In 1997, the Government announced that it would put reducing health inequalities at the heart of tackling the root causes of ill health to create a fairer society and to reduce the costs associated with ill health.
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THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
LSE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
(Statement from the Royal Anniversary Trust)
Applying research to the advancement of global health and social care policy Over a period of twenty years the University’s research centre has brought together multidisciplinary approaches and innovative methods to address
challenges in health and social care in the UK, Europe and internationally. This has been achieved through the modelling of demographic change and its consequences and implications, pioneering work on the NHS and
comparative health systems analysis, cutting edge research into the impact of EU law and governance on health systems, and through extensive contributions to health and social care policy developments in many countries. The work is widely seen as unique in its continuing ability to bridge the gap between research and policy. It is widely and frequently referenced by policy makers and has contributed to raising the quality of evidence-based policy making within government. Practical applications of the work have led to improvements in choice and competition in the
National Health Service and the implementation of clinical governance and ‘star rating’ of the NHS in England, the overhaul of national stroke services, and groundbreaking research on the shaping of new models for care management in the community which have underpinned legislation.
Beyond the UK, the University’s leading role in the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies is a notable instance of its success in combining technical competence with a clear focus on the contexts and drivers of policy, and in forming networks and partnerships with other leading academic institutions, governments and organisations. This has enabled the work to be efficiently transmitted to the international scene. Five large postgraduate programmes are delivered, attracting high quality students from around the world and helping to prepare a well trained cadre of future leaders in health and social care policy.
In this Commentary, we assess the changes to average incomes, inequality and poverty that have occurred since 1979, with a particular focus on the changes that have occurred in the latest year of data (2008-09) and since 1996-97. This analysis is based upon the latest figures from the DWP's Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series, published on 20 May 2010 (Department for Work and Pensions, 2010). The HBAI series takes household income as its measure of living standards, and is derived from the Family Resources Survey, a survey of around 25,000 households in the United Kingdom that asks detailed questions about income from a range of sources.
This online spreadsheet accompanies the report, showing trends in average incomes, inequality and poverty since 1961.
Our health and social care system is in flux. The new coalition government is setting out a fresh set of priorities for the NHS, and the fiscal crisis is already forcing difficult choices over the funding and organisation of social care services. Yet without fundamental reform to our health and care systems, short term measures will struggle to cope with the challenge of a changing society and daunting new demands. In this report, the 2020 Commission's health working group sets out how three shifts - in culture, power and finance - could provide the framework for such fundamental reform.
http://www.2020publicservicestrust.org/publications/item.asp?d=2625
Resilience and the recession in six deprived communities: Preparing for worse to come?
How people living in six economically vulnerable areas have perceived the early stages of the economic downturn.
JRF commissioned this paper as part of its programme on poverty and place, which aims to understand how where people live affects their experiences of living in or on the margins of poverty.
The paper:
- reports on some of the findings so far from the poverty and place programme, examining the interaction between 'poverty' and 'place' in six relatively deprived neighbourhoods across Britain;
- focuses on the perceptions and experiences of people living in economically vulnerable areas during the early stages of the recession;
- examines what will make some people, and some communities, more resilient in the face of continuing economic hardship.
What impact is the current recession having on disadvantaged communities and what can we learn from evidence from previous recessions?
This Round-up:
- explores the relationship between previous and current unemployment trends;
- shows which areas have been hardest hit by the recession;
- suggests how local authorities, community and voluntary organisations can help maintain gains and 'recession-proof' the poorest communities.
This summary is published alongside 'Communities in recession: the reality in four neighbourhoods', documenting the impact the recession is having on four different communities.
‘What greater inequality can there be than to die younger and to suffer more illness throughout your life as a result of where you live, what job you do and how much your parents earned.’ So said Yvette Cooper, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, launching the consultation paper Tackling Health Inequalities. Here, Tim Marsh examines this latest government initiative, together with the national health inequalities targets, and asks whether they are likely to be successful in reducing the health gap between rich and poor.
Read more http://www.cpag.org.uk/info/Povertyarticles/Poverty110/health.htm