On a beautiful summer evening last Tuesday, fifty-odd leaders and practitioners from the built environment, health provision, public...

At a time of change and uncertainty in housing, planning and health policy, robust data gives us the anchor we need to understand what is...

The push for economic growth continues to dominate government policy across multiple agendas, including climate and housing, and local...

I’m recently back from a few weeks in San Francisco and, as tour guide to a group of first-time visitor friends I duly showcased the...

Earlier this year, before its demise , NHS England published   Neighbourhood Health Guidelines , which stated   “there is an urgent need...

Martin Prince-Parrott, the author of recently published Urban Healthonomics, is a man on a mission. He’s also a walking contradiction....

Last October, before the government’s autumn budget, I wrote a blog making a case that the UK is at an inflection point in housing and...

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has”  ...

Does objecting to a new housing development in your local community, on the basis that no provision is made for new or expanded GP...

There’s an area in the northeast of England where planners, health providers, arts organisations and local government are collaborating...

With a new year comes a media spotlight on self-improvement, “healthy ageing” and “longevity” feature highly in both social and...

Happy new year!   Here’s hoping that sincere wishes for happiness and prosperity in 2025 are met with acknowledgment of some significant...

It wasn’t long ago that these words would look out of place in the same sentence. Why should property developers care about health, or...

On April 15, 2019 the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris was severely damaged in a devastating fire – and this week, five years on, its...

On Tuesday this week, World Toilet Day was celebrated across the world – laugh if you want, but it’s a long-established event   led by...

Since my return last month from Uganda and my blog about  how participation in music making has impacted the health of local communities...

Earlier this month the British Medical Journal published results of a survey by the Royal College of GPs on time spent on non-clinical...

As preventative health features prominently in the government’s agenda and in particular as a focus for improving the NHS , I’m...

In the wake of Lord Darzi’s report on the NHS , the IPPR report on the nation’s health , and the government’s renewed focus on...