Everything government, Parliament, the statistical agencies and the major policy institutes published — read, summarised and ranked so you can skim the day in a minute.
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Just over half of health and wellness social media content focuses on healthy living, around a third covers medical topics, and 38% of posts promote a product or service, per Pew’s content analysis.
Influencers who identify as healthcare professionals post substantially more about medical conditions, mental health and clinically supervised treatments than other health and wellness influencers, according to Pew’s content analysis.
Andy Burnham is urged to create a National Care Service within this parliament, arguing for devolution‑led reform to deliver a unified care system — a policy proposal for Greater Manchester and possibly a model for wider UK reform.
Reports that prominent athletes including Lord Sebastian Coe and Dame Kelly Holmes back a ‘Right to Sport’ campaign as the Prime Minister signals plans to overhaul physical education to help young people spend more time in sport.
IPPR supported Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s pledge for a National Care Service, arguing social care should be free at the point of need like NHS care, and criticising current arrangements that leave dementia care means‑tested.
The Institute for Government praises Andy Burnham’s proposals for social care workers and reform but warns that timely implementation is crucial for the plans to succeed.
Using the SAVM cohort simulation, scenarios where vaping displaces smoking project large public‑health gains: under an optimistic model reducing smoking prevalence to 5%, the US analysis estimated 6.6 million premature deaths averted and 86.7 million life‑years saved to 2100.
Joe Dromey praises Andy Burnham’s speech as the biggest of his career, calling him a Prime Minister with purpose who offers realistic hope and is prepared to tackle long‑avoided issues, notably taking a bold stance on social care.
Professor David Mba argues that higher education’s emphasis on prestige over practical skills has produced mismatches: newly qualified nurses struggling to find nursing jobs even as the NHS reports workforce shortfalls, prompting a call to redefine ‘excellence’.
Argues the case against a National Care Service by urging investment in policies that extend healthy independent living; cites ONS 2022–24 healthy life expectancy at birth: men 60.7 years (77% of life), women 60.9 years (73%).
Pre‑arrival Academic Questionnaire pilot data from over 7,800 new students at 15 English institutions confirms widespread transition challenges — from loneliness to belonging — and the blog discusses practical university actions to improve student integration.
Dean of Students Dr Michelle Morgan and Dr David Gilani describe incoming university students’ experiences of loneliness, linking their observations to recent work including the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and ONS studies on measuring loneliness.