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NHS Trust director Mashhuda Kazi critiques the scope of the Levelling Up White Paper and warns that further action will be needed if levelling up is to be achieved.

The WoWW! Business' Kevin M Thomson and Flexicare UK's Jeanette Phillips argue that the current crisis within the NHS is indicative of a wider wellbeing issue across the entire health and social care workforce.

Nuffield Trust fellow Rachel Hutchings emphasises that the Levelling Up agenda comes as an opportunity to address deeply-rooted inequalities in healthcare.

Tallulah Eyres, Policy and Public Affairs Officer for the North at the Chartered Institute of Building [CIOB], writes that government will need to invest in skills and raising educational standards to truly level up the UK.

Crowder Consulting managing director, George Crowder, warns that the Levelling Up agenda will not be delivered without investing in skills to grow the workforce.

James M. Butcher from the National Federation of Builders warns that getting post-16 education right will be critical to plugging the skills gap and that the success of the government's landmark skills legislation will be measured by results.

The National Infrastructure Commission's Bridget Rosewell CBE talks about how increased devolution to help support regional infrastructure plans will be key for economic growth outside of the capital.

Blue Horizon Ventures director Julian Russell discusses how the Levelling Up agenda will be key for cultural assets in the UK.

Paddeco Ltd CEO Joseph Lloyd writes that there has been a collective failure to address the needs of industry by education and there is a need for the Skills & Post-16 Education Act to change this.

Andrew Clowes, headteacher of Hey With Zion Primary School in Oldham, Lancashire, shares his concerns that levelling up is not doing enough to address rising poverty.

Jamie Cater, senior policy manager for employment at industry body Make UK, discusses how Local Skills Improvement Plans and their ambition to bring employers to the centre of skills provision will be key to addressing the labour shortage in key sectors.

Stephen Davis, the CEO and group principal of the United Colleges Group, discusses the need for levelling up in the poorer parts of London as well as in other UK regions.

Association of Employment and Learning Providers boss Jane Hickie highlights that long-term investment and measures will be critical to ensure that the Levelling Up agenda truly drives growth and social mobility.

Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders, highlights that the skills shortage in the construction sector is a longstanding problem and a long-term focus is needed to resolve the issue.