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Government urged to invest in public leisure facilities

By Lee Peart 05 August 2025

A coalition of local government and sports and leisure organisations has urged the Government to ensure £400m of Spending Review funding for grassroots sports facilities goes towards vital communit...

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NHS review to tackle LGBT+ inequalities

By Lee Peart 29 July 2025

A first ever review has been launched to tackle health inequalities experience by LGBT+ people in the NHS.

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Waiting list breakdowns to help tackle health inequalities

By Lee Peart 17 July 2025

New NHS data has been published to help hospitals address unfair elective waits for working class and minority patients.

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Research aims to address health inequalities in Deaf communities

By Lee Peart 15 July 2025

Researchers at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) are leading a new study to tackle long-standing health inequalities in the Deaf* community.

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Premature deaths twice as likely in deprived areas, analysis finds

By Lee Peart 08 July 2025

People are almost twice as likely to die before the age of 75 in local authority areas with the highest rates of premature deaths than those with the lowest rates, new analysis has found.

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Life expectancy gap grows between least and most deprived areas

By Lee Peart 07 July 2025

The gap in life expectancy between the least and most deprived areas of England has grown, according to the latest statistics.

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Trust tackles poverty barriers to healthcare

By Lee Peart 13 June 2025

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with charity Children North East on reducing unfairness and barriers to healthcare for those living in poverty.

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CQC develops ICS framework to address inequalities

By Lee Peart 12 February 2025

A self-assessment and improvement framework has been developed to help ICSs address health inequalities.

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Government urged to introduce national health inequalities strategy

By Lee Peart 06 February 2025

A Local Government Association (LGA) report has urged the Government to introduce a national health inequalities strategy to tackle England’s widening health inequality gap.

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Call for new devolution framework to tackle health inequalities

By Lee Peart 24 October 2024

A report has called for a new devolution framework to address health inequalities and the creation of a local government finance taskforce to ensure funding is distributed according to need.

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