We are pleased to welcome to our @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Conference roundtable colleagues from @abpi.bsky.social, Tony Blair Institute, @merseycarenhs.bsky.social, @liverpooluni.bsky.social Liverpool Civic Health Innovation Labs, Cheshire and Merseyside ICS, Newmarket Strategy 1/2

A ‘Healthy Weight Declaration’, led by Nicola Calder of @foodactive.bsky.social, featured in our recent report on the state of nutrition in the North of England, has been adopted by over 30 councils across England – including 23 in the North www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

Our evidence shows that measures such as a national strategy to address cognitive frailty, tackling food insecurity, and strengthening support for unpaid carers could have a positive impact on the health of our older people @hannahdavies.bsky.social www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

MP for Shipley @annadixonmp.bsky.social will be joining our roundtable on healthy ageing and productivity at #LabourPartyConference this month, where experts and politicians will discuss how to deliver an effective 10 year plan. www.thenhsa.co.uk/events/labou...

We are delighted that @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social is joining our roundtable event at @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Conference, where we will convene experts in ageing and productivity to discuss how to approach inequalities in the 10 year plan. www.thenhsa.co.uk/events/labou...

“It’s a desperate time for social mobility” Speaking on the @ipprnorth.bsky.social panel ‘The kids aren’t alright’, @healthequitynorth.bsky.social Executive Director @hannahdavies.bsky.social emphasised the need for real policy change to enable children of the north to reach their potential.

Our Exec Lead for Health Tech & Evaluation @techhelen.bsky.social will be speaking on a @civicdatacoop.bsky.social panel in Liverpool this month, exploring the transformative potential of data & AI in strengthening health and social care systems across the UK www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-and-a...

Increasing investment in adult social care and developing an NHS-led strategy to address physical inactivity could improve the health of older populations. @durham-university.bsky.social's Professor Charlotte Clarke sets out why these policies are essential. www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Our September newsletter is out now! Read about: - Our events at @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Conference - Our report on how poor diets and nutrition are affecting population health in the North of England - Latest news from our NHSA team and @healthequitynorth.bsky.social mailchi.mp/thenhsa/sept...

Authors of our report on food and nutrition inequalities point to a number of influencing factors, including higher food insecurity and the high numbers of fast food outlets located in the North. Our CEO @hannahdavies.bsky.social has commented on the report www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

💙 Today is World Suicide Prevention Day In June we held our Mental Health network meeting where Prof Nav Kapur of @manchester.ac.uk & @merseycarenhs.bsky.social delivered an impactful presentation on inequalities in suicide & approaches to tackling the crisis www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/vide...

We are delighted to announce that Professor Dame Lesley Regan will be speaking at our #WomanOfTheNorth panel event in Liverpool later this month, touching on how we need to a build fairer and more equitable for women in our regions. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-a...

Research from Future Health Research shows over half (83) of neighbourhoods identified with poorest health are in the North West. 29 are in the North East meaning over two thirds of neighbourhoods with the poorest health are in the North of England www.futurehealth-research.com/go-further-a... 1/2

Join @nihrtechevalhrc.bsky.social for a step-by-step guide to evidence generation for new diagnostics! They will also explain how this evidence can be effectively produced so new diagnostics will benefit patients. Sign up here: buff.ly/rLIgCjx

The afternoon session at the National Opportunity Summit has begun, with 12 academics from across the N8+ presenting key findings and tried & tested local solutions to improve outcomes for children and young people @cfyounglives.bsky.social @choral-research.bsky.social #NatOppSummit #ChildrenFirst

Great to have so many fantastic advocates for child health in one space - Mark Mon Williams of @universityofleeds.bsky.social Charlie Jeffrey & @profkepickett.bsky.social of @york.ac.uk @hannahdavies.bsky.social of @thenhsa.bsky.social 1/2

We are delighted to announce @hannahdavies.bsky.social Dr Ben Martyn & @louiseckenny.bsky.social will be speaking at our roundtable event on preventative health research, at @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Conference later this month.https://www.thenhsa.co.uk/events/labour-party-conference-2025-events/

A case study, led by @ruthboocock.bsky.social of @teessideuni.bsky.social, featured as part of our Nutrition North report, examined how patients engaged with strategies that seek to reverse type 2 diabetes. Read the full case study at www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

Next month, @diagnosticsne.bsky.social will be hosting the Diagnostics North East Conference 2025 in Newcastle, looking ahead towards the region’s position in healthcare in ten years' time. Find out more 👉 diagnosticsnortheast.org.uk/annual-confe...

We have a vacancy for a Chief Executive Officer The role is pivotal in lobbying government and funding bodies to invest in the North, bringing together organisations, clinicians & academics to pursue significant opportunities in health & life sciences. www.thenhsa.co.uk/contact/vaca...

On 29 September, we'll be co-hosting a private roundtable with @healthequitynorth.bsky.social that focusses on productivity, using findings from our Health for Wealth and Healthy Ageing reports to discuss how to create a healthier, more prosperous North www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/labour-party...

A recommendation from our recent Ageing in the North report is for leaders to expand workplace health programmes and improve healthcare access disparities – Prof Barbara Hanratty of @newcastleuni.bsky.social sets out the importance of closing the stark health gap www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Our latest report ‘Food, Health and Nutrition in the North of England: Inequalities and Opportunities’ has been backed by Hairy Biker & TV presenter Si King – the report focusses on how inequalities in the North are impacting diets and food insecurity www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

Later this month, our alliance member @liverpooluni.bsky.social is partnering to host the @britsciassoc.bsky.social in Liverpool, where a number of events will explore medicine, inequality, and healing that goes beyond the science. britishsciencefestival.org/five-health-...

Authors of our recent report on nutrition in the North of England call for an expansion of a skilled workforce focused on nutrition at a regional level to improve understanding of regional health challenges @lakenutrition.bsky.social www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

Prof Carol Holland of @lancasteruni.bsky.social co-authored our Ageing in the North report which sets out how developing tailored place-based strategies will reduce loneliness in older people, with a focus on women, minoritised ethnic groups & people living alone www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Our roundtable at the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Party Conference in Liverpool will bring together senior stakeholders from across health, academia, and local government to explore how a preventative & data-enabled approach can strengthen population health outcomes. www.thenhsa.co.uk/events/labou...

@profchristodd.bsky.social of @manchester.ac.uk co-authored of our Ageing in the North report, where we ask leaders to address housing inequalities by delivering a national housing strategy for older people that invests in age-friendly, accessible homes www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Our recent report shows that poor diets in the North go hand-in-hand with the highest rates of cancer, diabetes & heart disease. Authors have made a series of recommendations based on research and existing policy to improve outcomes for the North 👇 www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

We're holding a roundtable @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Party Conference in Liverpool next month. The event, with @healthequitynorth.bsky.social, will consider how joined-up strategies can deliver better health & employment outcomes across the life course www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/labour-party...

Prof Alan Walker of @sheffielduni.bsky.social co-authored our Ageing in the North report, which calls for strengthening of place-based collaborations between local government, combined authorities, housing developers & the NHS to improve health for older adults. www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

MP for Shipley @annadixonmp.bsky.social hosted the Parliamentary launch of our Ageing in the North report, in which we recommend adopting a cross-government approach to prevent unequal ageing. www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Improving access to healthy food in the North of England establishing a skilled nutritionist workforce & improving collection of regional-level diet data, are part of our recommendations in our latest report to address regional nutrition inequalities www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

Our panel event with York Policy Engine will explore how national policy & local strategies can work hand-in-hand to reduce child poverty & close health & opportunity gaps experienced by children across the UK, particularly those in the North of England www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/labour-party...

Next month we are holding a private roundtable at @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Party Conference, bringing together colleagues from across our sector to discuss how prevention can be maximised across the NHS and healthcare ecosystem. Find out more www.thenhsa.co.uk/events/labou...

📢Labour Party Conference events 📢 We have 4 events coming up at @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Party Conference, focusing on urgent health issues, from prevention to women’s health. We are convening experts to discuss the North’s future in health & research www.thenhsa.co.uk/events/labou...

Prof Bernard Corfe of @newcastleuni.bsky.social co-authored our recent Nutrition North report, which shows how expertise and experience already exist in the North which could help to shape and inform such interventions, with the right support and investment www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

We are calling on leaders to improve the collection and use of ethnicity and regional data across health and care systems to better understand and inform culturally-appropriate and regionally-sensitive responses www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Our Exec Lead for Corporate Engagement and Cluster Development @mandydixon.bsky.social leads our Ageing North network, which recently published an impactful report on how older northerners struggle with alarming health inequalities www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), cancer & liver disease in under 75s are higher in the North than the English average – with the North West experiencing the highest rates of CVD, cancer and the North East experiencing the highest rates of liver disease. www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

Arthritis is more common amongst 55-64 year olds in the North of England (28%) than in the South (23%). Just 51% of people in the North East and Yorkshire are seen for treatment within the national 3 week target, compared to 79% in the South West www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Our new report, produced by our Nutrition North network & @healthequitynorth.bsky.social shows that intake of calcium, fibre, vegetables, fruit, legumes, healthy fatty acids and sodium are all lower in the North than the England average www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

Our Head of Communications Ruth Boston is a guest on this week's Viva PR podcast, talking about how we use our team's PR, communications and public affairs skills to take research from data to impactful change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Griv...

Thanks to @isabellamcrae.bsky.social for the opportunity of a @bigissue.com comment piece, authored by @lakenutrition.bsky.social and other Nutrition North members - you can read about why it's harder to be healthier in the North at www.bigissue.com/opinion/heal...

Great to be acknowledged along with @healthequitynorth.bsky.social in @kimmcguinness.bsky.social Child Poverty Action Plan released today

THREAD Northern regions have some of the poorest diets in England, putting them at risk of conditions such as obesity, hypertension and other preventable diseases, according to a new report released today backed by Hairy Biker Si King www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor... 1/12

Lord Best OBE attended the Parliamentary launch of our Ageing in the North report last month and has commented on the report and findings – read more 👇 www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Policy alert: Life sciences sector plan www.gov.uk/government/p...

Women aged 65 and over in the North East are predicted to have the highest number of unhealthy years at 23.7 years, compared to 19.4 years in the South East. For men, the number is 20.2 years in the North East, while the South East has 16.6 www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

A Respectful Research Charter has been launched by @arc-gm.bsky.social‬ & Research Engagement partners which sets out to help remove the barriers in health research that prevent those in underrepresented groups engaging in research arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/ren