Since 2011, improvements in mortality rates for men and women have stalled – both on average, and in the most and least deprived areas. There are stark and longstanding socioeconomic inequalities in m...
We spoke to Chief Executive of the RSPH, Shirley Cramer, about the competition and how we can take action to avoid the sort of future our winning dystopian short story describes.
Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy at birth are lowest for people living in more deprived areas. The largest gap between people living in the most and least deprived areas is Scotland.
Healthy life expectancy at birth varies across the UK. There is a gap in healthy life expectancy at birth of 19.8 years for women and 17.8 years for men between local authorities in the UK.
Greg Fell is Director of Public Health for Sheffield City Council. Here we follow a busy day in his normal working life. 7am – Emails on the train Work starts when I get on the train. During the journ...
At regional level, the difference in health life expectancy is largest in Scotland. The North East of England has the smallest difference in healthy life expectancy across the region but with a lower ...
Over the last century, a higher percentage of people have survived or are expected to survive, at every age between successive birth cohorts. The improvements in survival for cohorts born in the first...
A preview of some of the big things we’ll be working on over the coming year.
Good health deteriorates faster for men and women living in the most deprived areas.
This report explores the complex relationship between age, health and social care need, and how this is changing. Understanding this dynamic is crucial as likely trends in demand will influence future...
