Trends in healthy life expectancy in the age of austerity

Conclusions Our findings are further evidence of changing levels of pre-pandemic population health in the UK. An increasing body of UK and international evidence have attributed these changes to UK Government austerity policies. There is an urgent need, therefore, to reverse cuts to social security and protect the income and health of the poorest across all of the UK.
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tags: Open access Short reports Source Type: research