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Johnson keeps the faith on inequalities
— [life expectancy] | | Author(s) | Rebecca Evans |
| Journal title | Health Service Journal, vol 118, no 6130, 30 October 2008 |
| Pages | pp 12-13 (Health Inequalities) |
| Source | http://www.hsj.co.uk |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Poverty ; Life span ; National Health Service ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | Alan Johnson has made tackling health inequalities one of his priorities. Rebecca Evans reports on an interview with the Secretary of State for Health, in which he comments on the target to improve life expectancy at birth by 10% by 2010. He is also of the opinion that age discrimination in health care should not be tolerated: everyone should be entitled to the same treatment. The value of joint working involving primary care trusts (PCTs) is emphasised. As for any future focus, Sir Michael Marmot has been commissioned to consider what the focus should be after 2010. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081117209 A |
| Classmark | CC: W6: BG6: L4: TM2 * |
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