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Jim McManus

Articles by Jim McManus

Councils need ongoing funds to tackle infections

By Jim McManus | 08 March 2022

Corporate memory and capability built up by councils during the pandemic will be lost if some Con...

COVID dogmatism helps nobody

By Jim McManus | 26 May 2021

The next stage of the UK COVID strategy will be more challenging, but ‘waiting for a perfect answ...

Tackling the big four vaccine challenges

By Jim McManus | 24 February 2021

Tackling inequity in vaccination uptake depends on resolving what Jim McManus calls the big four ...

Finding the right mindset -  and team

By Jim McManus | 14 April 2020

Jim McManus shares his lessons for dealing with pandemics  - and presents a ‘go to guide’ on the ...

Knowing when to 'nudge'

By Jim McManus | 18 June 2019

Jim McManus outlines how to navigate ‘that nudge thing’ – behavioural economics, insights and sci...

Checking up on the power of prevention

By Jim McManus | 30 April 2019

Jim McManus outlines how to assess if prevention is working – and says it is crucial to define wh...

Prevention in its own right

By Jim McManus | 27 March 2019

Jim McManus lays out an analysis and narrative that puts councils at the core of the preventativ...

How Hertfordshire got men to 'shape up'

By Jim McManus | 01 November 2016

Jim McManus explains the pressures facing public health teams and how Hertfordshire is getting me...

Public health, three years on

By Jim McManus | 02 June 2016

Three years on since public health moved from the NHS to local government, Jim McManus explains h...

Hertfordshire's bumpy ride

By Jim McManus | 09 June 2015

Jim McManus explains how Hertfordshire CC is tackling the issue of smoking in pregnancy by using ...