Hope in the Deep End

Hope in the Deep End is a podcast from the Shared Health Foundation in Greater Manchester. We work in areas of deprivation to reduce the impact of poverty on health.Join us each episode to hear from clinicians, policy workers and advocates working to bring Hope in the Deep End.

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Hope in the Deep End

Rebecca Long-Bailey MP - Politics Series | Hope in the Deep End Podcast

July 09, 2026 • Shared Health

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Welcome to our podcast 'Hope in the Deep End', brought to you by the Shared Health Foundation.

In this podcast series we are exploring all the different complexities of working in areas of deprivation, poverty and entrenched health inequalities. From clinicians to youth workers, we want to inspire, challenge and give inspiration to all those that work in the deep end.

This episode was recorded as part of our Politics Series, where we speak to colleagues from all sides of the House, campaigners and activists about what keeps them hopeful in their work.

Rebecca Long-Bailey has been an MP since May 2015, and currently represents Salford. Amongst the issues she has campaigned for are safe housing, adequate NHS funding, and the State Pension Inequality for Women. Before entering Parliament, she worked as a solicitor, specialising in healthcare cases.

She is a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Households in Temporary Accommodation, which Shared Health is a co-secretariat of.

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