On February 18, our Academic Co-Director @profbambra.bsky.social gave evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry, with Professor Sir Michael Mormot. They outlined the ways Covid-19 interacted with existing health inequalities and the heightened impact on deprived areas. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0yO...

“Improving healthy life expectancy for all should be a non-party political issue but to do that we need to recognise as a society that its roots lie in poverty and deprivation.” - @hannahdavies.bsky.social, Executive Director of Health Equity North www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/hen-director...

Today, our Academic Co-Director @profbambra.bsky.social will present evidence to the government-commissioned Covid-19 Inquiry. Her evidence will draw on her extensive research and will focus on how Covid-19 affected different communities across the UK. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/academic-co-...

#HeartMonth aims to raise awareness of heart health and preventing disease. Cardiovascular disease rates are high in the North. Our Ageing North and Nutrition North reports outline this unequal health burden. 🔗 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/... www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...

#February11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrating the remarkable contributions of women in science. Our #NorthInnovationWomen campaign aims to spotlight women in innovation, but also inspire future generations. www.thenhsa.co.uk/2026/02/help...

Good to see our Academic Co-Director @profkepickett.bsky.social in @theguardian.com making the case for a fairer, healthier society and challenging how we think about inequality. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

New @bmj.com analysis from @newcastleuni.bsky.social’s @drmcnamara.bsky.social explores the impact of US import tariffs on health. Read the article, co-written with Benjamin Hawkins, here: www.bmj.com/content/392/...

📚 Thrilled to see our Academic Co‑Director @profkepickett.bsky.social's new book 'The Good Society and How We Make It' featured in @the-independent.com list of standout new books for February! A fantastic and well‑deserved recognition of her important work👏 www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...

www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/2419... Published my annual report for Gateshead last week! Shining a light on deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide - leading cause of deaths in those under 50

In a new article in @bmj.com, @healthequitynorth.bsky.social Academic Co-Directors @profkepickett.bsky.social and David Taylor-Robinson respond to the new child poverty strategy, calling on Government to place clear targets in order to tackle the child poverty crisis. 🔗 www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Health Equity North was pleased to work with the @healthfoundation.bsky.social and @clesthinkdo.bsky.social on proposed amendments to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. 👉 www.lgcplus.com/politics/dev...

A new article from @theguardian.com cites findings highlighted in our ‘Ghost Towns’ report, detailing the decline of high streets across England. www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i... 1/3

Our latest report shows the economic inactivity crisis is greater in the North, with workers more likely to lose their job due to ill health and those without educational qualifications nine times more likely to lose their job if they become ill. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...

Our Ageing in the North report has been cited in a new project launched by Mayor @kimmcguinness.bsky.social, outlining funding for grassroots projects with a focus on helping older people. www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/news/educati... 1/3

The scale of the health-related economic inactivity crisis is greater in the North of England, with workers more likely to lose their job due to ill health. Our #HealthforWealth report sets out recommendations to address this disparity: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...

In a new article, the authors of our Ghost Town report @ezied.bsky.social, @lukemunford.bsky.social, @adamtodd.bsky.social and @profbambra.bsky.social discuss persistent inequalities in health-related behaviours in England, impacted by limited amenities. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1/3

Since 2019, economic inactivity rates in the North have been rising ten times faster than the growth of the working-age population. Our #HealthforWealth report exposes shocking findings around inequities people in the North are facing. Read more👉 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...

“The scale of the problem means there is still so much more to do”. As our Executive Director @hannahdavies.bsky.social outlines, our #HealthforWealth report underscores the need for health and economy to be considered together in future policy. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...

This a positive step towards tackling childhood obesity. Our research shows the North has some of the poorest diets and highest childhood obesity rates. Tighter restrictions on unhealthy food ads was one of our key recommendations to help reduce these inequalities. 1/2

In March, we were honoured to be awarded a @bionow.bsky.social award. The awards honour ingenuity and dedication. @healthequitynorth.bsky.social won for its Woman of the North work in the Social Impact category, which recognises activities aimed at creating significant, positive societal changes.

In May, in partnership with @healthequitynorth.bsky.social and @leigh-day.bsky.social, we held a Woman of the North Summit in Durham, with around 200 attendees. The Summit saw the launch of the Woman of the North Charter, backed by Mayors @kimmcguinness.bsky.social and @mayorofwy.bsky.social.

For Day 4 of our ‘12 Days of NHSA Christmas’, we celebrate the announcement of the Institute for Preventative Health, a proposal launched at the Convention of the North in February. We look forward to developing this Institute in 2026 and harnessing the expertise across the North.

Thank you to Greg Wright from the @yorkshirepost.co.uk for his article on our Health for Wealth report, following @profbambra.bsky.social’s panel event at the Great Northern Conference. Read it here: online.fliphtml5.com/hezmz/Emag_F...

In July, our Nutrition North Network published a new report, ‘Food, Health and Nutrition in the North of England: Inequalities and opportunities’, calling for urgent support and investment to address the severe state of nutrition in the North of England. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...

This December, we are sharing our 12 days of NHSA Christmas, celebrating highlights from 2025 with @healthequitynorth.bsky.social and @childofthenorth.bsky.social. On Day 1, we celebrate our Ageing in the North report, detailing the costs of inequality in ageing: www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...

Dr @lukemunford.bsky.social, Academic Co-director of Health Equity North and Senior Lecturer at @manchester.ac.uk, has co-authored our new #HealthforWealth report, outlining new research on the North-South health divide and its impact on productivity. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-for-w...

Since 2019, economic inactivity rates in the North of England have been rising ten times faster than the growth of the working-age population. Our #HealthforWealth report exposes shocking findings on inequities people in the North are facing. Read more👉 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...

THREAD We welcome the Government’s Child Poverty Strategy today and the focus on areas of deprivation, but there is much more to do. Our research shows 34% of children in the North live in poverty compared to 28% nationally - and the gap is widening 1/5 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-equit...

“We need to ensure that people are not only healthy enough to be able to work, but also healthy enough to thrive in employment.” Our Academic Co-director @profbambra.bsky.social of @newcastleuni.bsky.social co-authors the new #HealthforWealth report: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...

Our Executive Director @hannahdavies.bsky.social has written a column for @yorkshirepost.co.uk about the importance of the two-child cap lift, and the impact it will have on our regions. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

Closing the Great Northern Conference, northern Mayors @mayorofwy.bsky.social Oliver Coppard and @ynymayor.bsky.social participate in the Leaders’ Debate #OneNorth

Our Academic Co-Director @profbambra.bsky.social is speaking at the healthcare session at the Great Northern Conference in Doncaster this afternoon #OneNorth

Our 'How To' Toolkits support practitioners to implement the report recommendations: Education providers: www.n8research.org.uk/media/CotN_H... Child health services: www.n8research.org.uk/media/CotN_H... Local authorities: www.n8research.org.uk/media/CotN_H... #ChildrenFirst

The scale of the health-related economic inactivity crisis is greater in the North of England, with workers more likely to lose their job due to ill health. Our new #HealthforWealth report sets out recommendations to address this disparity:  www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...

The removal of the two-child cap shows the power of collaboration and advocacy. It will lift thousands of children from poverty, but rates remain high. We’ll continue to push for a cross-sector strategy to tackle root causes and reduce health inequalities. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...

Our new report shows the economic inactivity crisis is greater in the North of England, with workers more likely to lose their job due to ill health, and those without educational qualifications nine times more likely to lose their job if they become ill. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...

The two-child cap has for too long penalised children. Ending this will not only help struggling families, but offers long-term social and economic benefits. @alexisdarby.bsky.social explains how arguments used to defend the cap fail against the evidence: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/blog-why-scr...

The end of the two-child cap, announced in the Budget, marks a significant reversal of welfare policy – an essential change. @alexisdarby.bsky.social's blog addresses misconceptions and outlines the benefits for our economy and those most vulnerable: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/blog-why-scr...

The two-child cap, ended in the recent Budget, punished children & deepened poverty. We have pushed for its removal with research, @childofthenorth.bsky.social APPG meetings & political engagement. This is a great step, but the fight's not over. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...

Health Equity North has worked with the @healthfoundation.bsky.social and other partners on a set of amendments to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, ensuring it works to improve health across all regions. Read more: www.health.org.uk/news-and-com...

For families who have struggled under the two-child restriction, today’s #Budget announcement offers them the chance to build a life free from poverty and deprivation. Child of the North APPG Chair @emmalewellmp.bsky.social issued a statement on the news www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...

The two-child cap will be removed from April! We have campaigned for years to end this unjust policy – through evidence, advocacy & collaboration. Half a million children will be immediately lifted from poverty as a result. Read our reaction 👇 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f... 1/2 #Budget

In the letter to the Chancellor, northern leaders – including NHS Trust CEOs and university Pro-Vice Chancellors and Deans - ask the Chancellor to take forward the recommendations set out in a new #HealthforWealth report. Read more 👉 www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/11/chan...

Today is the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Our #WomanoftheNorth report shows northern women experience some of the highest domestic violence rates in the country 🔗 Read our recommendations to reduce these rates: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/vast-inequal...

📨22 northern health experts are urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP to invest in improving the health of people in the North of England as a route to boosting economic growth following the @healthequitynorth.bsky.social #HealthforWealth report launched last week www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/11/chan... 1/3

Regional inequalities in health, wages and economic inactivity have deepened since our first #HealthforWealth report in 2018, placing a financial burden on the economy and stagnating possible productivity growth. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...

We are proud to be co-signatories in a letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP urging her to tackle the North-South health divide as a matter of priority

Our new #HealthforWealth report shows that improving physical and mental health through a variety of policy changes, proactive health programmes and empowering local authorities, could deliver transformative economic benefits. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...

Our new #HealthforWealth report with academics from @newcastleuni.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk, @lancasteruni.bsky.social @teessideuni.bsky.social shows that £18.4bn a year could be raised for the UK economy if the health of the North improved www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...