More pregnant women in northern England smoke, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17056866

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

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

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

According to the last two posts, there is less spent on the English who still live three years longer than the Scots. Go figure

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

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

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

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

NHS told to do more to 'reduce health inequalities' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21807157

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

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

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

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

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