Labour Party Conference 2023
A summary and gallery from the 2023 Labour Party Conference
11th October 2023
The NHSA, along with various partners and members, held a series of roundtables and panel events on Monday October 9 2023 at the Labour Party Conference event.
Below are pictures taken from the event
Building the UK life sciences supercluster: how health innovation clusters across the UK can support the 21st century NHS?
Host: Northern Health Science Alliance
- Dr Seamus O’Neill Chief Executive of the NHSA, Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister Science Research and Innovation
The event included representatives from:
- University of Liverpool
- Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
- ABPI
- Stephenson Mohl
- Bruntwood SciTech
- Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester
- Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
- University of Leeds

Economic inactivity: a public health approach to the UK’s productivity crisis
Host: Health Equity North
- Health Equity North Directors
- L-R Chris Thomas, Dr Luke Munford, Graeme Whitfield, Debbie Abrahams MP, Professor Clare Bambra
Speakers
- Graeme Whitfield, Editor at The Journal (Chair)
- Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, and Chair of the Health in all Policies APPG
- Chris Thomas, Head of Commission on Health and Prosperity at IPPR
- Professor Clare Bambra, Academic Co-Director at Health Equity North, and Professor of Public Health at Newcastle University
- Dr Luke Munford, Academic Co-Director Health Equity North, and Health Economist at the University of Manchester

The Child Poverty Emergency – how do we build a fairer Britain for our Children?
- L-R Kim Johnson MP, Anne Longfield, Professor David Taylor-Robinson, Kim McGuiness, Dean, Alyssa, Professor Kate Pickett
- L-R Anne Longfield CBE, Professor David Taylor-Robinson, Kim Johnson MP, Dean, Alyssa, Professor Kate Pickett, Kim McGuiness,
Host: Health Equity North
Speakers
- Kim McGuinness, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner (Chair)
- Kim Johnson, MP for Liverpool Riverside, and Vice Chair of the APPG for Child of the North
- Anne Longfield CBE, Chair of the Commission on Young Lives
- Professor Kate Pickett, Academic Co-Director Health Equity North, and Professor of Epidemiology, University of York
- Professor David Taylor-Robinson, Academic Co-Director Health Equity North, and Professor of Public Health and Policy at the University of Liverpool
- Alyssa and Dean – young representatives from the University of Liverpool’s Young Person Advisory Group

Unleashing opportunity through regional devolution
Private Panel Event
Host: Stephenson-Mohl
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Cost of living responses: Who is missing out?
Host: The York Policy Engine
Speakers
- Professors Kate Pickett & John Hudson, University of York / The York Policy Engine.
- Debbie Abrahams MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Richard Burgon MP for Leeds East
- Professor Kate Pickett, Academic Co-Director Health Equity North, and Professor of Epidemiology, University of York
- Professor John Hudson, Professor of Social Policy, University of York

Our Ageing Nation: Poorer, sicker, and unproductive – an inevitable consequence?
Panel event
Host: Newcastle University
- Professor Chris Day, Mario Ambrosi, Liz Twist MP, Professor Justin Durham
Speakers
- Professor Chris Day CBE, Vice-Chancellor & President of Newcastle University (Chair)
- Professor Justin Durham, Academic Director, Health Innovation Neighbourhood
- Mario Ambrosi, Director of Marketing and Communications at Anchor
- Liz Twist MP for Blaydon

Health and Prosperity: How can health and life sciences boost inclusive growth?
Panel event
Host: The Heseltine Institute, The University of Liverpool and Liverpool Health Partners

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