Hannah Davies

Ran a fanzine age 17-18 & a music journalist at university. The misogyny was rampant and uncontrolled. Some incredibly nice people though. Shirley Manson from Garbage and Siouxise Sioux were fantastic

Absolutely delighted to have the fantastic @northumbriauni.bsky.social as the newest members of the NHSA

Hairy Biker and TV presenter Si King has written a foreword for our ‘Food, Health and Nutrition in the North of England’ report, explaining why policymakers must act to equip northern regions with better opportunities for improved diets.

Read more: www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

The Government’s ‘Get Britain Working’ programmes could, within just 2 years, save almost £10bn - meaning every £1 invested in employment support programmes could return between £5.21 and £6.63.

Read more in this new report: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...

Our Exec Director @hannahdavies.bsky.social is speaking today at the Her Circle and @mmhalliance.bsky.social event in Newcastle, which brings together lived and learned experts to explore opportunities for lasting change for perinatal mental health.

The Government could save upwards of £20bn and support over 220,000 people back into employment through return-to-work schemes, according to new analysis.

The ‘Return to Work’ report outlines how the UK’s full productivity potential can be unlocked www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s... 1/3

BLOG: World Food Day 2025: Building a Food-Secure Future for the North - The NHSA The core theme for World Food Day 2025 is “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future”. In our small corner of the world, in the North of England, that call feels especially relevant. The recen...

To mark World Food Day 2025: Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future, @northumbriauni.bsky.social's Professor Iain Brownlee has published a blog discussing the latest Nutrition North report and its roadmap for lessening food insecurity in the North. 1/2

www.thenhsa.co.uk/blog/world-f...

Senior Research Fellow, IPPR North | IPPR The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society.

We're hiring!💥

IPPR North are looking for a senior researcher who has big ideas for the future of our regions. Join us at this pivotal time for our economy and democracy.

Based in Manchester, apply by 31st October.

www.ippr.org/jobs/senior-...

Northumbria University STEM outreach project wins Institute of Physics award Researchers from an outreach group at Northumbria University are celebrating after winning a prestigious 2025 Institute of Physics (IOP) award recognising their work with children and young people acr...

📣Researchers from our @nustem.bsky.social
outreach group are celebrating after winning a prestigious @instituteofphysics.bsky.social
award recognising their work with children and young people across the North East and beyond. 🥇

#STEM #outreach #NorthumbriaUniversity

💡Discover more:

YouTube video by Northern Health Science Alliance Northern Mental Health Network - Professor Derek Tracey

On #WorldMentalHealthDay we sharing the work of our mental health network - @derektracy.bsky.social CMO of NHS Maudsley recently spoke about his work with the COVID Nightingale Hospitals and the mental health implications of the pandemic for NHS staff

Watch the full video at youtu.be/P6oxkaZDLCM

You can now listen to our panel event from Labour Party Conference 2025, where we heard from Kate Proctor from @savechildrenuk.bsky.social, @samrushworthmp.bsky.social, @grahamwhitham.bsky.social, @profkepickett.bsky.social, and Professor David Taylor-Robinson from @liverpooluni.bsky.social. 1/2

Our @childofthenorth.bsky.social Children in Care report showed just how devastating this issue is in the North of England www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...

Today’s @yorkshirepost.co.uk features a column written by @healthequitynorth.bsky.social Exec Director @hannahdavies.bsky.social, who sets out why it’s imperative to scrap the two-child benefit cap if we want to see a reduction in the child poverty rates.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

For children to have their best start in life, health and education partnerships and community collaboration are key. The government must prioritise building a country that works for all children and young people. #ChildrenFirst. Featured logos of Child of the North, N8 Research Partnership, Health Equity North and Centre for Young Lives.

For children to have their best start in life, health and education partnerships and community collaboration are key.

Best Start hubs are a move in the right direction, but partnerships need to be accelerated.

Join our campaign to put #ChildrenFirst

Visit: www.n8research.org.uk/research-foc...

"When we get it right for women, everybody benefits"

Thank you to all speakers - @kirithentwistle.bsky.social, Dame Lesley Regan, @hannahdavies.bsky.social, @louiseckenny.bsky.social - and attendees at our #WomanOfTheNorth panel at #LabourPartyConference

www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/gallery-labo...

Yesterday, our Exec Lead for Corporate Engagement and Cluster Development Mandy Dixon attended a roundtable hosted by @ilcuk.bsky.social and @independentage.bsky.social, identifying politically workable solutions to realise better places to be born, grow up and grow old in.

#OlderPersonsDay

An excellent event underway now - our very own @techhelen.bsky.social representing our members in discussions around data and AI

I'm getting really really fed up at constant reassertion that welfare spending is "out of control" when it is the same as the average for the past few decades.

One reason disability benefit costs have risen is because core support has fallen.

A massive thank you to all who attended and to our panellists for discussing this important issue: @samrushworthmp.bsky.social,
Kate Proctor from @savechildrenuk.bsky.social @grahamwhitham.bsky.social
@profkepickett.bsky.social
Prof David Taylor-Robinson of @liverpooluni.bsky.social 2/2

Great discussions at our #LabourPartyConference2025 panel, emphasising the need to put poverty reduction at the centre of both national and local government priorities. 1/2

A massive thank you to our panellists, Professor Dame Lesley Regan, @kirithentwistle.bsky.social, @louiseckenny.bsky.social, and @hannahdavies.bsky.social. 2/2

Huge thanks to everyone who attended our roundtable on prevention and civic data – special thanks to speakers @louiseckenny.bsky.social, @hannahdavies.bsky.social, Catherine McClennan - Cheshire & Merseyside ICB, Paul Blakeley - Newmarket Strategy & Darcy Ward - TBI Institute for Global Change

Professor David Taylor-Robinson of @liverpooluni.bsky.social will be speaking on our panel event next week, which will explore how national policy and local strategies can work hand-in-hand to reduce child poverty

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/addressing...

Amid reports that MPs and an advisory taskforce will recommend scrapping the two-child limit on benefits, it's worth noting that this step would be the most targeted and cost-effective way for the Government to meet its aim of reducing child poverty ⤵️

NHSA, Child of the North, University of York / York Policy Engine logos along the top. Text reads: Labour Part Conference 2025 / Wireless event: Addressing child health and social inequalities through poverty reduction nationally and locally / Tuesday 30 September, 10-10:45am / Riverside Balcony, ACC, Liverpool / Speaker: Sam Rushworth, MP for Bishop Auckland. Headshot of Sam Rushworth along the bottom

We are delighted that @samrushworthmp.bsky.social, MP for Bishop Auckland, will be joining our panel event at #LabourPartyConference, discussing how to address child health and social inequalities.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/addressing...

Academic Co-Director of @healthequitynorth.bsky.social @profkepickett.bsky.social will be speaking at our #ChildOfTheNorth panel event at #LabourPartyConference next week, touching on the regional inequalities young people are facing www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/addressing...

Purple faded image of Liverpool. NHSA, HEN, and Ageing North logos in top left corner. Text reads: 'Labour Party Conference 2025 / Private roundtable: Delivering the 10 Year Plan in Health inequalities: productivity, mental and physical health across the life course / Monday 29 September, 12:30-13:45, Leonardo Hotel, Liverpool. This event is taking place inside the secure zone.

What is the role of employment and workforce health in tackling health inequalities and driving long-term productivity?

Our #LabourPartyConference roundtable will explore the link between health and productivity, and how to improve outcomes across the life course.

www.thenhsa.co.uk/events/labou...

Purple faded image of Liverpool. NHSA and HEN logo in top left corner. Text reads: 'Labour Party Conference 2025 / Wireless event: Building a Better Future for Northern Women: Health, Opportunity, Equality / Monday 29 September, 14:00 - 14:45, ACC, Riverside Balcony / This event is taking place inside the secure zone.

Hear from an expert panel at our #LabourPartyConference event ‘Building a Better Future for Northern Women’, which includes: @hannahdavies.bsky.social, @kirithentwistle.bsky.social, Professor Dame Lesley Regan, and Professor @louiseckenny.bsky.social.

Join us: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-a...

Not just what’s on the menu - the hidden forces behind food choice Our warts-and-all account of what it's like to do public health research.

“Food insecurity is not about poor choices – it is about a lack of choices.”

Following the Right To Food UK Conference, it was great to read @teessideuni.bsky.social's Helen Moore discuss our Hungry for Change report in a Fuse open science blog post: fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/not-...

Our Exec Lead for Corporate Engagement and Cluster Development Dr Mandy Dixon is attending a breakfast roundtable hosted by @ilcuk.bsky.social & @independentage.bsky.social next week

The event will identify politically workable solutions to realise better places to be born, grow up & grow old in