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- 14th Jan 2019
Behavioural insights and the Long Term Plan for the NHS
Last week the UK government published its Long Term Plan for the NHS, an ambitious programme of work to make the health service fit for the future, saving hundreds of thousands of lives, and adding 5 years to life expectancy by 2030.
- Report
- 24th Jan 2019
The Behavioural Insights Team Annual Update Report 2017-18
Latest results from the team, covering issues from healthcare to humanitarian aid.
- Case study
- 24th Jan 2019
Increasing urgent referrals for cancer treatment
Almost half the UK population will get cancer during their lifetime.
- Blog
- 28th Jan 2019
Catching cancer early in Greater Manchester: Boosting GP referrals
In the second post of our 'catching cancer early' blog series we set out the findings from a trial in the Greater Manchester area that assessed the impact of social norm feedback on urgent cancer referral rates.
- Blog
- 7th Feb 2019
How can we support mental health patients on waiting lists?
One in three Britons will have a diagnosable mental health problem in any given year
- Blog
- 20th Mar 2019
Making work happier
Taking all things together, how happy do you feel today? Today is the International Day of Happiness. Since 2012, the day has celebrated the relevance of happiness for everyone across the world and the importance of recognising happiness as a goal of public policy. So, today, it is worth reflecting -…
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Dr Giulia Tagliaferri
Giulia is a the Head of Quantitative Research at BIT. She is responsible for setting and maintaining research standards at across the organisation. As expert in complex quantitative evaluations (observational data, quasi-experimental methods, thorny RCTs) she leads BIT's analytically most complex projects, with a particular focus in Health and Wellbeing.…
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Dr Filippo Bianchi
Filippo is a Principal Advisor in BIT’s health team. Filippo specialises in applying behavioural insights to develop interventions aimed at preventing non-communicable diseases. He has led on a wide range of research projects spanning from qualitative studies exploring barriers and facilitators affecting uptake of healthcare services, to in-depth evidence reviews,…
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Dr Helen Brown
Helen is Interim Director of BIT's International Programmes team, leading our portfolio in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. She is commited to addressing the world's most complex problems through the application of behavioural science, and rigorous evaluation, across global health, education,…
- Blog
- 15th Apr 2019
Tackling online harms and manipulations: download our new paper
Most of us will spend at least half of our free time over the next year looking at screens