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‘Hidden’ inequalities facing minority ethnic women in the North exposed in groundbreaking report
October 7th 2026

‘Hidden’ inequalities facing minority ethnic women in the North exposed in groundbreaking report

Minority ethnic women in the North of England face a lifetime of inequalities that stretch from childhood and maternity care to employment, mental health and later life, according to a new report by Health Equity North released today (Wednesday, 7th October, 2026).

The report, ‘Woman of the North: Closing the health gap for minority ethnic women’ found that racial discrimination, poverty and regional underinvestment combine to produce significantly worse outcomes in the North than elsewhere in England,…


‘Hidden’ inequalities facing minority ethnic women in the North exposed in groundbreaking report
October 7th 2026
‘Hidden’ inequalities facing minority ethnic women in the North exposed…

Minority ethnic women in the North of England face a…

Academic Co-Directors welcome ‘Healthy Babies’ programme expansion
October 1st 2026
Academic Co-Directors welcome ‘Healthy Babies’ programme expansion

The Government has announced the rolling out of a Healthy…

HEN response to regional divide in Level 3 results and university attendance
August 13th 2026
HEN response to regional divide in Level 3 results and…

New analysis from the Education Policy Institute on Level 3…

Plans to improve high streets align with Health Equity North ‘Ghost Towns’ report recommendations
August 11th 2026
Plans to improve high streets align with Health Equity North…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has today (August 10) announced new…

Better mental health could encourage economic prosperity in England’s underprivileged regions
July 2nd 2026
Better mental health could encourage economic prosperity in England’s underprivileged…

Addressing the mental health of communities across England could lead…

Children’s mental health crisis risks fuelling ‘lost generation’
June 23rd 2026
Children’s mental health crisis risks fuelling ‘lost generation’

Read the report here Health experts warn that children’s mental…

HEN Academic Co-Director comments on new ‘Young people and work’ report
May 29th 2026
HEN Academic Co-Director comments on new ‘Young people and work’…

A new government-commissioned report, authored by the Rt Hon Alan…

Health Equity North Academic Co-Director elected for Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship
May 21st 2026
Health Equity North Academic Co-Director elected for Academy of Medical…

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

Gallery: Health for Wealth 2 parliamentary launch
April 1st 2026
Gallery: Health for Wealth 2 parliamentary launch

On March 17 2026, authors of the latest ‘Health for…

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