In the previous article I touched on some of the evidence emerging of the impact of housing on health during lockdown. The issues with poor housing stock are certainly not new and follow years of a lack of investment. This issue has become all the more acute during lockdown and…

Our homes and neighbourhoods are critical factors in our health and wellbeing. This has very much come to the fore during lockdown. In this two part series, first I touch on the current and emerging evidence of the impact of housing on health. …

With the easing of lockdown restrictions, much attention is being paid to the ‘new normal’ of managing social distancing in public spaces. In my local area, Lambeth Council have narrowed some roads to widen footpaths to ensure people can pass each other at an appropriate distance. …

This is the sixth article in a series on how data and tech are being used in the response to Covid-19. Here I cover some of the issues that need to be considered as part of discussions on the value and potential impact of ‘immunity passports’. Discussions on immunity passports…

This is the fifth article in a series on how data and tech are being used in the response to Covid-19. I look at some of the opportunities and issues that arise with tracking social distancing at work to reduce the risk of infection from Covid-19. In responding to Covid-19…

This is the fourth article in a series on how data and tech are being used in the response to Covid-19. In this, I look at how data driven care models are being reshaped in the delivery of health services. The cases presented here were discussed as part of data…

Over the coming months, I’ll be posting a series of blogs covering responses to Covid-19 in the UK and beyond. The focus is on data and related policy, outlining some of the key issues and potential opportunities and costs. This is the third article in the series. Here I discuss…

Over the coming months, I’ll be posting a series of blogs covering responses to Covid-19 in the UK and beyond. The focus is on data and related policy, outlining some of the key issues and potential opportunities and costs. In the first of this series, I discussed the role and…

Over the coming months, I’ll be posting a series of blogs covering responses to Covid-19 in the UK and beyond. The focus is on data and related policy, outlining some of the key issues and potential opportunities and costs. In the first of this series, I discuss data for local…