The Medical Research Council's regional visit to the North of England kicked off in Liverpool this afternoon, attracting 70 representatives from northern universities, NHS Trusts and research organisations. We're delighted to support the event & to be part of discussions on MRC future priorities

Join the next event from @manchester.ac.uk's Health Research from Home’s bimonthly webinar series: Co-produced methods for longitudinal monitoring of sleep behaviours and brain activity with children and young people.  Wednesday 5 November, 2025 | 1pm-2pm  zoom.us/webinar/regi... 1/2

Our Executive Lead for Investment and International Partnerships Dr Ben Martyn is speaking at the Place North West’s Life Sciences Update on 13 November. The update will identify leading players and places in the life sciences sector. Find out more: www.placenorthwest.co.uk/events/life-...

It was great to hear from @mayorofgm.bsky.social at @goodgrowthfdn.bsky.social's Big Northern Growth reception at Aviva Studios last night. The Mayor outlined the growth success stories along the M62 corridor, but there is more to be down for real, good growth to reach all people and places. 1/5

“At Northumbria, our research is driven by a commitment to making a real and lasting impact on people's lives.” Professor Joanne Atkinson of @northumbriauni.bsky.social, has outlined the strength of this new partnership. www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/10/nort...

Our latest newsletter is out now! Read about: our new alliance members and members of our board; our events at Labour Party Conference; and the range of important events our team has contributed to. www.thenhsa.co.uk/contact/news...

The NHSA has welcomed James Sumner, Chief Executive of @nhsuhlg.bsky.social, to its Board of Directors. James has worked in the NHS for over 20 years in primary and secondary care, system improvement, and Integrated Care roles across the North West. www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/10/nhsa...

@northumbriauni.bsky.social is the newest member of now 20 research-intensive institutions of the Northern Health Science Alliance. They will play an active role in shaping and contributing to the NHSA’s 15 pan-northern programmes and expert networks. www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/10/nort...

We're thrilled to announce that Northumbria University has joined the Northern Health Science Alliance @thenhsa.bsky.social working together to drive health research and innovation across the North of England. Find out more here www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

We are thrilled to announce that @northumbriauni.bsky.social has joined the NHSA.  Northumbria University is a hub for important research on critical issues such as child hunger, housing for an ageing population, addiction, and NHS workforce challenges.  www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/10/nort...

Join the next event from Health Research from Home’s bimonthly webinar series: Co-produced methods for longitudinal monitoring of sleep behaviours and brain activity with children and young people. Wednesday 5 November, 2025 | 1pm-2pm zoom.us/webinar/regi... 1/2

Researchers from @manchester.ac.uk and northern universities have looked at how to improve maternal diet through nutrition education for midwives. The project featured in our recent report on food inequalities in the North of England www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

Hairy Biker and TV presenter Si King has written a foreword for our ‘Food, Health and Nutrition in the North of England’ report, explaining why policymakers must act to equip northern regions with better opportunities for improved diets. Read more: www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

Our Executive Lead for Investment and International Partnerships, Dr Ben Martyn, is speaking at the @placenorthwest.bsky.social's Life Sciences Update on 13 November, identifying leading players and places in the life sciences sector. www.placenorthwest.co.uk/events/life-...

To mark World Food Day 2025: Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future, @northumbriauni.bsky.social's Professor Iain Brownlee has published a blog discussing the latest Nutrition North report and its roadmap for lessening food insecurity in the North. 1/2 www.thenhsa.co.uk/blog/world-f...

It's great that today our Executive Lead for Health Technologies and Evaluation, @techhelen.bsky.social, is speaking at the Westminster Health Forum’s event ‘Next steps for the life sciences industry in the UK’. Find out more: www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/conference/L...

A case study featured in our ‘Food, Health and Nutrition in the North of England’ report, led by @lancasteruni.bsky.social & @teessideuni.bsky.social academics, examined local policies to limit new fast-food outlets and reduce childhood obesity. www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay (WMHD) and we are amplifying its commitment to mental health across the North by sharing and spotlighting the work and potential of its Northern Mental Health Network. Read the blog by @mandydixon.bsky.social www.thenhsa.co.uk/blog/blog-no...

In June, Prof Nav Kapur of the @manchester.ac.uk & @merseycarenhs.bsky.social delivered a presentation to our Northern Mental Health Network on suicide in the North of England, examining the inequalities, research and action surrounding the suicide crisis #WorldMentalHealthDay youtu.be/Aia7o3p4MC4

As part of our Northern Mental Health Network, we invited @benrharrison.bsky.social of @workfoundation.bsky.social to speak to our network about his work with employers & policymakers and academics to deliver applied research to improve the lives of workers #WorldMentalHealthDay youtu.be/P6oxkaZDLCM

On #WorldMentalHealthDay we sharing the work of our mental health network - @derektracy.bsky.social CMO of NHS Maudsley recently spoke about his work with the COVID Nightingale Hospitals and the mental health implications of the pandemic for NHS staff Watch the full video at youtu.be/P6oxkaZDLCM

For our Nutrition North report, a team from @liverpooluni.bsky.social, @newcastleuni.bsky.social, @teessideuni.bsky.social, Middlesbrough Council, @redcarclevelandbc.bsky.social, & @menvcity.bsky.social analysed food and beverage bus shelter advertising in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland  1/2

Event: Next steps for the life sciences industry in the UK It will be great to hear our Executives Dr Mandy Dixon and @techhelen.bsky.social speaking at this Westminster Health Forum event on 15th October. Find out more: www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/conference/L...

Back at Conservative Party Conference today, and interesting to hear from Health + Care Forum’s panel event with Danone: ‘Obesity and malnutrition - Two sides of the same coin’. 1/2

Yesterday, we heard from a range of interesting panel events at Conservative Party Conference. Youth Futures Foundation hosted a panel on how we rebuild trust with young people, highlighting the importance of youth commissions and involving the voices of young people in decisions.

October 4 marked Salivary Gland Cancer Awareness Day. By coming together as one community and spotlighting this rare but impactful condition, we can ensure more people are informed, empowered, and supported. Read more: www.salivaryglandcancer.uk/support-sgc-... #SGCDay #SalivaryGlandCancerDay

We once again want to say a huge ‘thank you’ to all our speakers and attendees who came to our #LabourPartyConference events. From academics to MPs and policymakers, we've truly seen the strength of feeling for improving health & innovation in the North www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/10/gall...

Yesterday, our Exec Lead for Corporate Engagement and Cluster Development Mandy Dixon attended a roundtable hosted by @ilcuk.bsky.social and @independentage.bsky.social, identifying politically workable solutions to realise better places to be born, grow up and grow old in. #OlderPersonsDay

Our report on unequal ageing shows that in the ten years from 2012 to 2022, the North East and Yorkshire and the Humber have seen rates of poverty among people aged 65 and over rise by 10% #OlderPersonsDay www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Older people living in the North are more likely to be frail or have a fall that requires hospital treatment, compared to those in the South East. Our Ageing in the North report exposes the vast inequalities older populations face in our regions #OlderPersonsDay www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Today we celebrate the United Nations #OlderPersonsDay, having brought our mission to vastly improve the lives of older people to the Government’s forefront this week at #LabourPartyConference Read more 👉 www.thenhsa.co.uk/what-we-do-n...

An excellent event underway now - our very own @techhelen.bsky.social representing our members in discussions around data and AI

Our Executive Lead for Health Technologies and Evaluation @techhelen.bsky.social is speaking at a #labourpartyconference2025 event with the Civic Data Coop @livuninews.bsky.social & Civic Health Innovation Labs about Data and AI building stronger health and social care systems for all

Huge thanks to everyone who attended our roundtable on prevention and civic data – special thanks to speakers @louiseckenny.bsky.social, @hannahdavies.bsky.social, Catherine McClennan - Cheshire & Merseyside ICB, Paul Blakeley - Newmarket Strategy & Darcy Ward - TBI Institute for Global Change

Our roundtable ‘Delivering the 10 Year Plan in Health Inequalities: productivity, mental and physical health across the life course’ has started now at #LabourPartyConference2025 1/2

It’s great to see a range of key stakeholders from academia, health, and local government assembled at our #LabourPartyConference2025 private roundtable: Utilising the prevention agenda and civic-driven data to fuel the NHS 1/2

Our private roundtable at #LabourPartyConference will consider how joined-up strategies can deliver better health and employment outcomes across the life course, especially through preventative approaches, early interventions, and regional innovation.  www.thenhsa.co.uk/events/labou...

How can we work to strengthen population health outcomes, tackle inequalities, and support the future sustainability of the NHS? Our private roundtable at #LabourPartyConference seeks to explore how the prevention agenda and civic-driven data can fuel our NHS. www.thenhsa.co.uk/events/labou...

“Food insecurity is not about poor choices – it is about a lack of choices.” Following the Right To Food UK Conference, it was great to read @teessideuni.bsky.social's Helen Moore discuss our Hungry for Change report in a Fuse open science blog post: fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/not-...

What is the role of employment and workforce health in tackling health inequalities and driving long-term productivity? Our #LabourPartyConference roundtable will explore the link between health and productivity, and how to improve outcomes across the life course. www.thenhsa.co.uk/events/labou...

We look forward to bringing together stakeholders from academia, health, and local government at our #LabourPartyConference private roundtable, exploring how national policy can support local leadership in prevention, health equity, and research-led innovations. www.thenhsa.co.uk/events/labou...

Our Exec Lead for Corporate Engagement and Cluster Development Dr Mandy Dixon is attending a breakfast roundtable hosted by @ilcuk.bsky.social & @independentage.bsky.social next week The event will identify politically workable solutions to realise better places to be born, grow up & grow old in

We are delighted to welcome to the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Conference roundtable colleagues from @liverpooluni.bsky.social, @workfoundation.bsky.social, @ageingbetter.bsky.social, @durham-university.bsky.social, @np-partnership.bsky.social, @sheffielduni.bsky.social 1/2

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...