Courtesy of IFS The coronavirus pandemic poses clear and obvious dangers to the health of individuals who are infected with the virus. But worsening economic conditions and disruptions to NHS services will have important and far-reaching consequences for the health of the broader population. New briefings from researchers at the Institute for Fiscal […]
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Tory agenda is more statism, Queen’s Speech shows
“Queen’s Speech focused on increasing ‘state intervention,’ not plans to make people freer” By Mark Littlewood, courtesy of the Institute of Economic Affairs The Queen’s Speech makes clear the government’s commitment to negotiate and secure free trade agreements with the European Union and the rest of the world. The plans set out […]
NHS wields social influence to bolster health
In the British Medical Journal, Mike Simmons makes the case for using complexity science to improve group performance. To reduce the risk of hospital-borne infections in the NHS, Mike’s group used storytelling and emotional narratives based on the lives of real patients to nudge health workers to improve behaviors—like hand washing—that reduce infections. […]