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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 university attendance

New analysis from the Education Policy Institute on Level 3 Results Day 2026 shows that there remains a wide regional divide in A level and T level results and university attendance.

The analysis, published today (August 13), showed that students in London are far more likely to apply to university than those in the North East, at almost twice as likely. The North East is the only English region where 18-year-olds apply to university at a lower rate than…


Poor diets in the North go hand-in-hand with the highest rates of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and food insecurity in the country
July 22nd 2025
Poor diets in the North go hand-in-hand with the highest…

Read the report here Northern regions have some of the…

Statement from Executive Director Hannah Davies following The Health Foundation report on premature mortality rates
July 8th 2025
Statement from Executive Director Hannah Davies following The Health Foundation…

Today (Tuesday, July 8 2025), The Health Foundation has released…

Northern children facing increasing food insecurity and obesity
July 8th 2025
Northern children facing increasing food insecurity and obesity

Read the report here Families living in areas of higher…

Executive Director of Health Equity North comments on 10 Year Health Plan announcement
July 3rd 2025
Executive Director of Health Equity North comments on 10 Year…

Today (Thursday, July 3, 2025)  the Prime Minister announced details…

Statement: Health Equity North respond to Wes Streeting’s announcement on health investment in poor areas
June 25th 2025
Statement: Health Equity North respond to Wes Streeting’s announcement on…

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting MP has today…

Health Equity North Co-Directors discuss health inequalities at INRICH 2025
June 24th 2025
Health Equity North Co-Directors discuss health inequalities at INRICH 2025

Two Health Equity North Academic co-directors presented at the 16th…

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 …

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