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Alastair H Leyland

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Prof of Population Health Stats, Associate Director & co-Head of Inequalities Programme, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. Chair of EUPHA Section Council. My views.

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Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · 6d

New book: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (free to download from link.springer.com/book/10.1007...) 1/7

Health Systems, Health Services and Inequality in Population Health

This open access book shows the scientific and policy-added value of combining health systems, health services and population health research.

link.springer.com

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Richard Shaw @richardshaw.bsky.social · 7d

The European Commission has cancelled all NGO operating grants for 2025. EUPHA was receiving around 400,000 euros a year and has been left with nothing. @eupha.bsky.social have started a solidarity campaign to address the short fall. whydonate.com/fundraising/...

Fundraiser by EUPHA European Public Health Association | U* are Public Health - Stand up for Science

EUPHA European Public Health Association Needs Your Help | U* are Public Health Stand with us to protect science, equity, and public health in Europe. Public health is under attack — but together we c...

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Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · 6d

Published by @springer.springernature.com.
A collaboration with Peter Groenewegen and @keskimaki.bsky.social.
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Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · 6d

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 7 examines how individual use and benefits translate into population health equity. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 8 summarises findings and suggests ways to bridge silos between Health Systems, Health Services, and Population Health research. 6/7

Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · 6d

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 5 analyses how health system design shapes service provision, using accessibility as the guiding concept. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 6 examines micro-level interactions, showing how service use, treatment, and outcomes vary by social group. 5/7

Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · 6d

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 3 explores how societal values, structures, and institutions shape health system design. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 4 examines the macro-level link between health system design and inequalities in population health outcomes. 4/7

Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · 6d

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 1 asks how health system design and service delivery shape equality in population health. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 2 presents the framework linking macro health system structures to micro interactions and their effects on inequality outcomes. 3/7

Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · 6d

Our book explores the relationship between health systems, health services, and inequalities in population health. We argue that the separate development of these three fields has led to a neglect of their collective influence on #HealthInequalities 2/7

Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · 6d

Health Systems, Health Services and Inequality in Population Health

This open access book shows the scientific and policy-added value of combining health systems, health services and population health research.

link.springer.com

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Reposted by Alastair H Leyland

School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow @uofgshw.bsky.social · 7d

🆕book co-authored by @alastairleyland.bsky.social shows the scientific and policy-added value of combining health systems, health services and population health research.

The book is open access and published by @springernature.com

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Front cover of book 'Health Systems, Health Services and Inequality in Population Health'.

Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · 19d

Our findings show maternal smoking fell significantly after policy implementation (RR 0.73), alongside reductions in pre-eclampsia and small-for-gestational-age births. 4/4

Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · 19d

We examined four policy phases: advertising restrictions, smoke-free legislation, bans on smoking in vehicles carrying children, and enhanced taxation. 3/4

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Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · 19d

We assessed the impact of comprehensive tobacco control policies in Scotland on maternal smoking and perinatal outcomes, using data from 919,324 singleton births (2000–2019). 2/4

Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · 19d

New publication (£0): Effect of comprehensive tobacco control policies on maternal and child outcomes: a population-based linkage study 1/4

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Effect of comprehensive tobacco control policies on maternal and child outcomes: a population-based linkage study

Objectives To assess the impact of comprehensive tobacco control policies on maternal smoking during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes over a 20-year period. Design Population-based cohort study using...

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Society for Social Medicine & Population Health @socsocmed.bsky.social · 26d

In our Society annual general meeting yesterday, we were delighted to award honorary membership to three long-standing Society members: @jmindell.bsky.social, Catherine Hayes & @martinwhite33.bsky.social (in absentia) - thank you for all of your contributions to our Society over the years!

Catherine Hayes (left) and Jenny Mindell (right) holding honorary member certificates awarded by Janis Baird (middle)

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Peter MacPherson @petermacp.bsky.social · Aug 22

Reductions in development assistance for health funding threaten decades of progress in Africa

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Sharon Greenwood @sharongreenwood.bsky.social · Aug 10

Good short read to understand university financing. It’s baffling to me how many folk who work in HE are completely unaware of things like this (see also: admissions, targets, marketing) 🙃

profserious @profserious.bsky.social · Aug 10

Very few people seem to understand university finances and, distressingly, this includes many academics and most policymakers. This is an attempt to condense the key points you need to know. open.substack.com/pub/profseri...

Understanding University Finances

... a very short guide

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School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow @uofgshw.bsky.social · Aug 6

Socioeconomic inequalities in children’s mental health are already evident by age five and persist throughout childhood and adolescence.

New analysis co-authored by Dr Anna Pearce ➡️
gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...

#HealthInequalities #MentalHealth @livuni-iph.bsky.social

Children running around in a school playground. Some children are wearing hi-vis vests.

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Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · Jul 22

The cut to the UK ODA aid budget, to increase the defence budget, was announced without a vote. www.cgdev.org/blog/breakin...
It risks the overseas aid budget being reduced to 0.1% of GDP with the remainder being spent within the UK.
Where is the outrage?

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EUPHA @eupha.bsky.social · Jul 10

🏳️‍🌈 New from EUPHA: Our position paper on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 sets out 11 urgent public health priorities. We call for inclusive, evidence-informed action to protect health, rights & dignity.

📄 Read more: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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EPH Conference @ephconference.bsky.social · Jul 15

The July EPH Conference e-news is out now!
✅ Full program live
✅ Plenary sessions announced
✅ New webinar in Sept

Get the latest updates & start planning your trip to Helsinki!
🔗 ephconference.eu/e-newsletter...

#EPH2025 #PublicHealth

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Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · Jun 24

Elevated risk of premature death among care-experienced youth
External causes of death remain disproportionately high even after adjusting for common sociodemographic and health factors
Current confounders do not fully explain the elevated external mortality risk
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Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · Jun 24

New paper (£0): Mortality outcomes of children and young people who have spent time in care: evidence from Children’s Health in Care in Scotland, a population-wide administrative data cohort study adc.bmj.com/content/earl...

Mortality outcomes of children and young people who have spent time in care: evidence from Children’s Health in Care in Scotland, a population-wide administrative data cohort study

Objective Individuals who spend time in care during childhood/adolescence face a higher risk of premature mortality compared with those who have not been in care. However, it is unclear whether this r...

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Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social · Jun 20

Congratulations Ewan!

Healthy Working Lives Group @hwlg.bsky.social · Jun 20

🎖️ Huge congratulations to our Head of HWLG Professor Ewan MacDonald on receiving a CBE in the King's Birthday Honours for his outstanding work in occupational medicine and reducing health inequalities!
So proud! 👏
#CBE #KingsBirthdayHonours #occupationalhealth #universityofglasgow

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · Jun 12

On yday’s @TheNewsAgents I said that the biggest problem for Reeves is that the politics she’s trying to tell and the economics of where she is are out of alignment. She’s trying to say she’s improved the economy and can therefore spend (in some places).

And that just got worse

Reuters @reuters.com · Jun 12

UK economy shrinks by 0.3% in April, ONS says reut.rs/441UgMk

UK economy shrinks by 0.3% in April, ONS says

Britain's economic output contracted by a worse-than-expected 0.3% in April, when shockwaves from U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of wide-ranging tariffs hit the global economy, official data showed on Thursday.

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EPH Conference @ephconference.bsky.social · Jun 12

🎓 The Jouke van der Zee Fund supports public health professionals from low- & middle-income countries to attend #EPH2025. Covers reg fees for accepted abstract presenters.

Apply 10 June–1 July: ephconference.eu/funding-for-...

Equity means every voice is heard. #HealthEquity #EPHConference