Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable death in England. It is estimated that in 2013, 79,900 deaths in adults aged 35 and over were caused by smoking, this equates to 17% of all deaths in this age group. Data …
Improving the health of our most vulnerable families is one of the most complex, but potentially rewarding challenges we face. However, it cannot be tackled in isolation. It requires services to be joined up around the family, intervening at an …
We don’t think homelessness will happen to us, our family or friends. People living on the street didn’t think it would happen to them. We don’t plan for homelessness. It often results from a combination of events such as relationship …
Some sections of society have poorer health than others. Most strikingly, people from the most affluent areas of the country will have almost 20 more years of healthy life than those in the most disadvantaged areas. This is a central …
We all know there can be huge gaps in life expectancy experienced between different stops on the tube or an equivalent bus route, in Bath or Blackpool, Plymouth, Coventry, Nottingham or Sheffield. Familiarity with these gaps can dim their power …
Monday was World Hepatitis Day, the annual awareness raising day coordinated by the World Hepatitis Alliance. Over 170 organisations who work in the field of viral hepatitis, representing every region of the world are involved, and our own Dr. Helen Harris …
The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, and the Managing Director of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, both made important contributions recently to the debate on the importance of addressing inequality. They spoke about how inequalities are leading to …
Some sections of society have poorer health than others. Most strikingly, people from the most affluent areas of the country will have almost 20 more years of healthy life than those in the most disadvantaged areas. This is a central …
