Public health

Veena Raleigh examines the latest data from OECD (including for the pandemic years 2020 and 2021) to unpack why health outcomes are worse in the UK than in comparator countries.

Charlotte Wickens look at how well the government is delivering on its promises around community diagnostic centres.

The latest data on ethnic differences in mortality paints a complex picture. Tackling these inequalities needs political resolve and resources to prevent and manage ill health.

Chris Naylor looks at the role integrated care systems have played in tobacco programmes. Examples have shown how ICSs can complement and reinforce work done at other levels to deliver potentially significant population health benefits.

New population health roles in Integrated Care Systems need a clear partnership with public health partners to succeed. Toby Lewis and David Buck explore steps to make that happen.

How much did local government spend on public health in 2021/22, and what did they spend it on? David Buck explores.

Toby Lewis argues that we need to shift the debate about regions in health care from a vertical discussion within the NHS to a horizontal conversation about embedding the NHS in the wider world. If reducing health inequalities is to be the common purpose it ought to be, these new regions can play a crucial role.

With the government rolling back on its plans to tackle obesity, Sally Warren considers what the public wants and why politicians’ fears of a ‘nanny state’ are misleading

Siva Anandaciva brings together the recent announcements on health and care spending from the Autumn Budget.

Ahead of the Autumn Statement, Siva Anandaciva explores what we can learn from the two rounds of £20 billion funding squeezes the NHS has faced since 2010.

David Buck look as at the public health gains and losses, one year on from the formation of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.