Health equity

Poverty Is 'Massive' Threat To Nation's Health Post-Covid, Chris Whitty Warns

Lockdown has pushed people "on the borderlines of deprivation" into further hardship, says England's chief medical officer.
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Vaccinating The Homeless Is A 'Moral Duty'. Here's Why

Dr Zahid Chauhan faced abuse for offering the jab to homeless people – but he's now been backed up by the authorities.
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Black Mental And Physical Health

Hosted by Yinka Bokinni, Black health inequalities and advice to improve it are explored in this episode of ‘Black Voices HuffPost UK’. DJ, producer and actor Goldie is joined by Black Ballad head of editorial Jendella Benson.
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Exclusive: Use Sugar Tax Cash To Expand Free School Meals, Ministers Urged

More than 100 public health directors and charity bosses have written to Rishi Sunak warning 2.4 million children face poverty and food insecurity.
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'Five Times More Likely To Die In Childbirth’: The Health Inequalities For Black Women In UK

From dying in childbirth to being admitted to hospital for Covid-19 – evidence shows Black mothers face the greatest health inequalities of any parent in the UK. The words in this feature, recorded by Black women in Britain, are based on findings from Black Ballad Original Data, MBRRACE-UK and NPEU research at the University of Oxford.
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Life Expectancy Rates Stall For First Time In 100 Years - And Austerity Is To Blame

"This damage to the nation’s health need not have happened. It is shocking," Sir Michael Marmot said as his damning report reveals the effect of a decade of cuts.
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Our NHS Long-Term Plan Will Address Inequalities Faced By BAME Communities

We need a heath service that delivers for everyone, whenever and wherever you need it
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