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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 Wealth’ report convened in Westminster to present the new research to MPs.

‘Health for Wealth: Building a Healthier North to Boost Productivity’, published by Health Equity North (HEN), shows people in the North are twice as likely to lose their job after ill-health than those in the rest of England, with low skilled workers hit hardest.  

The event was hosted by Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East…


Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South
June 23rd 2025
Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from…

Older people in the North of England are more likely…

BMJ article published “Unfair welfare: disability cuts will widen England’s north-south divide”
June 16th 2025
BMJ article published “Unfair welfare: disability cuts will widen England’s…

Health Equity North directors and member representatives have published an…

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

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

BLOG: Poverty has no return on investment – why the two-child limit MUST be scrapped
June 10th 2025
BLOG: Poverty has no return on investment – why the…

As part of the government’s wide-reaching welfare reform agenda in…

Emotional and financial impact of childcare gap laid bare in North East research
June 5th 2025
Emotional and financial impact of childcare gap laid bare in…

Read the report here The lack of suitable childcare options…

Child of the North evidence put forward to Child Poverty Taskforce
June 2nd 2025
Child of the North evidence put forward to Child Poverty…

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

Report calls for decisive action to reverse the decline of England’s High Street “Ghost Towns”
May 23rd 2025
Report calls for decisive action to reverse the decline of…

Read the report here The Government needs to take urgent…

Northern Mayors sign up to charter for a fairer and healthier North for women
May 22nd 2025
Northern Mayors sign up to charter for a fairer and…

Three North of England Metro Mayors have now backed a…

Health Equity North response to The Health Foundation report on mortality inequalities
May 20th 2025
Health Equity North response to The Health Foundation report on…

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

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