On Friday 9th March, housing leaders from across the East Midlands came together at Leicester Tigers’ for the National Housing Federation’s annual regional conference on ‘Investing in Communities’.

I led a session that looked at the crucial links between housing, health and care. Poor housing and disjointed services have a major impact on people’s health and can prove very costly in the long run.

You can read my speech about what needs to change to improve housing, health and care across the East Midlands, and the rest of the country, by clicking here.