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Medical Directors Clinical Fellow @healthfdn | dr | public health | climate change | cycles | runs | all views mine
Aug 14, 2019 8 tweets 8 min read
Today @HealthFdn is publishing 'Building healthier communities - the role of the NHS as an anchor institution'.

I've enjoyed working on this with @sjanereed @DrDominiqueAllw @suzannewTHF @willwarburtonHF

Now to making #NHSanchors happen! What is it all about....(thread 1/7) Anchor institutions can positively influence the social, economic & environmental factors that create good health.

#NHSanchors work in 5 areas:

👩🏼‍⚕️ Employment
💰 Procurement & spend
🏥 Use of capital & estates
🌍 Environmental sustainability
🤝 As a partner across a place (2/7)