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Emotional and financial impact of childcare gap laid bare in North East research
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The lack of suitable childcare options is inflicting huge financial and emotional strain on some of the country’s most vulnerable families, according to research released today (Thursday June 5, 2025).
The study, led by academics from Health Equity North, Newcastle University and The University of Manchester, highlights why childcare should not be seen as “just a luxury” in 2025.
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness today welcomed the report findings as she…

Read the report here The lack of suitable childcare options…

Professor David Taylor-Robinson, Academic Co-Director of Health Equity North, and…

Read the report here The Government needs to take urgent…

Three North of England Metro Mayors have now backed a…

Today (Tuesday, May 20, 2025) The Health Foundation reveals troubling…

On Wednesday May 7, 2025, Health Equity North in partnership…

People living in more deprived areas with worse health outcomes…

Women in the North of England can expect to live…

Proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) could have a…



