Health inequalities - an annual temperature check for the North
Colleagues from across the north will be coming together this week for our annual ‘Due North’ conference.
Northern Region
A year in review - public health successes from the North West
There’s a wonderfully simple but startling timeline on the British Library website – a potted history of the campaign for better public health in Britain which is rather sensationally, but fittingly, entitled “Filth and Fever”. The surprise is the shortness …
Greater Manchester devolution – the public health revolution
Embracing the future is second nature in the North West and Greater Manchester in particular is no stranger to innovation and change – as long ago as the 1600s residents were adopting vegetarianism and their own way of doing things. …
Partnership working in the North
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Paul Johnstone and Jo Whaley, Posted on:
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Health inequalities, Northern Region
Partnership working is a critical tool to addressing health inequalities - the causes of the deep-seated inequalities we have as a nation cannot be addressed by any one agency working alone. Different skills, different relationships and different approaches need to …
Tackling northern health inequalities: The timing couldn’t be better
We all know there can be huge gaps in life expectancy experienced between different stops on the tube or an equivalent bus route, in Bath or Blackpool, Plymouth, Coventry, Nottingham or Sheffield. Familiarity with these gaps can dim their power …
A fairer health deal for the north
Life’s not grim up north. The landscape is some of the most extraordinary in the world. Culturally and creatively, world-class examples abound. The foundations laid by the north of England’s industrial heritage go deep and continue to offer huge opportunity …