Royal Society for Public Health
@rsph.bsky.social
We are an independent charity working to build a healthier future in the UK and across the world.
Visit our website: rsph.org.uk
Visit our website: rsph.org.uk
➡️ Naloxone – a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses – is to be made accessible at homeless shelters and to the public in emergencies as part of a government consultation to help combat rising drug deaths from opioids.
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Lives to be saved by boosting access to drug overdose medication
Government launches consultation to help combat rising drug deaths from opioids, as part of record £3.4 billion in investment in drug and alcohol services.
www.gov.uk
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
➡️ Naloxone – a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses – is to be made accessible at homeless shelters and to the public in emergencies as part of a government consultation to help combat rising drug deaths from opioids.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
➡️ New legislation has come into effect to restrict junk food advertising, creating the conditions for people to make healthier choices.
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Landmark junk food ad ban to protect kids' health
Children will be protected from exposure to junk food ads under new regulations, in a bid to tackle childhood obesity.
www.gov.uk
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
➡️ New legislation has come into effect to restrict junk food advertising, creating the conditions for people to make healthier choices.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
➡️ A £2 million pilot will allow health visiting teams to offer vaccinations to children, reaching underserved families and ensuring more kids can access life-saving protection.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Families to have better access to childhood vaccinations
A new £2 million pilot will see health visitors reach families facing barriers to vaccines, to ensure more children are protected.
www.gov.uk
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
➡️ A £2 million pilot will allow health visiting teams to offer vaccinations to children, reaching underserved families and ensuring more kids can access life-saving protection.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
➡️ The NHS’s vaccination programme is being expanded to include chickenpox for the first time, protecting hundreds of thousands of children from getting ill.
www.england.nhs.uk/2026/01/hund...
www.england.nhs.uk/2026/01/hund...
NHS England » Hundreds of thousands of young children now to be protected against chickenpox
NHS England » Hundreds of thousands of young children now to be protected against chickenpox
www.england.nhs.uk
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
➡️ The NHS’s vaccination programme is being expanded to include chickenpox for the first time, protecting hundreds of thousands of children from getting ill.
www.england.nhs.uk/2026/01/hund...
www.england.nhs.uk/2026/01/hund...
💼 Untapped Potential
With more people living longer in poor health, we need to invest in preventative services. We call for more support for the wider public health workforce to improve the health of the population.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
With more people living longer in poor health, we need to invest in preventative services. We call for more support for the wider public health workforce to improve the health of the population.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Untapped Potential: The Role of Training in Public Health
RSPH’s new report sets out the challenges the wider public health workforce is facing to protect the nation’s health, and the support they need to continue delivering crucial preventative…
www.rsph.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
💼 Untapped Potential
With more people living longer in poor health, we need to invest in preventative services. We call for more support for the wider public health workforce to improve the health of the population.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
With more people living longer in poor health, we need to invest in preventative services. We call for more support for the wider public health workforce to improve the health of the population.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
🫂 Caring About Health
Social care needs to be more than just a safety net. With change, it can tackle health inequalities, reduce pressure n the NHS and drive local economic development.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Social care needs to be more than just a safety net. With change, it can tackle health inequalities, reduce pressure n the NHS and drive local economic development.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Caring About Health
RSPH has published a new report looking at the health outcomes of adults using social care services and how the system can have a more active role in health improvement.
www.rsph.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🫂 Caring About Health
Social care needs to be more than just a safety net. With change, it can tackle health inequalities, reduce pressure n the NHS and drive local economic development.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Social care needs to be more than just a safety net. With change, it can tackle health inequalities, reduce pressure n the NHS and drive local economic development.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
🏫 Playground Rules
Getting kids moving can play a major role in solving child obesity. Schools need to take a holistic approach beyond just providing PE.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Getting kids moving can play a major role in solving child obesity. Schools need to take a holistic approach beyond just providing PE.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Playground Rules: Boosting physical activity for children
RSPH’s new report sets out how schools can play a role in ensuring children are physically active.
www.rsph.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🏫 Playground Rules
Getting kids moving can play a major role in solving child obesity. Schools need to take a holistic approach beyond just providing PE.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Getting kids moving can play a major role in solving child obesity. Schools need to take a holistic approach beyond just providing PE.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
🗣️ What are you talking about?
We examine how using everyday conversations to talk about health issues can help encourage behaviour change.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
We examine how using everyday conversations to talk about health issues can help encourage behaviour change.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
What are you talking about? How conversations can improve health
This RSPH report examines the Make Every Contact Count (MECC) approach to improving health outcomes.
www.rsph.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🗣️ What are you talking about?
We examine how using everyday conversations to talk about health issues can help encourage behaviour change.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
We examine how using everyday conversations to talk about health issues can help encourage behaviour change.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
🛍️ Streets Ahead
Highstreets are the heartbeat of our cities and towns - so how can we turn them into places that improve our health?
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Highstreets are the heartbeat of our cities and towns - so how can we turn them into places that improve our health?
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Streets Ahead: building health on the high street
The high street is a British institution. This report explores what needs to be done so that high streets not only thrive but also support the local community to do the same.
www.rsph.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🛍️ Streets Ahead
Highstreets are the heartbeat of our cities and towns - so how can we turn them into places that improve our health?
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Highstreets are the heartbeat of our cities and towns - so how can we turn them into places that improve our health?
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
🏠 A Place for Health
Everyone deserves a place to thrive. We call for a change in how we consider health, expanding it outside of the NHS and embedding it across the places we spend our time.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Everyone deserves a place to thrive. We call for a change in how we consider health, expanding it outside of the NHS and embedding it across the places we spend our time.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
A Place For Health: Building Health Across Society
RSPH’s policy strategy sets out the need for every part of society to play its part in improving health outcomes.
www.rsph.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🏠 A Place for Health
Everyone deserves a place to thrive. We call for a change in how we consider health, expanding it outside of the NHS and embedding it across the places we spend our time.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Everyone deserves a place to thrive. We call for a change in how we consider health, expanding it outside of the NHS and embedding it across the places we spend our time.
www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/pub...