Senior User Researcher at @DWPDigital. Views my own.
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined December 2016
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Great news .. deep research partnership to drive NE progress on health, economy, skills and net zero - build on strong collaboration 🤝
We’re excited to be working with @UniofNewcastle, @NorthumbriaNHS, @NewcastleHosps, @NorthTyneCA and @NewcastleCC on a new @ResEngland funded project to help bridge the gap between research and policy making. orlo.uk/6Y0R5
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#DigitalTwins open up new possibilities to use data to simulate different scenarios and assess potential impacts on policy and delivery. Where might we use them in policy?
#ExperimentalMethods (5/12)
openpolicy.blog.gov.uk/2022/…
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Hugh Stickland blogs about how more people over the age of 50 are seemingly disengaging from the world of work since the onset of the pandemic. blog.ons.gov.uk/2022/03/14/t…
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The number of years that a person can expect to live in good health varies across the UK.
The difference in healthy life expectancy at the local authority level is up to:
➡️ 19.8 years for women
➡️ 17.8 years for men
Explore our map ⬇️
health.org.uk/evidence-hub/h…
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Really important co-investment in the businesses, technologies and services that will support an ageing society & changing economy @UKNICAofficial @GeorgeFreemanMP @NorthTyneCA @Tynetoinvest @NEEChamberJohn @HomesEngland @CharlieHoult @janeerobinson97 @CommonsBEIS @RowanEConway
A £5m deal to help all of us in the UK lead longer, happier lives has been launched today and will drive new jobs, skills and businesses in the North of Tyne region. @UKNICAofficial @NorthTyneCA @NewcastleCC @NTCouncilTeam @N_landCouncil
ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/lat…
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How do we prevent ‘problem debt’ during #COVID19 recovery?
Our long read explores:
➡️ the relationship between debt and health
➡️ trends in debt up to and since the pandemic
➡️ policy responses needed to reduce debt's impact on health.
Read more ⬇️
health.org.uk/publications/l…
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What helps people going through adverse life experiences to thrive and not just to survive? We worked with @BennettInst & @turn2us_org on their theory of thriving – more here 👇
bit.ly/3q0le4E
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Our @HealthFdn evidence hub contains data, insights and analysis exploring how the circumstances in which we live shape our health 🏠💼🌳🚆
Explore our new section on #healthinequalities 🔽
health.org.uk/evidence-hub/h…
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Two in five pensioners spent at least one year of the last decade in poverty according to our new research with @CityUniLondon.
Today we can reveal that many people in later life live precariously, just one step from falling into poverty.
Read more: bit.ly/3zUk65d
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Left behind and exiting earlier: Ill health in ‘left behind’ areas costs England £30bn a year, says @The_NHSA @appgleftbehind
joint report theguardian.com/inequality/2…
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📚PUBLICATION DAY! 📚
My book Creating Spaces for an Ageing Society: The Role of Critical Social Infrastructure is published today by @EmeraldGlobal
tinyurl.com/yj7pt8hf
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And what's driving higher econ. inactivity? Through the crisis it was students and 'other' - but now we're seeing long term ill health rising fast (yellow line on right).
Hugely worrying - this is now highest since 2005 and we're doing virtually nothing about it 7/
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And here's a stark chart from @TheIFS (thanks @BenZaranko): Among over 60s made redundant during the pandemic, 58% has dropped out of labour market six months later, compared with just 38% among those made redundant in the three years prior to the pandemic.
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There's been a lot written about migrants going home & causing labour shortages. But not enough attention paid to older workers choosing or being forced to retire earlier. This is a reversal of a trend that's been hugely important to many economies. ft.com/content/cefbe0b0-8102…
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“We need to move from a neoliberal belief that older people are dependent, to an understanding that care is a human right that we must guarantee as a society” Marion Repetti. @britgerontology #Care #Ageing @TomScharfNcl #GeroTwitter
policy.bristoluniversitypres…
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🥶 as the weather gets colder we’re trying to get winter clothes to the people who rely on our food bank & other services. We need donations of women’s winter-appropriate shoes/boots
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📣 WE'RE RECRUITING! 📣
We’re looking for a Programme Manager and a Human Experience Designer to help deliver our major new #InternetOfCaringThings programme.
PM: tinyurl.com/eb2px9xz
HX: tinyurl.com/yenxxrfm
Closing 31st October! 🚨 PLEASE RT!
#ageingintelligence
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Following our hit series of films, #TheCarerInUs, we're now bringing you #TheSkillsInUs! Beautifully communicating the importance of skill-sharing throughout generations. Watch the trailer below👇
Amazing work @butchercrew & @charlottejnixon!
#ageingintelligence
We're so excited to launch our new series of films, #TheSkillsInUs, short documentaries on the importance of skill-sharing, intergenerational conversations, + keeping skills alive.
Watch the trailer & register for our premiere event: tinyurl.com/d627fs4d
#ageingintelligence
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Levelling up? Suicide rate in North-east is almost twice what it is in London. If you want to improve quality of life & productivity, #mentalhealth is crucial. #WorldMentalHealthDay
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"Recognizing the true value of care, socially as well as economically, depends on a different understanding of what care actually is: not a service but a relationship that depends on human connection" theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv… @HilaryCottam @SlaughterAM