Health in England

The Blair Government instituted a comprehensive programme to reduce health inequalities in England between 1997 and 2010 focused on reducing geographical inequalities in life expectancy. It was targeted at the Spearhead areas - the 20% of local authorities with the worst health and deprivation indicators. More NHS resources were directed to more deprived areas. The strategy was associated with a decline in geographical inequalities in life expectancy, reversing a trend which had increased over a long period.[1]

Activity

A study by Public Health England in 2017 found that 41% of the 15.3 million English adults aged 40 to 60 do not walk for as much as 10 minutes continuously each month at a brisk pace. A quarter of the English population was found to be “inactive” – doing less than 30 minutes of activity per week.[2]

Alcohol

The heaviest-drinking 20% of the population drink almost two thirds of all alcohol consumed.[3]

See also

References
  1. Barr, Ben; Higgerson, James; Whitehead, Margaret (5 July 2017). "Investigating the impact of the English health inequalities strategy: time trend analysis". British Medical Journal. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. "Six million adults fail to walk briskly for 10 minutes each month". Belfast Telegraph. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. "Health at a Glance 2015 How does the United Kingdom compare?" (PDF). OECD. 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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