Austerity, welfare reform and the E nglish health divide

Clare L Bambra · Kayleigh Garthwaite

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Public Health and Social Inequalities Social Policy and Reform Studies Health disparities and outcomes

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In this commentary we argue that spatial inequalities in health will increase in England as a result of the entwined policies of austerity and welfare reform. We describe the health divide and outline the actual and potential effects of austerity and welfare reform on it by drawing on current data and previous international research. Drawing on our involvement in the 2014 Due North: Independent Inquiry into Health Equity North, we suggest alternative policies that could reduce the divide, or at the least, stop it from widening further. We conclude by outlining ways in which geographers can engage with this prescient issue.

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2013The body economic: why austerity kills 2013The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills 2006Increasing geographical inequalities in health in New Zealand, 1980–2001 2006Geographical inequalities in health in New Zealand, 1980–2001: the gap widens 2014North and South: addressing the English health divide

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