The latest Marmot Report “10 years on” makes dismal reading. It shows that government has not prioritised health despite the concerning trends during the austerity years. Increases in life expectancy and years in good health have stalled for many. These trends show sharp inequalities: the more deprived the area the bigger the drop in life […]
Press Releases
Health Creation Alliance calls on NHS England to reconsider how mental health services are commissioned going forward
Today the Health Creation Alliance calls on NHS England to reconsider their latest decision to give ‘provider collaboratives’, including private companies, responsibilities for decision-marking in mental health. Instead, the Alliance wants to see local people with lived experience of mental health problems to be given a formal role in financial decision-making. Commenting on the NHS […]
Lord Adebowale joins Health Creation Alliance as a Patron
– Experience working across sectors to improve the lives of those most affected by poverty will add significant value – Health Creation Alliance today announced that Lord Adebowale has joined them as a Patron. His wealth of experience in cross-sector working to transform the lives of those most affected by poverty, coupled with his senior […]
Health Creation Alliance welcomes NHS England announcement of additional social prescribers
– Recognition at the highest level that some health problems can sometimes be addressed through non-medical solutions – Birmingham, 29 January 2019. Health Creation Alliance today welcomed NHS England’s commitment to employ 1000 additional Social Prescribers as an important step for the NHS. It demonstrates a recognition at the highest level that some health problems can […]
Health Creation Alliance broadly welcomes NHS ten-year plan with some significant reservations
– Failing to recognise the renewable energy of people and communities is a key issue – Birmingham, 8 January 2019. Health Creation Alliance today announced that it broadly welcomes the NHS Long Term Plan with some significant reservations. A key issue is the Plan’s failure to recognise that harnessing the ‘renewable energy’ of people and communities […]
Leading housing bodies call for adoption of Health Creation among frontline services
– Ground breaking report demonstrates benefits to people, communities and organisations when adopting health creating practices – Monday 17 September 2018. Two leading housing bodies – Place Shapers and the National Federation of ALMOS – today called for the widespread adoption of the Health Creation Alliance’s Health Creation framework by frontline services across the health, […]