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London : capital of debt — reducing the health consequences of personal debt
Corporate Author	London Health Forum
Publisher	Electronic format - London Health Forum, London, 2009
Pages	36 pp
Source	Download from website (17/09/09): http://www.london-health.org/PDF/Debt%20and%20heal...
Keywords	Poverty ; Financial services [older people] ; Consumer ; Advisory services [elderly] ; Ill health ; Preventative medicine ; London.
Annotation	London has been particularly vulnerable to the rise in indebtedness since the mid-1990s, given the highest house prices and living costs in the UK. It is now widely accepted that the stress and anxiety associated with indebtedness lead to and accentuate health problems, both mental and physical. Further, early help in dealing with people's debt problems is often the most effective way of preventing and mitigating associated health problems. This report is part of a project initiated by the London Health Forum to ameliorate the health burden arising from the recession through early debt advice and other preventive measures. It highlights the scale of indebtedness in London and its consequences for health, so encouraging the Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to work with London's boroughs to support early use of debt advice as soon as people have worries. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-090917207 E
Classmark	W6: J: WY: IT: CH: LK2: 82L
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