The Operating Theatre Journal

Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Local Variation in Avoidable Death Rates Revealed

The shocking local variation in early death rates has been exposed today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to drive public awareness and boost council and NHS action to tackle public health problems.

The figures are part of Longer Lives, a new Public Health England (PHE) website which allows local people to see easily how their areas perform on early deaths from the major four killers, like heart disease and cancer, and how this varies across the country.

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