High blood pressure is one of the leading risk factors for premature death and disability, and can lead to stroke, heart attack, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and dementia. Conditions caused by high blood pressure cost the NHS over £2 …
Today, we’re launching Healthier Lives, Diabetes: a new tool to track how we’re tackling diabetes in different areas of England. What’s new is the way it illustrates the risk factors for and care of people with diabetes across different communities …
Health and wellbeing boards up and down the country are leading local efforts to reduce premature mortality, helping people and communities move towards better health and reducing demand on hard-pressed local authority and health resources. Tackling the epidemic of chronic …