GALLERY: Labour Party Conference 2024

Health Equity North held a roundtable and panel event at the 2024 Labour Party Conference.

Below are pictures taken from the event.

Woman of the North: inequality, health and work

Host: Northern Health Science Alliance and Health Equity North

The event focussed on what can be done to close the unequal challenges and inequity women in the North face compared to those in the rest of the country. Speakers included Jess Phillips MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls), and Metro Mayors Kim McGuinness (North East) and Tracy Brabin (West Yorkshire).

The event included representatives from:

• Health Equity North
• The University of Liverpool
• The Health Foundation
• Kings Fund
• Newcastle University
• Race Equality Foundation
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation
• IPPR North
• Plan International UK
• University of York
• End Violence Against Women Coalition
• Women’s Budget Group
• Fawcett Society

Child of the North Panel Event –  How can a Labour Government tackle child poverty and create opportunity for children across the North?

Host: Northern Health Science Alliance and Health Equity North

 This panel event focussed on addressing inequalities confronting children across the North examining the importance of the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, and the Labour Party’s strategies aimed at breaking down barriers to opportunity, raising standards and creating a better future for children across our region. 

The event included representatives from:

• Save the Children
• University of Liverpool
• University of York
• Liverpool Young Person’s Advisory Group