Sep 233 min readCommunity Engagement Two easy wins for healthier placesIn 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...
Jun 274 min readCommunity EngagementMaking London more swimmable There’s an ad going round social media this week by the city of Oslo, presented with irony by a droll Norwegian who asks if Oslo is “even...
Mar 44 min readHousingNotes from a Blue ZoneI spent last week in Singapore which, along with many other accolades, has been designated the world’s sixth Blue Zone, and the world’s...
Dec 8, 20234 min readHealthImproving Health through the Built Environment – panel discussion at the NHS ICS/ICB Congress The GIANT Health event, now in its tenth year, took place earlier this week, and I was invited to convene a panel for the NHS ICS/ICB...
Sep 7, 20233 min readHealthWe all deserve to live in a Blue Zone A new docuseries dropped on Netflix last week called “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones”. The series is conceived, produced, and...
Dec 6, 20224 min readPublic HealthA River Runs Through It I’ve always had a fascination with rivers and with cities, which is why I live in London on the river Thames and belong to a local rowing...