Centre for health & Care Equity

Mayor Fiaz committed to establishing a centre of excellence on equality in health and social care. The Council is bringing together local community, voluntary and faith groups, universities (UCL, UEL, Queen Mary, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), and health organisations to build the Newham Centre for Health and Care Equity.

🎯 Our Aims

  • Generate actionable insights to promote health equity locally.
  • Enable collaboration between the local authority, NHS, community organisations, and academia.
  • Inform decision-making in Newham and share learning to influence wider change.
  • Ensure communities across Newham are actively involved.

💡 How We Work

The Centre delivers its vision through four key areas:

  1. Co-creating the Centre with communities and partners.
  2. Embedding academia in local practice and vice versa.
  3. Co-delivering evidence-informed and evidence-generating practice.
  4. Improving equity in health and care services.