On 18 June, colleagues and partners from across North East and North Cumbria came together at St James’ Park for the Neighbourhood Health Learning Conference – a day focused on learning, collaboration and practical action to improve health and wellbeing closer to home.
Coordinated by Boost, the event brought together partners from across health and care, local government, the voluntary and community sector, and local communities to strengthen connections and build a shared ambition for neighbourhood health.
“There’s a diverse range of partners here today… talking about how we can make a real difference for our population.”
The day focused on key enablers including leadership, population health intelligence, community power and citizenship.
Participants shared perspectives, explored what neighbourhood health means in practice, and identified opportunities for action.
A strong theme was designing solutions around people and place, with an emphasis on partnership working, co-production, and using both data and lived experience to shape services.
“Everyone has a different interpretation of neighbourhood health… it’s about getting the opportunity to talk about what that means and the role we each play.”
Alongside key insights, a number of practical priorities emerged, including:
There was also a clear focus on earlier intervention and better coordination of care to improve outcomes.
This event marks the start of an ongoing shared learning journey, with outputs shared to support continued collaboration.
Colleagues and partners are invited to get involved in next steps, including:
If you would like to be involved, please get in touch – your insight and experience will help shape the next phase of neighbourhood health across the region.
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed. The energy and commitment shown reflects the strength of partnership working across North East and North Cumbria.
