David Buck
Senior fellow in public health and health inequalities at The King's Fund (https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/). Bit of a magpie, don't necessarily agree with those i (re)share. Also over at twitter @davidjbuck.
- Are you a highly capable analyst and communicator? Are you looking for a role that influences health policy? Then we could be looking for you. Join us @thekingsfund.bsky.social www.kingsfund.org.uk/about-us/job...
- Reposted by David BuckOn 14 January Wes Streeting said that waiting lists had fallen three times faster in 20 areas of the country where crack teams had been deployed. We’ve looked at this claim and have questions. 🧵 www.gov.uk/government/n...
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- Reposted by David BuckPicking the right metrics is going to be important. E.g. 10-year survival can be improved without anyone living longer through ineffective screening which just starts the clock sooner. The current target around % diagnosed at stage I or II has the same problem.
- ICYMI: How the Department of Health and Social Care spends it's huge £200bn+ budget - from @nao.org.uk review of the dept www.nao.org.uk/overviews/de...
- Reposted by David BuckNever knew Stalin was a big walkability and cycling guy
- Reposted by David BuckPoverty is deepening. 🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning. People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people. This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
- Good news!!! > BBC News - Homicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by David BuckImproving health in deprived communities is essential for economic growth. Poor health limits participation in the labour market and drives inequalities. Our new briefing shows how local teams can embed health into strategies on skills, good work and investment ⬇️ bit.ly/4agYFPE
- Reposted by David BuckTOMORROW | How can the government make a success of the abolition of NHS England? Join our webinar on Thursday 29 January, 12:30, with Mark Dayan and Sarah Reed @nuffieldtrust.org.uk, @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social and @njdavies.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...
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- Reposted by David BuckThose below the poverty line are, increasingly, well below it New @statspeter.bsky.social @katieschmuecker.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social study www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
- Reposted by David BuckToday the government has published an update to the Nutrient Profiling Model ending years of waiting for this fundamental tool to catch up with modern dietary advice. Read our Executive Director, Katharine Jenner’s response below & find out more here ⬇️ obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2026/01/27/g...
- Reposted by David BuckJoin us on 28 January for an online webinar on child health, hosted by FPH’s Children & Young People SIG/BACAPH. Featuring Dr Lucy Pickard Sullivan, the event will explore individual medicine, population health, and integrated care for children in South East London. www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
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- Has anyone been lucky enough to see one in the wild? haggiswildlifefoundation.com/finding-wild...
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- Not the most important thing to comment on, but the new @metoffice.gov.uk #weatherapp is terrible, unclear, needlessly animated and confusing. Please give me an option to return to the simple, crisp, version. #keepitsimple
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In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt: - Reposted by David Buck[Not loaded yet]
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- Obviously US and UK healthcare cost structures are different, but interesting re first long-term study.
- Reposted by David BuckThere aren't any good options in dealing with Trump. You just have to improvise around his idiocy and hope he gets distracted by someting else.
- Come on #rejointheEU, a stable and giant market; vs protectionist coercion from the current leader of the special relationship. Dare to say it mainstream political parties for heaven's sake.
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- Reposted by David BuckHow many years of your life could you stand to lose because of where you are born? Across the UK, that number can be as high as 16. We asked rapper and campaigner Darren McGarvey what he thought was driving this - to him the answers are obvious. This is what he had to say. 👇
- *New* updated #explainer #longread on #socialprescribing from @thekingsfund.bsky.social and Loreen Chikwira. Dive in. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
- Keep 👀out. Tomorrow we @thekingsfund.bsky.social launch our updated #socialprescribing #explainer #longread. So much has happened since the last version, this will bring you up-to-date. Tx to colleagues, esp Loreen Chikwira (@lochiks at twitter) who led this, & those we've spoken with to update
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- Just in time for the Xmas stocking! Hope you have a good one. Our in depth @thekingsfund.bsky.social @clesthinkdo.bsky.social piece this is based on is on CLES website linked in the HSJ article www.hsj.co.uk/policy-and-r...
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- Keep your 👀 peeled tomorrow for the latest output from @thekingsfund.bsky.social jt work with @clesthinkdo.bsky.social on #healthinequalities and #English #devolution. This time on the critical relationship between strategic authorities, mayors & ICBs/ICSs > what needs to happen to get this right
- Reposted by David Buckwww.bmj.com/content/391/... An effective public health response to the next pandemic demands learning from past mistakes Public health needs proper funding, effective lines of communication, and support for its workforce to respond to future emergencies @tracyd-ph.bsky.social @fphuk.bsky.social
- Reposted by David BuckIn the last decade 21 countries have been able to grow economically while reducing emissions including Australia, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico & South Africa. US, Japan, Canada and most EU countries consistently achieved decoupling in the decades before & after 2015 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by David BuckNEW: Cuts to non-health-related benefits caused increases in disability benefit claims, our new report finds. 📗 Jonathan Cribb, @heidikarj.bsky.social, @eduinlatimer.bsky.social, Sam Ray-Chaudhuri and Tom Waters examine the impact of four cuts to benefits in the 2010s [THREAD:🧵]:
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- Reposted by David BuckI've got to say, I'm not sure why this has become such a big media story. I might be wrong but my current view is that it's overblown. Flu arrived early, which is why it's breaking 'time of year' records, but it's only in the medium threshold and could peak lower than last year, let alone 2022-23.
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- Awful policy neglect, we've got into a state where #dentalhealth is #goingbackwards to 1998 - in terms of #decay (though to some extent accounted for by having more natural teeth) and self-reported impact on #health (that's damning) #whatamess www.gov.uk/government/s...
- Reposted by David BuckI always make sure to somehow squeeze this graph into my teaching because I think it’s just very important to know this.
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- If you haven't seen this, you should, and the other animations from the fab @thekingsfund.bsky.social knowledge services team features.kingsfund.org.uk/2021/04/hosp...
- Reposted by David BuckSomething that is likely to be overlooked in all this: Richard helped broaden fiscal thinking on public investment, the wider balance sheet & the crucial implications of health/disability for growth, spending & revenues. Hope that thinking continues. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- What a day. 1) Pharma win, who loses? 2) 5 day strike before Xmas 3) Richard Hughes goes. 4) Jess Studdart to no10 adviser on devo. All have mplications for health and/or health policy.
- Never get on a @serailway.bsky.social train from Charing Cross with me. Screwed again. #everytime. Thankfully it's no longer 5 days a week.
- Wow, congrat to @jesstud.bsky.social! More integrated place policy on the cards? How will that interact with DHSC's neighbourhoods? And mayoral devo? Qns Jess will be in a great position to influence www.lgcplus.com/politics/wor...
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- Reposted by David BuckMost of the public think net migration increased last year, when in fact numbers halved. New findings from the Ipsos/British Future Immigration Attitudes Tracker show that 56% of the public thinks immigration increased last year. Just 1 in 6 realise it was down www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- "The more government does, the more the public want it to do", no need to fear nanny state arguments. Do the lessons from tobacco control translate to other commercial determinants of health? #ADPHConf25 #CDOH.
- Great to be at @adphuk.bsky.social ann conference today, and to be listening to Lord Filkin on what needs to happen now... #ADPHConf25
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