Would love to connect on this @simonjduffy

[Simon J Duffy @simonjduffy]

Leaders from across South Yorkshire met to explore shifting power and resources into our #neighbourhoods
There's great work going on - but more to do.
@MyDoncaster @olivercoppard @EmmaLatimer3 @LowderWendy @TobyLewis_NHS @glynbutcher @citizen_network
https://t.co/9MYEIgoXik

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

An @NHSEngland report on "NHS Productivity" in May 2024 highlights the growing % of NHS staff who are new/inexperienced as a barrier to productivity & the need to get them up the learning curve faster.
New research suggests one catalyst for learning that is often lacking at this critical early career stage: psychological safety (PS). PS is needed for people to learn, collaborate & perform at work. People lose their sense of PS when they start a new job & it can take years to recover. However, departments with high PS reduce that decline & facilitate recovery: https://t.co/TmDZCBzvLN. By @DerrickBransby
@MichaelaJune & @AmyCEdmondson.

[@jesstud.bsky.social @jesstud]

#localgov has been navigating how to manage constrained finances while still creating positive outcomes for people, for over a decade.

Here are 9 lessons from councils for the new Labour Government, in a brilliant blog by @CatrionaMaclay @wearenewlocal https://t.co/FswLp1IWgS

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

What makes the highest performing senior leadership teams ("genius teams") different to other teams? Three characteristics:
1) Each team member brings an outstanding capability that complements that of the others
2) They aspire to big ambitions for their systems - they are agents of breakthrough
3) There's an almost constant generative tension in their team interactions - friction, conflict, impatience & intolerance
It's their ability to manage (& willingness to generate) this tension in the service of the larger challenges they’re drawn to solve that sets "genius teams" apart.
https://t.co/6N8ohQNvlY. By @mereteww

[Health Equals @health_equals]

Meet Louis and Lorcan.

The differences in their housing, air quality, and access to good food could drastically impact their lives.

Watch to find out more and let’s #MakeHealthEqual 👉 https://t.co/17wCBjdUrv

[Chris Aiken, MD @chrisaikenmd]

The more fries we eat, the greater our risk of #depression/#anxiety, in large epidemiologic study:
https://t.co/xXJd38S2eJ

Can't prove causation, but an animal study identified a fried-chemical link: Acrylamide.

Here's a diet that improves depression:
https://t.co/aXRIU4wSUd

[Nuffield Trust @NuffieldTrust]

NEW ANALYSIS: Where does the #NHS money go? 💷

Total real-terms funding has increased by 3.1% a year over the past six years, but @sallygainsbury & Sophie Julian look at how this hasn't been shared equally across different NHS services.
https://t.co/7X6SD4HRJB

[Ben Glover @bengglover]

Big day for @Demos, as our Public Services Taskforce publishes its vision for reform.

Whoever wins the next election needs a new vision for public services.

We think Liberated Public Services could be it.

https://t.co/PGkVURN3UZ

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[Professor Clare Bambra @ProfBambra]

The 2000-2010 English health inequalities strategy worked for pensioners - our new paper finds that there was a significant decrease in absolute health inequalities
https://t.co/RSCCZHtlyG

[Helen Watson @ph_helenwatson]

@Babaronicom I’ve been messaging you for several days about a faulty dress - it’s 3 inches smaller than I ordered and I’m getting nowhere with your customer service.