Champs Directors launch All Together Fairer Neighbourhoods to support prevention and tackle health inequalities across Cheshire and Merseyside
Friday, 13 March 2026
Cheshire and Merseyside’s Champs Public Health Collaborative Directors have published All Together Fairer Neighbourhoods – An evidence‑based framework for Cheshire and Merseyside to support the creation of local neighbourhood health plans.
The framework, endorsed by the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) Neighbourhood Health Board, has been developed collaboratively by the nine Directors of Public Health and the NHS Director of Population Health to support Health and Wellbeing Boards and system partners as neighbourhood models continue to evolve in line with Fit for the Future: the 10 Year Health Plan for England. The principles outlined in the publication have been endorsed by a wide range of partners including Cheshire and Merseyside’s dedicated Neighbourhood Health Board.
All Together Fairer Neighbourhoods builds on the established All Together Fairer commitment to tackling health inequalities across the life course, grounded in the Marmot principles. It provides a clear and consistent foundation to help local areas translate national ambition into practical, locally led action.
Neighbourhoods provide a critical scale for delivering prevention and addressing the wider determinants of health. By aligning local government, the NHS and voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise partners around shared priorities, neighbourhood approaches can strengthen community resilience, reduce inequalities and improve population health outcomes.
All Together Fairer Neighbourhoods sets out six guiding principles, including co-production and community power, prevention and tackling inequalities, ‘one team’ system leadership, outcomes-focused delivery, alignment across strategies and the effective use of local data and intelligence. The framework also highlights examples of neighbourhood-level work already underway across Cheshire and Merseyside, demonstrating how partners are embedding prevention, collaboration and equity into practice.
Professor Helen Bromley, Director of Public Health for Cheshire West and Chester and Lead Director for All Together Fairer Neighbourhoods on behalf of Champs Directors, said:
“Across Cheshire and Merseyside, partners are already working in neighbourhoods to strengthen prevention and tackle inequalities. All Together Fairer Neighbourhoods brings that work together under a shared set of guiding principles, helping us align effort, build on community assets and maintain a strong focus on outcomes.
“This framework demonstrates the strength of public health leadership across our subregion. By working collectively and consistently, we can ensure neighbourhood approaches are rooted in evidence, shaped by communities and focused on reducing avoidable health inequalities.”
This publication follows discussions in 2025 between senior leaders across Cheshire and Merseyside and Professor Sir Michael Marmot on the future of neighbourhood health and the importance of addressing inequalities through coordinated, place-based action. Louise Gittins represented Cheshire and Warrington, and Steve Rotheram attended on behalf of the Liverpool City Region.
In a joint introduction to All Together Fairer Neighbourhoods, Louise and Steve say:
“Across both Cheshire and Warrington and the Liverpool City Region, we share many of the same challenges: persistent health inequalities, growing demand on public services, and increasing pressure on resources. We also share a strong track record of collaboration, innovation and leadership on prevention and population health. All Together Fairer Neighbourhoods reflects our collective determination to build on that strength by providing a shared approach that supports local leadership, empowers communities and helps turn national ambition into practical, locally led action.
“Most importantly, the creation of All Together Fairer Neighbourhoods reflects our belief that by working together across organisations, across places and alongside residents, we can continue to build a fairer, healthier Cheshire and Merseyside.”
To find out more about All Together Fairer, visit the Champs Public Health Collaborative website.