Ministers are being urged to roll out a better testing regime for one of the country’s biggest killers, with the most recent figures showing death rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more than three times higher in some of the most deprived areas of the country. More than 20,000 people a year in England die… Continue reading Lung disease patients waiting up to 10 years for diagnosis in poorer areas of England | Health
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Funding of public services in England skewed against poor areas, says IFS | Society
The government’s levelling up plans for England are being hampered by a funding system that is “not fit for purpose” and deprives the poorest areas of the financial support to match their needs, a leading thinktank has said. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said that the method for allocating money to pay for public services… Continue reading Funding of public services in England skewed against poor areas, says IFS | Society
Britons living in deprived areas have poorer sleep quality, study finds | Sleep
People living in deprived areas of the UK have poorer sleep quality than those in affluent areas, the first large-scale study of sleep across the population has found. Black people reported the worst sleep overall, with the research finding both social deprivation and ethnicity affect sleep quality, irrespective of age, sex, personal wealth, employment and… Continue reading Britons living in deprived areas have poorer sleep quality, study finds | Sleep
The GOP’s New Trump Standard: You Can Only Prosecute Him In Red Areas
Former President Donald Trump and his allies have responded to his latest criminal case by arguing for a change of trial venue from Washington, D.C., to West Virginia, claiming without evidence that the potential jury pool and the judge overseeing the matter can’t be impartial. “The latest Fake ‘case’ brought by Crooked Joe Biden &… Continue reading The GOP’s New Trump Standard: You Can Only Prosecute Him In Red Areas