A boy born in leafy Hampstead today can expect to live 11 years longer than a boy born a few miles away in St Pancras; boys born in parts of India will live longer than those born in parts of Glasgow. The nation's health keeps getting better, but the health gap between rich and poor keeps on getting worse. It is not that the government is doing nothing, but it may not be doing enough, or doing it in the right way.
UK trailing on ill-health and life expectancy, UN says - The Guardian 29th August 2008
Social injustice cutting life expectancy, UN report says - The Guardian 28th August 2008
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