England ’s widening health gap: local places falling behind

This report confirms widening inequalities in life expectancy between regions in England and within local authorities since 2010. These widening inequalities are associated with an average reduction in local authority spending power of 34%. It looks at every local authority in England and, for each, plotted levels of health, inequalities in health and cuts in their spending power. Local authorities fund many of the services e.g., housing, education and social care, which support or ameliorate the drivers of health inequalities. The report shows, since 2010, central government spending cuts to local authorities were highest in areas with lower life expectancy and more health inequalities, further harming health in these places.ReportInstitute of Health Equity - publications
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news