This week the ‘Easing pressures – how work, money and homes can make our cities healthier and fairer’ Impact on Urban Health Flagship report was published. The report addresses the wider determinants of health that can slow the progression from one to many long-term health conditions.
The report highlights research by King’s College London, with contributions from OBH, which analysed healthcare data from interactions between GPs and patients in Lambeth in 2020, as part of a broader study examining 15 years of data.
The key findings of the report highlight the strong link between health and work, and that the origins of multiple long-term conditions (mLTCs) are often linked to social and economic factors such as differences in income, ethnicity, first language, country of birth and neighbourhood.
Read the full report
