Bare necessities: Towards an improved framework for social tariffs in the UK

The cost of living crisis has left many households struggling to afford essential goods and services. This report explores the case for social tariffs – discounts offered to certain vulnerable customers – the goods they are best suited to and how they should be designed to deliver for all.

TARGETING HEALTH INEQUALITIES: REALISING THE POTENTIAL OF TARGETS IN REDUCING HEALTH INEQUALITIES

Whoever forms the next government will be leading a country in which improvements in life expectancy have stalled and where the health of the poorest has got worse. This presents a problem, not only for health and well-being but also for the future of our economy, the NHS and social care. For the nation’s economy to prosper, and keep up with progress in other economies across the world, it needs a healthy workforce. Poorer health limits people’s opportunity to engage in work. In turn, being out of work can lead to poverty, which is associated with worse health outcomes.

Support for cancer in England

Cancer is the cause of just over a quarter of all deaths in England in a typical year.  The most common cancers are breast, lung, prostate and bowel cancer. In 2021, 134,802 people died from cancer in England. The number of deaths has increased by 6% since 2001. But after accounting for the fact that England’s population is both growing and ageing, the rate of cancer deaths has fallen by 23% among men and 16% among women.

A Mentally Healthier Nation

Many of the UK’s biggest organisations with an interest in mental health have come together to
develop and promote this plan to address worsening mental health. Ahead of the UK general
election, we will campaign for these policies to be adopted as part of a 10-year, cross-government
mental health strategy, ideally to begin in the first year of the next parliament.

Raising the Barriers: An Action Plan to Tackle Regional Variation in Dementia Diagnosis in England

This is not an official publication of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. It has not been approved by either House or its committees. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of both Houses with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed in this report are those of the group. This report was researched and funded by Alzheimer’s Society.

Addressing the leading risk factors for ill health – a framework for local government action

For us to be healthy, the building blocks of good health need to be in place in our communities – things like decent homes, good schools, and sound business practices. When these building blocks of health are weak or missing, our health can suffer; for example, when businesses promote unhealthy products like alcohol and junk food.

A new community rehabilitation and reablement model

This document is focused on rehabilitation and reablement provided alongside step-down
intermediate care – time-limited, short-term (typically no longer than 6 weeks) health and/or
social care provided to adults (aged 18 years or over) who need support after discharge from
acute inpatient settings and virtual wards to help them rehabilitate, re-able and recover.