Policy Connect@Policy_Connect

Cross-party think tank leading on developing policy ideas across health & accessibility; education & skills; industry, tech & innovation; and sustainability.

 London
policyconnect.org.uk/
Joined March 2011
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We were delighted to partner with @BDandCo for a Parliamentarians Breakfast in the House of Lords, co-chaired by Dr Simon Opher MP & @JimBethell parliamentarians discussed how APPGs can help deliver Govt’s #Health policy & #10YearHealthPlan Thank you to all who joined!
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Earlier this week we hosted our 2nd event on the #10YearHealthPlan, chaired by Dr Simon Opher MP, on how the #NHS can deliver safe & effective #DigitalHealth transformation. Grateful to @SadikAlHassanMP, @MRitchieSD & @BaronessWatkins for their insights #AIinHealthcare
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Mike Reader MP@mike_reader
10 Jun 2025
What are the steps that can help upskill the UK manufacturing industry? Rob Allen @Policy_Connect and I share our thoughts. businessandindustry.co.uk/in…

Steps that can help upskill the UK manufacturing industry

The Government’s commitment to publishing a modern Industrial Strategy is a welcome step to providing manufacturing businesses with much-needed certainty.

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Our new health inquiry on 'Improving Access to Primary Care Services', co-chaired by Dr Simon Opher MP, @SadikAlHassanMP, @JessBrownFuller and @SyedKamall, will look holistically at the challenges facing #PrimaryCare services.
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NEW HEALTH INQUIRY aims to develop a cross-party consensus for policy that improves access to primary care services. ‘Improving Access to Primary Care Services’ will be co-chaired by @SyedKamall, @JessBrownFuller, @SadikAlHassanMP & Dr Simon Opher MP: policyconnect.org.uk/news/ne….
Image of parliamentarians and members of the APHG's steering group.

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NEW CROSS-PARTY INQUIRY from @Policy_Connect - ‘Earning or Learning: A New Agenda for Youth NEET Reduction’. #EarningOrLearning will develop a policy agenda that aims for the UK to have the lowest % of young people who are #NEET in the OECD by 2050: policyconnect.org.uk/news/ne….
Representatives of the Earning or Learning inquiry sponsors.

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OUT NOW: New #ConnectToSuccess report from @Policy_Connect outlines how the Government can improve employment opportunities for disabled jobseekers by redesigning #SupportedEmployment schemes to incorporate everyday access to #ATech: policyconnect.org.uk/researc….
Connect to Success: Technology and Employment Support for Disabled People

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Delighted to have supported @AlPinkerton's important parliamentary debate on #CarbonMonoxideSafety advice, with cross-party MPs covering risks at home & abroad. Simply adding info about #COSafety to @FCDOGovUK's travel guidance on the website can save many lives from #COPoisoning
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We are partnering with @theACEcharity to launch vital research on #Autism & suicide prevention in Parl on Tue 25 Feb. @PDJSwallow MP will chair an event that explores practical solutions to prevent deaths & harm to autistic people. Contact events@policyconnect.org.uk to attend.
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OUT NOW: @Policy_Connect & @theWSBF’s new #BricksAndWater report! Chaired by @AnneCMcIntosh, @LeePitcherMP, @HelenMorganMP, & @Blake_MidBeds, #BricksAndWater explores how Gov. can improve #Flood & #CoastalErosion management for new & existing communities: policyconnect.org.uk/researc….
Graphic displaying the title of Policy Connect and the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum's latest report - 'Bricks and Water: Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Policy for a New Government'.

ALT Graphic displaying the title of Policy Connect and the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum's latest report - 'Bricks and Water: Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Policy for a New Government'.
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Victims of #CarbonMonoxide poisoning gathered in Parl. on Monday to share their lived experiences & discuss how public authorities can raise awareness and standards around #FuelSafety. Thanks to @AlPinkerton for chairing, and all those who came to share their lived experiences.
Chair of the session, Al Pinkerton MP, is pictured with session participants.

ALT Chair of the session, Al Pinkerton MP, is pictured with session participants.

Dr. Roz Savage MP holds the CO Safety Pledge.

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Al Pinkerton MP speaks with participants.

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Mark Francois MP holds the CO Safety Pledge.

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Policy Connect's Gaelan Komen has co-authored an article with Baroness @MRitchieSD for @MediaplanetUK's 'Future of Healthcare' campaign, examining how the #NHS can adopt a circular model that prioritises efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability: healthawareness.co.uk/future….

A paradigm shift to circular healthcare can save the NHS

With tightening purse strings, the typical household might look to make the best use of the goods they have.

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Yesterday in Parl., Policy Connect partnered with the @CareerDPG to host a roundtable on #CareersGuidance – examining its role in driving ec. and social change. Lord Jim Knight led an insightful discussion on how Gov. can fund & deliver careers guidance to tackle ec. inactivity.
Lord Knight of Weymouth and panellists contribute to a roundtable discussion on careers guidance.

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Great to partner with @UCISA for a policy symposium in Parl. on the procurement of technology and IT services in #HigherEducation. Lauren Edwards MP and @LordNortonLouth led a discussion with stakeholders from HE on the challenges and opportunities in technology procurement.
Panellists at Policy Connect's event with UCISA on tech procurement in higher education. L-R: Mel Gomes, James Crooks, Lord Norton, Alyson Hwang, Lauren Edwards, Rob Moore.

ALT Panellists at Policy Connect's event with UCISA on tech procurement in higher education. L-R: Mel Gomes, James Crooks, Lord Norton, Alyson Hwang, Lauren Edwards, Rob Moore.

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Policy Connect partnered with @MakeUK_ yesterday to host a Winter Manufacturing Reception in Parliament! @Lord_Bilimoria chaired an afternoon that celebrated the UK's #Manufacturing sector with networking & speeches from @antoniabance, @Richard4Watford, and Stephen Phipson CBE.
Lord Bilimoria addresses the audience.

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Antonia Bance MP delivers her speech.

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Lord Harrington speaks to the audience.

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CEO of Make UK, Stephen Phipson CBE, delivers his speech.

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Great to be joined by @MaryCreagh_, @cllrtrisosborne, and @DrRozSavageMP in Parliament yesterday for an important discussion on the new Gov’s approach to the #CircularEconomy. Thanks to our range of participating stakeholders from across industry, academia, and the third sector!
Mary Creagh MP speaks to the audience.

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Image of the audience and panel. L-R, Dr Roz Savage MP, Tris Osborne MP, Mary Creagh CBE MP.

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L-R, Dr Roz Savage MP, Tris Osborne MP, Mary Creagh CBE MP.

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Mary Creagh CBE MP addresses the audience.

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The Accessible Transport Policy Commission held a reception in Parl. yesterday, with Transport Sec., @LouHaigh, delivering the keynote speech. Baroness @Tanni_GT hosted an evening of networking and speeches that focussed on how gov. can act to improve #TransportAccessibility.
Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh MP, delivers the keynote speech at the Accessible Transport Policy Commission's reception.

ALT Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh MP, delivers the keynote speech at the Accessible Transport Policy Commission's reception.

Image taken in front of an Accessible Transport Policy Commission banner. L-R: Steve Darling MP, Clive Gilbert, Louise Haigh MP, and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.

ALT Image taken in front of an Accessible Transport Policy Commission banner. L-R: Steve Darling MP, Clive Gilbert, Louise Haigh MP, and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.

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Policy Connect retweeted
ITV News Meridian@itvmeridian
27 Aug 2024
The family of a young man from Camberley who died from carbon monoxide poisoning on holiday in South America are urgently appealing to travellers to take alarms with them to prevent more deaths. itv.com/news/meridian/2024-0…

Family urge travellers to pack carbon monoxide alarm year on from son's death | ITV News

Hudson Foley, 24, had been renting holiday accommodation directly from a family in Ecuador, when he was found dead in the bathroom. | ITV News Meridian

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Faculti
@FacultiNet
15 Aug 2024
When politicians and policymakers enact public policies, they are making explicit or implicit choices about the political values that should shape our society. Peter Wilson @Policy_Connect argues that talk of political values and goals should be more prevalent in discussions of skills policy➡️faculti.net/beyond-technocra… #skills #apprenticeships #education #policy
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