Tackling health inequality is core to the NHS Constitution, values and purpose. A person’s chances of enjoying good health and a longer life are influenced by the socio-economic circumstances in which they are born, grow, work, live and age.

Inequalities in health harm individuals, families and communities – and they are expensive to the public purse. Since 2010 improvements in life expectancy in England have stalled and the amount of time people spend in poor health increased.

We are seeking to design programmes delivered across a system requiring multi-agency coordinated interventions with all partners and providers, in order to achieve broader socio-economic and health and wellbeing outcomes.

Together we will share knowledge, evidence and insights to increase visibility and influence on social equity and equality issues relevant to health. Through this approach, we aim to provide solutions that help tackle wider social problems affecting communities and that are sustainable in the long term.