The Health of the Nation

Thursday 9th March 2023

Dave Edmonds

This week, the ONS published its latest findings from Census 2021, focusing on health, disability, and unpaid care across England and Wales. Data was compared to that published from the 2011 survey.

The study was on people who said their health was bad or very bad, were disabled and limited a lot in their day-to-day activities, or people who provided at least 20 hours of unpaid care per week.

Key findings suggest:

- Slight improvements in health, disability across both England and Wales

- Increase in percentage of people providing at least 20 hours unpaid care

- Overall, areas experiencing the highest levels of poor outcomes are focused in the past industrial areas of North East and North West England alongside smaller pockets in the Midlands and London. In Wales, the South Wales valleys continue this link to areas with a history of heavy industry.

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