Hosted in partnership with Policy@Manchester, this event explored the impact of health inequalities and wellbeing on employment.
Centre for Cities, in partnership with Policy@Manchester, hosted a panel discussion exploring the impact of health inequalities and wellbeing on productivity, how to effectively connect areas such as housing and education with health and employment, and what ‘levelling up’ health inequalities could mean for places with lower productivity.
Speakers were:
Professor Matthew Ashton, Head of Public Health, Liverpool City Council
Alison McGovern MP, Shadow Minister for Employment
Dr Luke Munford, Senior Lecturer in Health Economics, University of Manchester
Sir Stephen Houghton CBE, Leader of Barnsley Council
Chair: Andrew Carter, Chief Executive, Centre for Cities
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Centre for Cities and regional leaders welcomed this year's Labour Party Conference to Liverpool.
Hosted in partnership with the CIOB, this event explored the impact of the UK's skills deficit on productivity and the role of skills in reducing regional inequality.
We spoke to Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool City Region at Labour Party Conference 2022.
South Yorkshire's second Metro Mayor, Oliver Coppard, joined us at Labour Party Conference 2022.
Mayor Andy Burnham joined us to discuss his priorities for Greater Manchester at Labour Party Conference 2022
At this event we discussed what policymakers at the national, regional and local levels should focus on to ensure growth in cities can flourish and maximise the UK's economic potential.
