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Reports and publications

Hard to Swallow: The Truth about Head and Neck Cancer Inequalities

Hard to Swallow: The Truth about Head and Neck Cancer Inequalities

March 2026

New report highlights the stark socioeconomic inequalities in head and neck cancer across the UK

Utilising the Prevention Agenda and Civic-Driven Data to Fuel the NHS of the Future

Utilising the Prevention Agenda and Civic-Driven Data to Fuel the NHS of the Future

January 2026

Read our roundtable report from the 2025 Labour Party Conference.

Poor health in the North costing the UK billions in lost productivity

Poor health in the North costing the UK billions in lost productivity

November 2025

Closing the health gap between the North and the rest of England could put an extra £18.4 billion into the economy per year, according to new research.

Estimating the savings and financial benefits to the UK government of return-to-work for people in receipt of Universal Credit

Estimating the savings and financial benefits to the UK government of return-to-work for people in receipt of Universal Credit

October 2025

The Government could save upwards of £20 billion and support more than 220,000 people back into employment through return-to-work schemes, according to our analysis.

NHSA Brochure 2025

NHSA Brochure 2025

October 2025

Find out more about our members, mandate, core capabilities and purpose.

Food, Health and Nutrition in the North of England: Inequalities and opportunities

Food, Health and Nutrition in the North of England: Inequalities and opportunities

October 2025

The report models the potential effectiveness of the Government’s ‘Getting Britain Working’ programmes, showing these savings could be made by the end of this Parliament in 2029 if just 5% of out-of-work people in receipt of Universal Credit returned to work.

Hungry for Change: Tackling Obesity and Food Insecurity in the North of England

Hungry for Change: Tackling Obesity and Food Insecurity in the North of England

July 2025

Families living in areas of higher poverty – such as the North of England – are less likely to have access to healthy, affordable food and more likely to have children who live with obesity.

A report prepared for the Child of the North All-Party Parliamentary Group.

 

Ageing in the North

Ageing in the North

June 2025

Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing – resulting in millions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs.

Childcare should not be a luxury: Exploring experiences of formal and informal childcare in North East England

Childcare should not be a luxury: Exploring experiences of formal and informal childcare in North East England

June 2025

The lack of suitable childcare options is inflicting huge financial and emotional strain on some of the country’s most vulnerable families, according to research

Ghost Towns: The Decline of the High Street and Health Inequalities

Ghost Towns: The Decline of the High Street and Health Inequalities

May 2025

The Government needs to take urgent steps to reverse the deterioration of England’s High Streets – particularly in the North, and in more deprived and coastal areas.

Woman of the North Charter

Woman of the North Charter

May 2025

Read our Mayor-endorsed charter for tackling inequalities experienced by women in the North of England.

Local Economic Impact of the Proposed Changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) by Parliamentary Constituency

Local Economic Impact of the Proposed Changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) by Parliamentary Constituency

May 2025

Proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) could have a “devastating” effect on some of the most deprived communities in northern England.

Annual General Meeting report 2025

Annual General Meeting report 2025

April 2025

Read our AGM report for 2024 – 2025

The Institute for Preventative Health Research (IPHR) – Proposal

The Institute for Preventative Health Research (IPHR) – Proposal

February 2025

Northern leaders have backed a proposal for a new virtual institute to tackle preventable ill health across the North of England, which aims to improve health and boost the UK economy.

Other publications

Other publications

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Mobilising UK Data and AI for All with a National Grid of Civic Learning SystemsView 
Labour Party Conference 2024: Roundtable ReportView 
Woman of the North: Inequality, health and workView 
Navigating the Long Haul: Understanding Long Covid in Northern EnglandView 
Infant Mortality in EnglandView 
NHSA Analysis of the UK Clinical Research Landscape in 2022View 
Ignite Summit 2023 reportView 
Children in Care in the North of EnglandView 
NHSA Annual General Meeting Report 2023View 
Labour Party Conference Roundtable Event ReportView 
Conservative Party Conference Roundtable Event ReportView 
County Durham and Tees Valley: Health, Wealth and (Unequal) Opportunities to ThriveView 
NHSA MedCity Impact reportView 
Targeting Health Inequalities: Realising the potential of targets in reducing health inequalitiesView 
Addressing Education and Health Inequity: Perspectives from the North of EnglandView 
Health Equity North Roundtable ReportView 
Health Equity North report: 2023View 
Child of the North APPG: Child Poverty and the Cost of Living CrisisView 
The Parallel Pandemic COVID-19 and Mental HealthView 
UK-China Roundtable on research and development (R&D) for Future Pandemic Prevention: Testing, Vaccines and Therapeutics (Summary Report)View 
Overcoming health inequalities in ‘left behind’ neighbourhoodsView 
Child of the North: Building a Fairer Future COVID-19View 
A Northern Life Sciences Supercluster: The Economic Potential of a Systemwide ApproachView 
A year of COVID-19 in the North: Regional inequalities in health and economic outcomesView 
Life sciences: Super Clusters for Global Britain and Northern IrelandView 
COVID-19 and the Northern Powerhouse: Tackling Health Inequalities for UK Health and ProductivityView 
Health for Wealth: Building a Healthier Northern Powerhouse for UK ProductivityView 
Health for Wealth executive summaryView 

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