Child of the North
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Building a fairer future for children across the North of England between @The_NHSA and @N8research https://t.co/KJN0wKBxHn…
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“The number of children entering local authority care is increasing but the North of England persistently records the highest rates of children in care.”Bishop of Newcastle referencing our APPG report in the House of Lords yesterday
Our academic co-director Prof David Taylor-Robinson of University of Liverpool has spoken to the Rob Parsons podcast about our 'Children in Care in the North of England' report and the inequalities children in the North entering care experience.
Listen to the interview from 32 minutes
Our Children in Care in the North of England Child of the North report summarises evidence on ethnic inequalities in children’s chances of experiencing care in England, decreasing numbers of foster carers, private profiteering, education disadvantages & more healthequitynorth.co.uk/children-in-th…
Health Equity North Child of the North Proud to have led on this report. Proudest of the sections by Mia, Katelin & Amy. Listened, rapt, to the formidable Kirsty. And if you want to hear Wes Streeting and James Daly grilled on policies to prevent care entry, that’s at 16:45 shorturl.at/oqFW5
“The point of being in care is to be cared for.” Following yesterday’s publication of the Child of the North report, today Bishop of Newcastle questioned whether the current care system was up to standard. Full speech 👉bit.ly/4b3NiZ7
.Bishop of Newcastle has spoken at a debate today in the House of Lords referencing our Children in Care in the North of England report released yesterday healthequitynorth.co.uk/children-in-th…
An 11am start today House of Lords and there are two debates I’m speaking in: on the long-term sustainability of the NHS to deliver timely health and social care; and on the number of children in care Child of the North Newcastle Diocese (CofE) Rob Parsons Helen Dalby Church of England in Parliament
Our APPG report on children in care has exposed the regional and social inequalities within the care system in England.
Read more about the findings and recommendations at healthequitynorth.co.uk/children-in-th…
Health Equity North University of York University of Liverpool N8 Research Partnership
Thanks to Graemewhitfield for highlighting the findings of our APPG's Children in Care in the North of England report with Health Equity North on the front page of today's The Journal
Lead author of the Children in Care in the North report, Dr Davara Bennett of University of Liverpool, said the findings showed “the damage caused by cuts to prevention and failure to address the very real problem of child poverty in the North”.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Listen to the incredibly powerful BBC Radio 4
World at One interviews with Dr Davara Bennett of University of Liverpool, lead author of the Health Equity North children in care report released today, and Kirsty who bravely shared her experience of being a parent in the care system bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Fantastic coverage by The Guardian on the APPG report launched examining the children in care burden placed on stretched services in the North of England.