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North South Divide (16th Feb 12 at 5:23pm UTC)
More pregnant women in northern England smoke, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17056866
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Re: North South Divide (17th Jun 12 at 9:27pm UTC)
Why living in the North means you’re more likely to have an illness-ridden retirement Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2159060/Expect-fewer-disability-free-years-live-North.html#ixzz1y5XKA3nQ
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Re: North South Divide (29th Jun 12 at 9:34pm UTC)
English men live nearly three years longer than Scots http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9364472/English-men-live-nearly-three-years-longer-than-Scots.html
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Re: North South Divide (29th Jun 12 at 9:37pm UTC)
English get less spent on their health than Scots People in England have less spent on their health and fewer nurses to treat them when they fall ill than those in other parts of the UK, the first official report into differences in the NHS across the country has found. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9362393/English-get-less-spent-on-their-health-than-Scots.html
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Re: North South Divide (30th Jun 12 at 5:41am UTC)
According to the last two posts, there is less spent on the English who still live three years longer than the Scots. Go figure
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Re: North South Divide (23rd Aug 12 at 9:14am UTC)
Class divide in health widens, says thinktank King's Fund thinktank finds those with no qualifications are five times more likely to smoke, drink, and neglect diet and exercise http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/23/class-divide-health-widens-thinktank
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Re: North South Divide (23rd Aug 12 at 9:17am UTC)
Public health: when Tony told us to eat five a day, the poorest didn't hear him The bitter irony of New Labour's energetic healthy lifestyle campaigns was that almost everyone got the message except for the party's core communities http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/aug/23/public-health-poorest-werent-listening-five-a-day
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Re: North South Divide (23rd Aug 12 at 9:55pm UTC)
Why middle class is the healthy class: Better-off shun bad habits, reveals think-tank Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2192492/The-great-class-health-divide-widening-better-shun-bad-habits-reveals-thinktank.html#ixzz24PPcVqB1
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Re: North South Divide (23rd Nov 12 at 11:08pm UTC)
Stress and economic climate to blame as Westminster is named impotence capital of England A study showed that 20 per cent of people seeking treatment for the problem live in the South East of England http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/stress-and-economic-climate-to-blame-as-westminster-is-named-impotence-capital-of-england-8347100.html
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Re: North South Divide (18th Mar 13 at 11:59am UTC)
NHS told to do more to 'reduce health inequalities' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21807157
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Re: North South Divide (27th Jul 13 at 8:18am UTC)
Why Blackpool is the most unhealthy place in England Life expectancy in the seaside town is the worst in England. Patrick Collinson examines the reasons http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2013/jul/27/blackpool-most-unhealthy-place-england
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Re: North South Divide (25th Oct 13 at 10:14am UTC)
Life expectancy gap between men and women narrows to less than four years as Dorset is revealed as the place to grow old Girls born today can expect to live to 82.8 years and 79 for boys Gap has narrowed from six years in 1980-82 to less than four years Life expectancy increasing by 4 hours per day for females and 6 for males Regional breakdown reveals north-south divide, with Blackpool the worst http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2474859/Life-expectancy-gap-men-women-narrows-years-Dorset-revealed-place-grow-old.html#ixzz2ij9uMc9Z
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Re: North South Divide (8th Dec 13 at 8:50am UTC)
Government NHS fund switching for the elderly is grossly unjust Basing NHS funding on numbers of old people, rather than their wealth, is the least debated active injustice http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/07/nhs-funding-for-elederly-unfair
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Re: North South Divide (29th May 14 at 8:42am UTC)
The great antidepressant divide: How the number of prescriptions is FOUR times higher in parts of northern England than other areas Number of pills handed out in 2012 was 12.5 million higher than in 2007 Use was higher during recession than the average increase is normally Blackpool had the highest rate of prescriptions, Brent in London the lowest Figures have triggered fears that patients are not being treated correctly http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2641670/Antidepressant-use-England-soared-recession-unemployment-rose.html#ixzz335mAvzWm
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Re: North South Divide (31st Dec 14 at 2:40pm UTC)
Britain's GP black holes: The North is running out of family doctors, figures show http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/britains-gp-black-holes-the-north-is-running-out-of-family-doctors-figures-show-9938090.html
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