Health Creation: Wealth Creation – investing in community agency

Held in Manchester on October 2025, Health Creation: Wealth Creation was an in-person event supported by over 180 participants, pioneers and change-makers from many sectors and communities, reimagining together how to build health, social and wealth equity. On the day we explored how to create the conditions for change, why and how to invest in community agency, how neighbourhood health can embed health creation to reduce health inequity and the economic shifts required to build a sustainable future for everyone.

Learn more about what emerged from Health Creation: Wealth Creation – investing in community agency through watching the Summit highlights and session videos, or downloading the presentations.

Identify which of the session videos are most relevant to you – download the Summit Programme.

MORNING SESSIONS

Summit highlights – this short video captures the energy, passion and momentum of the Partnership Summit, a pivotal moment in the movement for health creation. Watch video.

Andy Burnham. Mayor of Greater Manchester shares a video welcoming everyone to the Summit. Watch video.

Morning plenary. Welcome | Community health and economic prosperity | Creating the conditions for change Watch video.

Keynote. Dr Minal Bakhai, Director for Primary Care and Community Transformation & The National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme NHS England. Watch video. Download presentation.

Summit panel session one. Why is investment in community agency so important and how do we do it? Watch video.

Summit breakout one. Health creating communities leading change. Watch video . Download presentation.

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

Afternoon plenary. Health creating reflections from THCA Sector Leads & Lord Victor Adebowale, CBE Watch video. Download presentation.

Summit breakout two. Health creating commissioning. Watch video. Download presentation.

Panel session two. What are the real shifts required to achieve all of this? Watch video.

Closing remarks from THCA CEO and Summit Chair Watch video.

Reflections on Summit

Sponsor Summit reflections video | THCA Non-Executive Director Summit reflections video | THCA Ambassador Summit reflections video

Thank you…

…to David Allbutt (David Alibutt Photography), Alisha Parveen and Abi Jones (University of Salford students) whose photography and videography captured the energy, spirit and insights of this year’s Summit.