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Fighting the war with drugs: How can psychedelic-assisted therapies help veterans?

By Jo Neill, Verity Wainwright and Frances Smith Filed Under: British Politics, Health and Care, Research and development, Science and Technology Posted: December 1, 2022

Around 17% of recent military veterans in the UK report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and currently available treatments don’t work for many of these. Here, Professor Jo Neill, Dr Verity Wainwright, and Frances Smith report the findings of a new study into the role that psilocybin (the active constituent of so-called ‘magic’ mushrooms) […]

Tagged With: british politics, Business Energy & Industry, defence, Health & Social Care, innovation, justice, mental health, science & engineering, SHS, wellbeing

“I don’t do anything”: It’s time to place more emphasis on strength training in later life

By Ashley Gluchowski Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: November 28, 2022

Since 2011, the UK Chief Medical Officers’ (CMOs) guidelines on physical activity have included strength recommendations. However, there is limited evidence that these recommendations are getting through to those who need them. In this blog, Dr Ashley Gluchowski outlines how older adults are engaging with the guidelines, and whether more can be done by public […]

Tagged With: ARC-GM, disability, Health & Social Care, local government, micra, older people, public health, SHS, wellbeing

Child of the North: Child mental wellbeing

By Pamela Qualter, Neil Humphrey, Ola Demkowicz, Matt Sutton and Stephanie Gillibrand Filed Under: Education, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: November 2, 2022

Children’s mental health and wellbeing was deteriorating prior to COVID-19, but there was significant decline during the pandemic, particularly in the North of England. This blog post covers the collaboration between Professor Pamela Qualter, Professor Matt Sutton, Stephanie Gillibrand, Professor Neil Humphrey and Dr Ola Demkowicz in their study of children’s mental health, originally published […]

Tagged With: #IHPO, AMBS, Children & Young People, communities, COVID-19, education, inequalities, Levelling Up, loneliness, MIE, Pandemic, schools, SEED, SHS, wellbeing, Youth mental health

Child of the North: The economic impacts of child health

By Rose Atkins and Luke Munford Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Levelling up, UK economy Posted: October 26, 2022

The economic performance of the North of England consistently lags behind the national average. One factor that could partly explain this ‘productivity gap’ is the poorer physical and mental health of children in the North, along with a widening educational gap, with long-lasting impacts on the labour market. In this blog, Dr Rose Atkins and […]

Tagged With: #IHPO, AMBS, Children & Young People, COVID-19, education, gender inequalities, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, Levelling Up, MERI, micra, Pandemic, schools, SHS, SoSS, students, wellbeing, Youth mental health

Saving lives and money through early detection: Lynch syndrome case study

By Emma Crosbie Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: October 17, 2022

A new national standard for cancer testing in England and Wales (NICE ‘Diagnostic Guidance 42’) was published in October 2020, following a successful policy engagement campaign from Professor Emma Crosbie’s team at The University of Manchester, and Policy@Manchester. In this piece, adapted from our On Cancer publication, Professor Crosbie explains why this is just the […]

Tagged With: #OnCancer, Biometrics, cancer, care quality, gender inequalities, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, NHS, NHS improvement, public health, SMS, wellbeing

All sorted now? The continued risk of COVID-19 to patients with severe mental illness

By Lamiece Hassan and Joseph Firth Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: October 12, 2022

The success of the coronavirus vaccine rollout in the UK and internationally has allowed some return to normality for many people. However, one group that was – and continues to be – at risk of being overlooked in the context of COVID-19 is those with severe mental illness (SMI). In this blog, Dr Lamiece Hassan […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, mental health, NHS, Pandemic, public health, SHS, wellbeing

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Race equality in Greater Manchester: opportunities and challenges of collaboration

By Nigel de Noronha Filed Under: All posts, Ethnicity, Growth and Inclusion Posted: August 31, 2022

In 2021 the report of the Independent Inequalities Commission for Greater Manchester emphasised the need to put wellbeing and equality goals at the heart of the Greater Manchester Strategy. They recommended the development of a Race Equality Strategy. This led to a collaboration between the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and the Centre for Dynamics […]

Tagged With: CoDE, communities, diversity, GMCA, Greater Manchester, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, local government, Racial Inequalities, SoSS, wellbeing

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

The case for a guaranteed basic income pilot in Greater Manchester

By Anthony Rafferty and Alex Macdougall Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth, UK economy Posted: July 27, 2022

While the COVID-19 pandemic and current cost of living crisis has exacerbated social inequalities and economic insecurity, it has also opened a window of opportunity to explore new forms of policy innovation to build back a fairer and more economically secure society. In this blog and in a new report for the Work and Equalities […]

Tagged With: AMBS, economy, Greater Manchester, inclusive growth, inequalities, Levelling Up, local government, poverty, productivity, WEI, welfare, wellbeing

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LGBT+ inequalities in adolescent wellbeing

By Neil Humphrey Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted: June 21, 2022

Improving wellbeing in every area of the UK is the overarching ambition of the Levelling Up White Paper, and government has said it will undertake further work to supplement existing wellbeing data at a subnational level. In Greater Manchester, a community-led, hyper-local project is underway to understand and improve children and young people’s wellbeing, and […]

Tagged With: Children & Young People, education, Greater Manchester, inclusive growth, inequalities, LGBTQ+, MIE, Pride, SEED, wellbeing, Youth mental health

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