Report 6/2021
Build Back Fairer in Greater Manchester: Health Equity and Dignified Lives by UCL Institute of Health Equity

Build Back Fairer in Greater Manchester: Health Equity and Dignified Lives

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Summary

Commissioned by the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership this reviewBuild Back Fairer in Greater Manchester: Health Equity and Dignified Lives’, includes bold and ambitious recommendations on how to reduce health inequities and build back fairer from the COVID-19 pandemic for future generations. A new Framework is part of the review and comes as life expectancy falls for everyone across the UK, and health inequities widen, at a cost of £39 billion every year. 

The IHE’s Director, Professor Sir Michael Marmot, said "if the government is serious about levelling up health inequities, equity of health and wellbeing must be at the heart of government and business strategy rather narrow economic goals".

A press release  and a briefing note are available to read and download.

The press release includes:  

  • Comments from both UCL IHE Director, Prof. Michael Marmot and Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham 

  • A summary of the Key Recommendations from the new review: ‘Build Back Fairer in Greater Manchester: Health Equity and Dignified Lives’. 

Webinar and Report Launch - Watch the recorded event

Build Back Fairer in Greater Manchester - Recommendations for health equity and dignified lives for the UK’s first Marmot city region.

The webinar event marked the publication of the Review and its bold and ambitious recommendations.

Professor Sir Michael Marmot, of University College London, joined Greater Manchester leaders to discuss the review and recommendations for health equity and dignified lives for the UK's first Marmot city region.

#BuildBackFairer

Note:
 IHE continue to work closely with other cities and regions, including Coventry, for which a city evaluation was produced in 2020, and have begun programmes of work with Cheshire and Merseyside and Cumbria and Lancashire.