Research Associate @NIHR_PRUBaSS @UniofNewcastle. PhD from @Cambridge_Uni @HomertonCollege @MRC_Epid. Public health nerd. All views my own. He/him
Newcastle upon Tyne/Cambridge
Joined June 2009
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With a new wave of PhD students having recently started, some may find it helpful to read this @academicvoices blog I wrote earlier this year about my experiences completing a PhD whilst getting diagnosed with a serious mental illness.
🚨📝 New blog
Completing a PhD whilst Getting Diagnosed with a Serious Mental Illness by Jack Birch @jackmbirch
"In England, mental health service provision is different depending on where you live"
voicesofacademia.com/2024/06…
#AcademicMentalHealth
#AcademicChatter
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Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week, our Black Cats have become Black Dogs 🖤
A symbol of the battles that so many people face every single day - often silently.
Football is family. And family looks out for each other. No matter who you are, or what you’re going through, you are never alone.
It’s okay to talk.
@livescore
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Our new paper suggests that approximately 1.6 million adults in Great Britain have recently used weight loss jabs (most commonly Mounjaro) and a further 3.3 million are interested in doing so in the near future.
link.springer.com/article/10…
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The problem with our particular national anthem is it implies that you can’t be a patriot without believing in God or the Monarchy. Maybe we could change it to something more egalitarian… something by Chumbawumba perhaps.
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Very happy to see a big paper from my PhD *OUT TODAY*
We explored if there were inequalities in the attendance & effectiveness of behavioural weight management interventions in an individual participant data meta-analysis.
See the thread for findings 👇
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/cont…
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Are there inequalities in the attendance at and effectiveness of behavioural weight management interventions for adults in the UK? An individual participant data meta-analysis
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/cont… via @jackmbirch et al
Very happy to see a big paper from my PhD *OUT TODAY*
We explored if there were inequalities in the attendance & effectiveness of behavioural weight management interventions in an individual participant data meta-analysis.
See the thread for findings 👇
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/cont…
❗ For sex, we found that the interventions had a greater effect in men than women – however, this was likely driven by men in the control groups (i.e., no or minimal intervention) actually gaining weight, whereas women in these groups would still lose some weight.
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Four industries – tobacco, ultra-processed foods, fossil fuels and alcohol – cause 34% of all deaths. It’s never been more important to talk about how these, and other industries, shape health and health policy, so I’m proud to have guest edited the latest issue of @FutureHealthJ the journal of @RCPhysicians which features a series of extraordinary pieces by world leading academics, charities and some exceptional young people.
If you’re interested in commercial determinants of health and conflicts of interest this is an incredible resource.
sciencedirect.com/journal/fu…
#CDoH #COI #NCDMB
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Delighted to see the final paper from my PhD published in @BMJPublicHealth
A scoping review of dementia primary prevention policies in England: do they balance reach and agency?
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‼️ 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 ‼️
Do you fancy a FREE Speedway Experience Day for 2️⃣ people? That’s the brilliant prize on offer in our first competition of the season!
All tuition, bike use and equipment hire on the day is provided and no previous experience is necessary 🙌
To enter…
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The winner will be announced on Friday at the Eddie Wright Raceway as Scunthorpe take on Oxford in a double header! 🔥
📸 Ian Rispin
#️⃣ #britishspeedway🇬🇧
Had a great time seeing @mattforde perform tonight. Second time seeing his stand up (first time way back in 2016 at the Soho Theatre). So funny
Very happy to see this out!
As well as the below, Alison and I discuss how factors associated with populism - such as online misinformation - may exacerbate health inequalities.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp…
Please do reach out to let us know what you think
In this @LSEpoliticsblog, our researchers Dr Alison McKinlay and Dr @jackmbirch discuss how collaboration between research, policy, and service sectors is needed to improve public health and tackle inequality.
Read here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp…
@UCLBehaveChange @UniofNewcastle
The best 60 seconds of sport you'll see
🇬🇧 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 🏆
Lambert wins an incredible race at the #2025BritishFinal to take the @SpeedwayGB national title 🤩
#britishspeedway
Are you interested in developing better ways to support people living with poor mental and physical health? Then this funded PhD @UniofNewcastle could be for you!
The lead supervisor is the brilliant @DrSusannaMills.
PhD studentship in Public Health: Exploring co-occurring excess weight and severe mental illness in community settings
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
Closes 30/06
findaphd.com/phds/project/ph…
Working with the public, community organisations & health & social care professionals, you'll explore the challenges for people living with excess weight and serious mental illness in community settings.
Additional supervision from Profs Sheena Ramsay & @_EJOliver, & myself
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Childhood obesity rise from Covid will cost UK at least £8.7 Billion 🚨
In 2024, researchers found that lockdowns led to a significant rise in obesity rates, with English 10–11-year-olds still showing elevated levels.
tinyurl.com/yd8cj4bm
#Covid #ChildhoodObesity #NHS 🏥
ALT Image of NHS signs with text on top: "Researchers estimate this surge will cost the NHS at least £800 million over affected children's lifetimes."
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Come and join us at our creative ideation session at the 2025 Behaviour Change Conference, hosted by the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change and the NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal.
Spaces are limited, learn more and book your spot now: ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-change/c…
