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BLOG - Spending Review 2025: what this means for children in the North 
June 12th 2025

BLOG - Spending Review 2025: what this means for children in the North 

By Alexis Darby, Head of Public Affairs, Health Equity North 

The 2025 Spending Review offers a mix of progress and missed opportunities for children and families in the North of England. While there are positive steps in recognising the wider determinants of child health, such as funding for parks, youth clubs, and early years education, the overall package falls short of the bold, targeted investment needed to address entrenched inequalities in Northern communities. 

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Health Equity North reaction to Autumn Budget 2024
October 30th 2024
Health Equity North reaction to Autumn Budget 2024

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves today (30 October 2024)…

Regional inequalities in community resilience exposed in new research
October 11th 2024
Regional inequalities in community resilience exposed in new research

Coastal, rural and areas in the North of England are…

Health Equity North directors sign open letter to government, urging to increase public health budget
October 9th 2024
Health Equity North directors sign open letter to government, urging…

In an open letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor,…

Change Begins? A blog by Head of Public Affairs, Alexis Darby
October 1st 2024
Change Begins? A blog by Head of Public Affairs, Alexis…

Since winning the election, the Labour government has had a…

GALLERY: Labour Party Conference 2024
September 26th 2024
GALLERY: Labour Party Conference 2024

Health Equity North held a roundtable and panel event at…

PHOTO GALLERY: Woman of the North Parliamentary launch
September 12th 2024
PHOTO GALLERY: Woman of the North Parliamentary launch

The Woman of the North parliamentary launch took place in…

MPs to discuss ‘unacceptable’ inequalities faced by women in the North at Westminster event
September 10th 2024
MPs to discuss ‘unacceptable’ inequalities faced by women in the…

The Woman of the North report, a hard-hitting new report…

Vast inequalities faced by women in the North of England exposed in report
September 2nd 2024
Vast inequalities faced by women in the North of England…

Click here to read the report Women in the North…

Regional inequalities in Long Covid rates revealed
August 23rd 2024
Regional inequalities in Long Covid rates revealed

Read the full report here A fifth of patients in…

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