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The number of people in England dying early from heart and circulatory diseases has risen to the highest level in over a decade. This lost progress will only worsen the widening health inequalities. Protecting the nation’s hearts should be a top priority to shrink the health gap between the richest and poorest.

Now could not be a more pressing time to discuss the issue of health inequity, the focus of our conference How Can We Dismantle Health Together – National Voices’ conference to realise the power of the voluntary sector (Mar 2, 9, 16, 23). COVID-19 has made pre-existing health inequities starker, and generated fresh injustice. The stakes could not be higher, yet the barriers to change are also significant and complex – nowhere more so than in the area of racial inequality.

As the ONS publish their Health Index 2020, Deputy National Statistician Emma Rourke explores its findings and explains how the data is already helping shape local health provision.

Sherone Phillips tells us more about herself, and what motivated her to apply to become a National Voices Trustee

Proud 2 b Parents is committed to supporting LGBT+ parents, carers, and their children, ensuring they have access to inclusive and equitable healthcare. Despite progress, many health services still fail to address the unique needs of LGBT+ families. This blog surfaces the challenges our community faces, and what healthcare providers can do to make meaningful change.