Latest in my IKEA UK kitchen saga - which began FOUR years ago with a faulty dishwasher(still not replaced) - next week after years of trying was the week everything was going to be fixed, new fridge freezer, worktops, sink, doors etc - and at 2pm I get this. Heart racing

This is am excellent read about my home town

Shildon never gets a 'fair deal' but the people 'refuse to die'

#Shildon

We are delighted to announce that we have welcomed world-renowned children’s hospital 🏥 Alder Hey 💙 as a member of the NHSA.
It was fantastic to formally mark the occasion yesterday with an event at Alder Hey’s new Innovation Hub facilities.
thenhsa.co.uk/2024/04/world-…

Genuinely delighted to have 🏥 Alder Hey 💙 as the newest member of our alliance. Their work with children in the region is inspiring and dedication to tackling child poverty essential

We're delighted to have joined NHSA as we continue to cement our place as a global leader in paediatric health and care 🏥 We're the latest to join the NHSA’s membership alongside 8 other research-intensive NHS Trusts and 10 universities. More info: alderhey.nhs.uk/?p=105426

Our Child of the North APPG goes from strength to strength with 10 new members advocating for children across the North

NEW: Sure Start, England’s first large programme to provide holistic support to families with children under five, greatly improved disadvantaged children’s GCSE results.

Read Nick Ridpath Sarah Cattan Pedro Carneiro’s report, funded by Nuffield Foundation: ifs.org.uk/publications/s…

🙌 A key recommendation in our Child of the North and the Cost of Living crisis report healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/20…

This report references “post viral inflammation”. People suffering with ME have had these same issues for decades. Here’s hoping Long Covid and ME researchers will work together

Great to see this lovely coverage on the ⁦BBC News (UK)⁩ website about ⁦The C-GULL Study⁩ study ⁦University of Liverpool⁩ Meet the babies helping to improve childhood health in Liverpool bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

🗓️ Tomorrow marks an unhappy birthday...

❌ The 7th anniversary of the two-child limit in Universal Credit

🗣️ As proud @endchildpoverty coalition members, we have a message for Department for Work and Pensions ⤵️

⏰ It’s time to scrap this unfair sibling tax because #AllKidsCount

Read updates on:
- Our engagement with northern Mayors & health leaders
- Our director's panel event with Chi Onwurah 💙 & @WesStreeting
- How Health Equity North NIHR ARC Greater Manchester & The University of Manchester analysis on deaths of despair uncovered an adverse impact on the North

mailchi.mp/thenhsa/mar24n…

Really interesting report, and much food for thought - particularly looking at Matt Sutton et all work on Manchester health devo

Levelling up report card: how the Tories’ pledges stack up today.

Luke Munford explains that 'healthy life expectancy is trending downwards, and so we definitely cannot increase HLE by 2035 based on these trends. Things are getting worse, not better.”

theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

No progress made on half of UK government’s levelling-up targets - FAILURE on reducing regional health inequalities which have increased since 2010 theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

Levelling Up - what’s the verdict? Not good when it comes to health Luke Munford & our Health Equity North work quoted in this assessment by Guardian news Kate Pickett Professor Clare Bambra amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

Levelling Up - what’s the verdict? Not good when it comes to health Luke Munford & our Health Equity North work quoted in this assessment by Guardian news Kate Pickett Professor Clare Bambra amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

This year's national #ARCseminar series explores how health inequity cuts across life stages & places - in three webinars:

8 May: Health inequalities in early life
5 June: Regional health inequalities
10 July: Health inequalities in later life

Book here: eventbrite.com/cc/nihr-arcs-n…

3/ today's data doesn't break it down by deprivation (which would show huge inequalities) but there's a lot of variation between regions.

My new stomping ground (the South East) falls sharply from a high base...lots of work to do!

ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

Wow, not seen this before. The UK (excluding London) is shockingly poor. Big problems with a mono-polar economy, even across a multinational union.

h/t John Tomaney on LinkedIn