The NHS Confederation recently hosted a webinar focused on the local growth agenda, the role of acute trusts, and how they can influence local leaders. Yorkshire Universities (YU) Executive Director, Dr Peter O’Brien, was invited to speak at the event to provide broad insights from the higher education sector and regional perspectives from higher education …
Civic, business, and university leaders met in Parliament yesterday (Tuesday) to show how Yorkshire can provide a “blueprint” for the new Labour government, regional mayors, and businesses to address health and economic equalities that cost UK plc at least £180bn a year. The event, sponsored by Fabian Hamilton, MP for Leeds North East, heard how …
This op-ed was originally published online by Northern Agenda on 26 February 2024 Dr Peter O’Brien, Executive Director of YU I passionately believe a more productive, more prosperous, and more resilient, Yorkshire, should be founded on creating and sustaining a healthier population and workforce of today and tomorrow – and universities have a crucial role …
Devolving health powers and investment to local areas is key to tackling a “burning platform” of health and economic inequalities between Yorkshire and other parts of the UK, according to a powerful white paper published today. The white paper argues that meaningful devolution that allows local leaders to lead is the best way to tackle …
Dr Juan Pablo Winter, Policy Fellow Y-PERN – Hull & East Yorkshire The recently released Community Life Survey 2021/22 (CLS) revealed that civic engagement and participation rates in England were lower than in previous years and present significant differences across participants’ income, age and place of residence. Those living in the least deprived areas (4th …
Dr Richard Whittle, Chief Policy Fellow, Y-PERN In this blog I will briefly look at the contribution Behavioural Public Policy can make to solving the UK housing crisis. Note however I say contribute toward and not solve. Much of the criticism of behavioural science in policy revolves around it solely being the policy rather than …
UPDATE: The recording and a collection of speaker slide decks from the day are available for you to access here on the Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Network website. Yorkshire Universities will today (26 May) join student welfare officers and health professionals to learn more about some of the established, innovative and successful examples of …
James Ransom, YU Associate
Universities UK launched a report today on the potential impact of the UK’s universities over the next five years. I wrote the report, which forms part of the #GettingResults campaign – showcasing the key role UK universities are set to play in the economic and social recovery from Covid-19.
In July 2020, Yorkshire Universities, the Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network and the NHS Confederation published Levelling Up Yorkshire and Humber: health as the new wealth post-COVID. The report set out the bold actions that are needed by local and national leadership to embed a renewed focus on health, tackle long-standing regional inequalities, and boost future investment in Yorkshire’s health and life sciences assets as we begin living with and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 February 2021, 10:30-12:00, via MS Teams