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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 Babies programme to every local authority in England.

The programme marks efforts to expand a Sure-Start type system that will support parents with infant feeding, mental health, and building strong bonds with their babies, alongside health visits, midwifery care and wider services.

On the announcement Health Equity North Academic Directors Professor David Taylor-Robinson, Professor of Public Health and Policy at the University of Liverpool and Professor Kate Pickett,  Professor…


Health Equity North directors’ statement following the removal of the two-child benefit cap
November 26th 2025
Health Equity North directors’ statement following the removal of the…

Today (Wednesday November 26, 2025) Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP announced…

Study reveals stark socio-economic and ethnic inequalities in neonatal units
November 5th 2025
Study reveals stark socio-economic and ethnic inequalities in neonatal units

A new study using data from all NHS neonatal units…

Government schemes could save UK over £20 billion by getting 5% back to work
October 15th 2025
Government schemes could save UK over £20 billion by getting…

Read the full report here  The Government could save upwards…

VIDEO:  Addressing child health and social inequalities through poverty reduction nationally and locally
October 9th 2025
VIDEO: Addressing child health and social inequalities through poverty reduction…

In September 2025, we held a panel event at the…

BLOG: Lifting the Cap, Lifting Children Out of Poverty by Alexis Darby, Head of Public Affairs
October 9th 2025
BLOG: Lifting the Cap, Lifting Children Out of Poverty by…

“Poverty has no return on investment.” Health Equity North The…

GALLERY: Labour Party Conference 2025
October 2nd 2025
GALLERY: Labour Party Conference 2025

In September 2025, Health Equity North held two panel events…

Health Equity North recommendations in actions as government backs high street restoration
September 25th 2025
Health Equity North recommendations in actions as government backs high…

Today (Thursday 25th September 2025) Prime Minister Kier Starmer announced…

Health Equity North directors advocate for children across the North
September 16th 2025
Health Equity North directors advocate for children across the North

September 2025 saw Health Equity North directors speak at a…

Statement from Health Equity North Director following data around low school-aged vaccination rates
August 29th 2025
Statement from Health Equity North Director following data around low…

Today (Friday 29th August, 2025) the UK Health Security Agency…

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