Trust tackles poverty barriers to healthcare

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

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.

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.

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.

Think-tank sets out seven priorities for tackling health inequalities

By Lee Peart 30 September 2024

A new report from The King’s Fund has set out seven priorities for the NHS in tackling health inequalities.