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Communities, traffic and positive action to address air pollution

Sheena Cruickshank By Sheena Cruickshank Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Health and Care, Urban Posted: January 25, 2023

Air pollution levels in Greater Manchester are some of the highest in the UK. As air pollution can potentially worsen pre-existing health conditions, Greater Manchester residents are increasingly concerned about the high rates of air pollution and are seeking to find practical, place-based solutions to tackle the issue. In this article, Professor Sheena Cruickshank addresses […]

Tagged With: air quality, carbon reduction, Cities and Environment, climate change, communities, environment, GMCA, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care, health, local government, Lydia Becker Institute, micra, NHS, public health, sustainability, transport

Advancing cell and gene therapies: Levelling-up life sciences investment in the North-West

By Fiona Thistlethwaite and Brian Bigger Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Levelling up, Research and development, Science and Technology Posted: November 15, 2022

Life sciences – including new cancer treatments – forms a central pillar of the UK Government’s post-Brexit plan for science and technology. But how could this focus also play a role in another key tenet of British policymaking; the levelling-up agenda? In this blog, adapted from our On Cancer publication, Professor Fiona Thistlethwaite and Professor […]

Tagged With: #OnCancer, biotechnology, Business Energy & Industry, cancer, economy, Health & Social Care, infrastructure, innovation, Levelling Up, Lydia Becker Institute, SBS

Access and inclusion: Can we move cancer services closer to home?

By Philip Crosbie and Dónal Landers Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: August 4, 2022

Traditionally, the vast majority of cancer services take place in hospitals, but new thinking and new technology are rapidly changing this landscape, particularly because of the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of healthcare services. In this blog, from our On Cancer publication, Dr Philip Crosbie and Dr Dónal Landers outlines how delivering services at […]

Tagged With: #OnCancer, cancer, care quality, communities, digital, Greater Manchester, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, innovation, Lydia Becker Institute, NHS, public health, SBS, technology

Disadvantage and disease: finding solutions to inequalities in cancer

By Philip Crosbie, Suzanne Johnson and David Shackley Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Levelling up Posted: July 28, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought renewed focus to the great health inequalities between different communities in our society. Looking at cancer care, these inequalities exist across the whole cancer pathway from uptake in screening, likelihood to present early with symptoms, participation in clinical trials, diagnosis and access to treatments. In this blog, from our On […]

Tagged With: #OnCancer, cancer, care quality, communities, COVID-19, Greater Manchester, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, Levelling Up, Lydia Becker Institute, NHS, Racial Inequalities, SBS, SMS, wellbeing

Psychedelics for mental health: tripping over red tape

By Jo Neill Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Science and Technology Posted: February 15, 2022

The last decade has seen a new focus on psychedelics as powerful medicines for treating severe mental health issues, including the use of psilocybin for conditions such as PTSD and treatment-resistant depression. However, many of these potentially life-saving treatments, including psilocybin, remain difficult to research due to overly strict drug laws. In this blog, Professor […]

Tagged With: 2022 Top 5, biotechnology, Health & Social Care, Lydia Becker Institute, mental health, SBS, science & engineering, SHS, wellbeing

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Improving air quality in urban areas

Sheena Cruickshank By Sheena Cruickshank Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Urban Posted: February 3, 2022

Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to health in the UK, thought to cause between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths a year. It has also been linked with the development and worsening of coronary heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease and lung cancer, exacerbates asthma and hay fever, and worsens the outcomes of respiratory infections such […]

Tagged With: #BuildingUtopia, air quality, environment, Health inequalities, inequalities, Lydia Becker Institute, MERI, public health, SoSS, urban

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How to build healthy cities

James EvansDavid ToppingSheena CruickshankJamie Anderson By James Evans, Luke Munford, David Topping, Sheena Cruickshank and Jamie Anderson Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Urban Posted: January 31, 2022

Cities are key places. Changing the way we plan and develop cities will be essential to meet our net zero targets as well as improve the health and lives of people in urban areas. In this blog, Professor James Evans, Dr Luke Munford, Professor David Topping, Professor Sheena Cruickshank and Dr Jamie Anderson explore the […]

Tagged With: #BuildingUtopia, air quality, climate change, environment, Lydia Becker Institute, MERI, micra, MUI, public health, SEED, urban, wellbeing

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Air pollution: a place-based community-centred approach

Sheena Cruickshank By Sheena Cruickshank Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Health and Care, Urban Posted: November 23, 2021

There are major disparities in the impacts of air pollution, with low-income communities facing greater health risks due to higher exposure to air pollutants. In this blog, Professor Sheena Cruickshank, an immunologist and Academic Lead for Public Engagement with Research at The University of Manchester, outlines the disproportionate health effects of air pollution on marginalised […]

Tagged With: air quality, environment, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, Lydia Becker Institute, SoSS

Citizen’s data, healthcare and trust

By John Ainsworth and Niels Peek Filed Under: Digital Futures, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: August 11, 2020

Health data has informed a central part our NHS for more than two decades, helping the informative bodies to improve services and understand health trends. This has also proved key in understanding, and attempting to mitigate, the worst impacts of COVID-19. However, when this data is shared with secondary bodies, does the public trust that […]

Tagged With: care quality, data, digital, Digital Futures, disability, Health & Social Care, Lydia Becker Institute, MERI, NHS, NHS Digital, NHS improvement, OnDigitalTrust, Privacy, public health, technology

The scourge of summer: seasonal allergies, asthma and how your mobile phone could help

Sheena Cruickshank By Sheena Cruickshank Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: June 18, 2020

Asthma and allergies affect millions in the UK and abroad. Understanding what drives allergic reactions, both inside the body and in the wider environment, will strengthen the ability of public health policymakers to address and limit the impact of these conditions. Here, Professor Sheena Cruickshank introduces ‘Britain Breathing’, a mobile phone app that can help […]

Tagged With: #allergies, #asthma, #BritainBreathing, #pollutants, air quality, environment, innovation, Lydia Becker Institute, micra, public health, SoSS, technology

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