The @LibDems manifesto published yesterday has fair amount of public health in it. Will be interesting to see how @UKLabour and @Conservatives compare.
libdems.org.uk/plan
In @LibDems plan, good to see pledges around whole-gov approaches to health/wellbeing (National Wellbeing Strategy etc) and a commitment to reinstating public health cuts (although unclear if will fully reinstate real term per head cuts).
Plus some likely useful steps on obesity with expanding soft drink levy to milk based drinks, restricting marketing, and menu labeling, legislation to protect against air pollution, and introducing #MUP for alcohol.
Plenty more in there, including proposal for making it a statutory responsibility to introduce cost-effectiveness NICE PH guidance w/i 3 months. Not sure how that is possibly workable?
As always, the challenge with all of this is making it happen and achieving sustainable change
And @JenniferTHF response to it (incl broader comment on health and social care stuff) here: health.org.uk/news-and-comme…
And finally, the most pressing public health issue of our age is climate change. There’s lots in here, incl no non-elec vehicles by 2030, investment in renewables etc.
But the commitment to net zero by 2045 is still going to be too little too late.
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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