Summary
Public Health England (PHE) have published their second “Health Profile for England” report. This attempts to give a comprehensive and up-to-date summary of the population’s health in England, with projections for the future. Evidence in this annual report is intended to inform the NHS long term (10 year) plan. The main section headings comprise:
- Population change and life expectancy.
- Trends in mortality.
- Trends in morbidity and risk factors.
- Health of children in the early years.
- Inequality in health.
- Wider determinants of health.
- Current and emerging health protection issues.
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Roberts, M. (2018). England facing ‘changing health needs’. London: BBC Health News, September 11th 2018.
See also:
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Current and future state of nation’s health revealed. [Online]: Public Health England (PHE), September 11th 2018.
This relates to:
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Health profile for England: 2018. London: Public Health England, September 11th 2018.
“ …average life expectancy has reached 79.6 years for men and 83.2 for women. In 2017, there were 1.35 million people aged 85 and over in England – nearly three times more than in 1971. …people can expect to live about 63 years in good health; that means men face about 16 years of ill health – a fifth of their life – and women more than 19 years – nearly a quarter of their life – in poor health”.
The individual chapters are:
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Chapter 1: Population change and trends in life expectancy. [Online]: Public Health England (PHE), September 11th 2018. PHE Publication Gateway Reference No. 2018340.
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Chapter 2: Trends in mortality. [Online]: Public Health England (PHE), September 11th 2018. PHE Publication Gateway Reference No. 2018340.
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Chapter 3: Trends in morbidity and risk factors. [Online]: Public Health England (PHE), September 11th 2018. PHE Publication Gateway Reference No. 2018340.
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Chapter 4: Health of children in the early years. [Online]: Public Health England (PHE), September 11th 2018. PHE Publication Gateway Reference No. 2018340.
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Chapter 5: Inequalities in health. [Online]: Public Health England (PHE), September 11th 2018. PHE Publication Gateway Reference No. 2018340.
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Chapter 6: Wider determinants of health. [Online]: Public Health England (PHE), September 11th 2018. PHE Publication Gateway Reference No. 2018340.
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Chapter 7: Current and emerging health protection issues. [Online]: Public Health England (PHE), September 11th 2018. PHE Publication Gateway Reference No. 2018340.
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Methods, data and definitions issues. [Online]: Public Health England (PHE), September 11th 2018. PHE Publication Gateway Reference No. 2018340.
Early News on the NHS Ten Year Plan (Under Development)
There are, apparently, nineteen workstreams devoted to different policy areas. There is an NHS England consultation inviting opinions. Early BBC News commentary:
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Pym, H. (2018). What will the NHS 10-year plan look like? London: BBC Health News, September 13th 2018.
Health Profile for England: 2017 First Edition (PHE)
The earlier 2017 report may still be of interest:
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Health profile for England: 2017. London: Public Health England, July 13th 2018.
