New report outlines ways to tackle inequalities exposed by pandemic

In a new report, Michael Marmot has found Greater Manchester had a 25% higher rate of death incidences from Covid-19 than anywhere else in England. 

A report commissioned by the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership outlines several key recommendations such as increasing Greater Manchester's budget for prevention, increasing funding and support for training, identifying the minimum income needed for healthy living and investing in routine data collection. 

The report outlines that now is the time to take these recommendations as actions to address the inequality issues. 

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Source: BMJ, 30 June 2021