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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 investment in poor areas

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting MP has today (Wednesday June 25, 2025) announced a 10 Year Health Plan to tackle inequalities, prioritising the poorest areas.

Health Equity North Directors have made a joint statement in response to this announcement:

"For over a decade, there has been demonstrable lack of investment for services in deprived areas, and Health Equity North has consistently challenged the need to reverse this trend. Our numerous reports have shown that if the Government…


Health and work inequalities worsening for women in the North of England
May 7th 2025
Health and work inequalities worsening for women in the North…

Women in the North of England can expect to live…

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…

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…

UK health inequalities could be significantly reduced in a decade if politicians use targets as part of cross government strategy
September 26th 2023
UK health inequalities could be significantly reduced in a decade…

Read the report here The authors of a new research…

Health divide in County Durham and Tees Valley shortening lives, reducing life chances and costing billions in lost productivity
July 25th 2023
Health divide in County Durham and Tees Valley shortening lives,…

Click here to read the full report The stark extent…

Health Equity North launch: photo and video gallery
April 25th 2023
Health Equity North launch: photo and video gallery

Below is a video and series of pictures taken at…

Growing divide in regional health inequalities exposed
April 18th 2023
Growing divide in regional health inequalities exposed

Click here to read the report A new report has…

Declining mental health, long COVID and preventable deaths – how the COVID-19 pandemic hit the North harder
March 30th 2023
Declining mental health, long COVID and preventable deaths – how…

A group of leading academics have released a book that…

Improving mental health in Yorkshire and Humber – a Northern partnership launches
March 28th 2023
Improving mental health in Yorkshire and Humber – a Northern…

Patients across the North of England will be among the…

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