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Study finds widening inequalities in child vaccination rates across England
December 11th 2024

Study finds widening inequalities in child vaccination rates across England

New research from Health Equity North (HEN) Director finds vaccine uptake “consistently lower” among children in areas of higher deprivation.

Inequalities in childhood vaccination are widening in England, with uptake rates of five key vaccines consistently lower in young children living in areas of higher deprivation from 2019 to 2023, finds a new study published today. 

The study, published by The BMJ, highlights how thousands…


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…

Children and the Cost of Living Crisis
January 24th 2023
Children and the Cost of Living Crisis

On January 24, 2023, the Child of the North APPG…

£2bn cost of mental ill health in the North
January 16th 2023
£2bn cost of mental ill health in the North

A report out today by the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA), with…

Deprivation and COVID-19 death
November 21st 2022
Deprivation and COVID-19 death

New research highlights the unequal impact that deprivation has on…

Child of the North APPG: Inaugural Meeting Evidence Session
October 27th 2022
Child of the North APPG: Inaugural Meeting Evidence Session

Last week the Child of the North APPG held its…

Health research funding to the North of England doubles to over £100m in latest BRC funding round
October 14th 2022
Health research funding to the North of England doubles to…

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