#ReadTheEvidence
📢 True, but the nation's health will need to be fixed "upstream" by reducing #inequality and #poverty. All else is just tinkering... #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #ReadTheEvidence #EvidenceBasedPolicyMaking www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Restoring Britain’s health to 2014 levels could add 2% to GDP, thinktank says
Health Foundation paper argues health is an economic asset and improving it could generate £72bn for public finances
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July 19, 2026 at 9:48 AM
🙄 Our political class has to grasp that the UK is an increasingly sick country - physically and mentally. The problem has to be fixed "upstream" with a focus on reducing #inequality and #poverty and their attendant harms... #FixHealthInequalities #ReadTheEvidence www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden
Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary signals possible reform to welfare as ministers await key reviews
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July 15, 2026 at 8:52 AM