Local growth plans and the building blocks of health
Recent UK governments have framed economic growth and devolution as mutually reinforcing priorities. As strategic authorities develop local growth plans…
Over the past two years, CLES and The King’s Fund, supported by the Health Foundation, have gathered extensive insights into the effectiveness of devolution in addressing health inequalities. The programme has seen a growing ambition among both established and emerging strategic authorities to embed action on health inequalities into their governance, strategy and delivery.
This final essay sets out a blueprint for new strategic authorities to build healthier and more resilient economies.
This essay was written by the Centre for Local Economies and The King’s Fund, as part of a programme of work commissioned by The Health Foundation.
