Twenty-two of the North’s leaders in health and life sciences have written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urging him to address significant regional inequalities in health research funding. The NHSA’s analysis of funding for health research published this week shows in 2022 the North received £405 million for research funding, compared to the £1.69 billion awarded to London, Oxford, and Cambridge. In the North, Greater Manchester was awarded the most direct funding at £42.10 per person - however this was still significantly