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Articles tagged with: health inequalities
Government Maternity Disparities Taskforce Only Met Twice Last Year
Health
Government Maternity Disparities Taskforce Only Met Twice Last Year
The government taskforce responsible for tackling disparities in maternity care only met twice in 2023, despite its terms of reference saying it would meet every two months.
Government must go further and faster to reduce health disparities
Health
By Lisa Cameron MP
Government must go further and faster to reduce health disparities
In the United Kingdom, a disconcerting reality is that health inequalities continue to plague the population.
The Policy Shift Required: Embracing Technology to Bridge the UK's Health Inequality Gap Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
The Policy Shift Required: Embracing Technology to Bridge the UK's Health Inequality Gap
By drawing on the power of technology, policymakers have the potential to reduce the UK's stark health inequalities and save lives.
Work = Health = Wealth? Why UK businesses must step forward to shape a healthier future Partner content
Health
By Total Politics Impact
Work = Health = Wealth? Why UK businesses must step forward to shape a healthier future
If the relationship between work and health was not at the forefront of policy discussions 5 years ago, it certainly is now. The pandemic triggered a much wider awareness of the relationship between the jobs people do, the places that they work, and the impact on their health. But what steps should UK businesses take to ensure a healthier nation? A Legal & General supported webinar explored the key issues.
Why the new Health Secretary should prioritise tackling health inequalities Partner content
Health
By Sanofi
Why the new Health Secretary should prioritise tackling health inequalities
As the NHS faces another challenging winter the case for taking action to address disparities in respiratory care has never been more urgent.
Government must do more to prevent health inequalities widening as the cost of living bites
Health
By Peter Dowd MP
Government must do more to prevent health inequalities widening as the cost of living bites
This winter, the United Kingdom is facing a cost of living crisis which threatens to plunge thousands of families deep into poverty and puts their health and wellbeing at risk.
Acting on health inequalities will save lives and money Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Acting on health inequalities will save lives and money
Across the UK, disparities in health and care are the most visible part of the levelling-up agenda – and tackling them is central to bridging regional gaps in wealth and productivity, say experts and Parliamentarians.
Saving Brains: the ‘postcode lottery’ of stroke treatment risks health outcomes and NHS finances Partner content
Health
By Stroke Association
Saving Brains: the ‘postcode lottery’ of stroke treatment risks health outcomes and NHS finances
Thrombectomy treatment saves brains, saves money and changes lives. It can transform stroke recovery in an instant and would save the NHS £73 million each year. So why do three quarters of the patients who need it miss out?
Escaping the Junk Food cycle: is it possible? Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
Escaping the Junk Food cycle: is it possible?
National Junk Food Day is celebrated every year on July 21st as a celebration of the foods people like to snack on. Pitched as the ultimate ‘cheat day’, the reality for many, is this is their everyday diet thanks to the ease of accessibility and affordability of these foods.
Health Disparities White Paper must level up heart health Partner content
Environment
By British Heart Foundation
Health Disparities White Paper must level up heart health
For a child growing up in Blackpool – let’s call her Mia – the barriers to good heart health are set early on.
We must change the failing approach to ill health
Health
By Grace Everest
We must change the failing approach to ill health
The UK’s health looks increasingly frayed and unequal. Even prior to the pandemic, people were living more years in poor health, life expectancy gains had stalled, and inequalities were widening.
The Henry Dimbleby Interview: Breaking The Junk Food Cycle
Health
By John Johnston
The Henry Dimbleby Interview: Breaking The Junk Food Cycle
As Henry Dimbleby awaits a formal response to his National Food Strategy report, the government’s food tsar explains why state action is crucial if Britain is to break the damaging junk food cycle and reverse the constant rise in obesity figures.
The levelling up white paper lacks the detail and funding needed to address health inequalities
Health
By Katherine Merrifield and Gwen Nightingale
The levelling up white paper lacks the detail and funding needed to address health inequalities
The “levelling up” express was long overdue. Passengers were close to giving up and wondering if they needed to make their own way to their destinations. Three years later and the white paper is finally here.
Why we need a plan to 'level up' oral health and fight regional inequalities Partner content
Health
By Mars Wrigley
Why we need a plan to 'level up' oral health and fight regional inequalities
Analysis of health data conducted by the Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programme has found significant oral health disparities across the country. To tackle the problem and avoid worsening inequalities, the nation needs a plan to level up oral health, improve access to dental care and increase education around preventative methods.
Health inequalities leave those in deprived regions most at risk of cancer Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Health inequalities leave those in deprived regions most at risk of cancer
Financial and health inequalities are seeing cancer care in the most deprived regions of the UK fall behind – so how can we level up prevention, diagnosis, and treatment?
A cross-government strategy is vital to tackle growing health inequalities and level up
Health
By Peter Dowd MP
A cross-government strategy is vital to tackle growing health inequalities and level up
The pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the inequalities that have existed in our society for far too long.
Partner content
Health
How the digital healthcare revolution leaves the most vulnerable behind
Digital technology in healthcare was vital during the COVID-19 pandemic to make sure that people maintained access to health services when they were not available in-person. However, the move to digital healthcare disadvantaged some patients and placed them at risk of greater inequality and vulnerability. Here, Dr Omer Ali, Dr Elizabeth Dalgarno, Dr Claudia Pagliari and Professor Arpana Verma explore who might be left behind in the move to digital healthcare and what policymakers can do to mitigate against emergent inequalities.
The Health and Care Bill: legislation struggling to catch up with reality
Health
By Lord Crisp
The Health and Care Bill: legislation struggling to catch up with reality
The Health and Care Bill currently being debated in the Lords is a case of legislation struggling to catch up with a changed reality.
When it comes to levelling up, the UK’s fractured health outcomes should be high on the agenda Partner content
Coronavirus
By Policy@Manchester
When it comes to levelling up, the UK’s fractured health outcomes should be high on the agenda
A new report reveals stark disparities in the way Covid-19 affected different areas of the country – so can policy heal the UK’s North-South health divide?
Rising Energy Costs Will 'Hasten The Death' Of Terminally Ill People, Government Warned
Health
Rising Energy Costs Will "Hasten The Death" Of Terminally Ill People, Government Warned
Leading hospice charity Marie Curie has warned a rise in energy costs will push terminally ill people into fuel poverty during the winter months.
‘Levelling up’ must include reducing health inequalities Partner content
Environment
By Microsoft
‘Levelling up’ must include reducing health inequalities
The Prime Minister has begun to set out in earnest his plans for levelling up the UK. Not only does he want to bridge long-standing divides in economic performance between the regions, but also the great disparities there are regionally in healthy life expectancy.