A top North East professor has warned the Government must not ditch its commitments to Levelling Up health in areas like the North East - and said that implementing "trickle-down" policies is likely to exacerbate the cost-of-living crisis and create new health crises.
Prof Clare Bambra - of Newcastle University 's faculty of medical sciences - said she would be "deeply disappointed" if, as rumoured, the Government ditches the promised White Paper on health disparities. As the new PM Liz Truss used Conservative Party Conference to reaffirm her plan to make "difficult choices" in pursuit of economic growth.
The previous, Boris Johnson-led, Government has promised a key policy paper setting out how it would seek to tackle health disparities - but the Guardian reported this had been cancelled. The Department of Health and Social Care has denied this, saying "no decisions have been taken".
