Join us for #DEPFEST25
4th - 6th November 2025
The impact of poverty is catastrophic on communities from the most deprived neighbourhoods. DepFest is not a celebration of poverty but an event that celebrates best practice in these hard-pressed areas. By bringing together practitioners, academics, politicians and those with lived experience, we dare to hope that things can and will change for those impacted by health inequalities.
On the back of the success of our previous conferences and other professional development training, this year we are combining them into one Deprivation Festival where you can mix and match which content you engage with.
Experts in health inequalities
We are a clinically-led and evidence-based not-for-profit, passionate about reducing the impact poverty has on health.
Good health should be shared with all. It should not be damaged by social or economic disadvantage.
We exist to mitigate the effects of the inverse care law, adding capacity to systems which are otherwise overwhelmed by complex needs.
We conduct on-the-ground work to identify challenges, pilot solutions, build an evidence base and then work alongside local and national organisations and policy makers to implement system change.
Shared Health supports homeless families locally in Greater Manchester while also working strategically to promote system change regionally and nationally through the APPG for Households in Temporary Accommodation.
How we do it
We work by promoting innovation, integrated working and co-production.
Innovation
We ensure we are not duplicating but provide unique solutions and promoting best practice. We are not afraid to take risks and learn just as much from what doesn’t work as what does.
Integrated working
Improving health outcomes should not be down to one sector alone. We ensure the VCSE, health, education, social care and political sectors are working together - promoting the idea that it is everyone’s responsibility to support the health of our communities.
Co-production
We are strong advocates that there is a wealth of knowledge and solutions amongst our communities. Our work, projects and outcomes happen with our communities, not to them.
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Partners and networks
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Projects
We work on innovative projects that have a measurable impact. From preparing health professionals to tackle health inequality, to building resilience in vulnerable patients, to advocating for disadvantaged families.
Events
Learn more about the conferences, training days and other events we organise.
Come curious ready to learn, listen and exchange ideas.
Publications
We always share our findings and recommendations from our work, in the hope that others will build on our efforts both at clinical and policy level.
About Us
Our team combines expertise from health, education and VCSEs to find what works in tackling complex health and social care problems, and help to implement it.
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