Sir Michael Marmot revisited his landmark study of health inequality in England and found that after ten-years of austerity life expectancy has stalled while years spent in ill health have increased and so has inequality between socio-economic groups and regions.
The Health Foundation, which funded the work, called for a significant package of government action in policy areas known to impact on health; but the Institute for Fiscal Studies warned in another report that chancellor Rishi Sunak will have difficult choices to deliver the government’s election promises in his first Budget. Also this week: we are going to Digital Health Rewired – and hope to see you there!
