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Health Equity North report recognised with NIHR award
March 28th 2025

Health Equity North report recognised with NIHR award

A researcher who co-authored Health Equity North’s Children in Care report has received an award for her work in this field.

Dr Davara Bennett of the University of Liverpool has been awarded one of the new NIHR Impact prizes, announced last week (21st March 2025). The award recognised Dr Bennett’s research to improve understanding of inequalities in children entering care in England, including her work of the Health Equity North report released in 2024. The research project identified obstacles…


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…

Child health experts call on new government to urgently address inequalities in rising infant mortality
August 9th 2024
Child health experts call on new government to urgently address…

Click here to read the full report More babies are…

Health equity experts urge new Labour Government to adopt health equality strategies to replicate past successes
July 25th 2024
Health equity experts urge new Labour Government to adopt health…

New analysis has revealed an increase in mortality inequalities in…

Statement from Executive Director Hannah Davies about the Child Poverty Taskforce
July 17th 2024
Statement from Executive Director Hannah Davies about the Child Poverty…

The Prime Minister has today (Wednesday 17 July 2024) appointed…

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