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"A UK wealth tax for better health"
April 15th 2025

"A UK wealth tax for better health"

An editorial written by two Health Equity North (HEN) Academic Co-Directors has claimed how a UK 'wealth tax' imposed on the wealthiest 0.04% of the population could help to close the inequalities gap.

Professor Kate Pickett of the University of York and Professor David Taylor-Robinson of the University of Liverpool have stated how a tax levy proposed by the UK Wealth Tax Commission, Oxfam, and others could see significant public health benefits, as the UK’s health and social care services…


£2bn cost of mental ill health in the North
January 16th 2023
£2bn cost of mental ill health in the North

A report out today by the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA), with…

Deprivation and COVID-19 death
November 21st 2022
Deprivation and COVID-19 death

New research highlights the unequal impact that deprivation has on…

Interactive toolkit launched for bone health project
March 31st 2022
Interactive toolkit launched for bone health project

The outcomes of an innovative project to reduce the risk…

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