Q & A Sessions

Our Life is keen to profile issues and people of interest that are relevant to our areas of work. In this part of our website you'll find features, articles and interviews that should provoke discussion and debate. The latest articles are listed below. Just click on the links to read them.

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Professor Sir Michael Marmot - 'Fair Society, Healthy Lives' 18 months on

Our Life spoke to Professor Sir Michael Marmot to find out what has been happening since the review of health inequalities report was published, what his thoughts are on what the present government is doing to help people improve their health and wellbeing, and the need to empower people and give them a real say on the issues that affect their lives...read the interview here

Edward Andersson - Getting to the heart of community engagement

The government's increasing focus on localism and involving local people in decisions that affect their lives has the potential to raise the profile of community engagement like never before. We spoke to Edward Andersson, deputy director of public participation specialists Involve, to find out his thoughts on community engagement in these difficult financial times...read the interview here

Abdul Razzaq - A healthy nudge to better health

Gaining traction from the health community and beyond, a new social media platform, Nudge2Health, aims to gently push people towards better wellbeing and health by sharing best practice and good ideas amongst health professionals. We spoke to creator, Abdul Razzaq, joint director of public health at NHS Trafford, about the network...read the interview here