This year the date for No Smoking Day is Wednesday March 13th.

Last week we ran the Behaviour Change Market masterclass on effective smokefree messaging with Professor Robert West, Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology, UCL, & co-author COM-B & Behaviour Change Wheel and Samantha...

"We care - we do this work because we want to help people." 

This sentiment was echoed in every session at #commscampscotland. This packed unconference brought together comms pros committed to making a real difference while navigating significant work challenges. 

Here are...

Public health campaigns have been labelled as nanny-state for as long as I can remember. Which is a long time ( I've been delivering campaigns over 15 years!) Whether it is smoking, winter pressures, alcohol, diet - what ever the subject - the criticism will flow.

My work email about flu...

The best behavioural science books (as recommended by lovely people)

So many books. So little time!

That feels like a Winnie the Pooh quote, I’m not sure where I first heard it but it perfectly captures that feeling you can have when learning a new subject and working in the day...

The sun is shining but it’s winter already in the NHS.

The traditional seasonal pressures faced by the NHS are now all year around.

This isn’t news but it’s worsening.

This quote from Siva Anandaciva, Chief Analyst at The King’s Fund captures the depth of the pressures:

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