Health Equity North
@healthequitynorth.bsky.social
Health Equity North is a virtual institute focused on place-based solutions to public health problems and health inequalities
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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 👇
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1/2 #Budget
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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
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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...
Health Equity North directors respond to Child Poverty Strategy announcement - Health Equity North
“The Government’s Child Poverty Strategy marks an important moment in the fight against child poverty, and we welcome its ambition to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing families today....
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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 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 Academic Co-director @profbambra.bsky.social of @newcastleuni.bsky.social co-authors the new #HealthforWealth report: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
“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 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...
Why the Chancellor’s announcement on the two-child benefit cap is so important for the North - Hannah Davies
Last week’s Budget marked a turning point: ending harmful policies, investing in prevention and recognising that prosperity starts with healthy people and thriving communities. The eradication of the ...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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
#OneNorth
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our Academic Co-Director @profbambra.bsky.social is speaking at the healthcare session at the Great Northern Conference in Doncaster this afternoon
#OneNorth
#OneNorth
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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
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
November 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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
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-...
Our new #HealthforWealth report sets out recommendations to address this disparity:
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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-...
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...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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...
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-...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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-...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
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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...
@alexisdarby.bsky.social explains how arguments used to defend the cap fail against the evidence: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/blog-why-scr...
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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...
@alexisdarby.bsky.social explains how arguments used to defend the cap fail against the evidence: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/blog-why-scr...
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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...
@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...
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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...
@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...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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...
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...
Read more: www.health.org.uk/news-and-com...
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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...
Read more: www.health.org.uk/news-and-com...
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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...
Child of the North APPG Chair @emmalewellmp.bsky.social issued a statement on the news www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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...
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
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...
1/2 #Budget
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...
1/2 #Budget
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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...
Read more 👉 www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/11/chan...
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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...
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...
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...
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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...
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...
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📨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
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/11/chan... 1/3
November 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
📨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
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-...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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-...
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
📨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
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/11/chan... 1/3
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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-...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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-...
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-...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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-...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
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Closing the North-South health gap could create economic gains of £18.4bn per-year, our new analysis suggests
7 years on from the landmark Health for Wealth report, regional inequalities in health, wages and economic inactivity have deepened
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www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
Closing the North-South health gap could create economic gains of £18.4bn per-year, our new analysis suggests
7 years on from the landmark Health for Wealth report, regional inequalities in health, wages and economic inactivity have deepened
1/9
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
Poor health in the North costing the UK billions in lost productivity - Health Equity North
Closing the health gap between the North and the rest of England could put an extra £18.4 billion into the economy per year, according to new research. A report released today (November 20, 2025) by H...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
THREAD 👇
Closing the North-South health gap could create economic gains of £18.4bn per-year, our new analysis suggests
7 years on from the landmark Health for Wealth report, regional inequalities in health, wages and economic inactivity have deepened
1/9
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
Closing the North-South health gap could create economic gains of £18.4bn per-year, our new analysis suggests
7 years on from the landmark Health for Wealth report, regional inequalities in health, wages and economic inactivity have deepened
1/9
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
A new report which models the potential effectiveness of the Government’s ‘Getting Britain Working’ programmes shows £20bn could be saved from the economy through back-to-work schemes.
@hannahdavies.bsky.social
Read more 👉
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...
@hannahdavies.bsky.social
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www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A new report which models the potential effectiveness of the Government’s ‘Getting Britain Working’ programmes shows £20bn could be saved from the economy through back-to-work schemes.
@hannahdavies.bsky.social
Read more 👉
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...
@hannahdavies.bsky.social
Read more 👉
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...
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We urgently need a whole system response to address the multifaceted root causes of school absence.
Our latest analysis highlights a persisting attendance crisis, with inequalities related to poverty and disadvantage becoming entrenched.
Read on for insights and recommendations 👇
#ChildrenFirst
Our latest analysis highlights a persisting attendance crisis, with inequalities related to poverty and disadvantage becoming entrenched.
Read on for insights and recommendations 👇
#ChildrenFirst
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We urgently need a whole system response to address the multifaceted root causes of school absence.
Our latest analysis highlights a persisting attendance crisis, with inequalities related to poverty and disadvantage becoming entrenched.
Read on for insights and recommendations 👇
#ChildrenFirst
Our latest analysis highlights a persisting attendance crisis, with inequalities related to poverty and disadvantage becoming entrenched.
Read on for insights and recommendations 👇
#ChildrenFirst