Ways to Wellness, West Tyneside

A social prescribing service for people with long-term conditions Purpose Ways to Wellness is a community and primary care-based social prescribing service in West Tyneside for people with long term conditions that seeks to improve their perceived quality of life,...

The ageing population

The population is ageing quickly: more people living to acquire chronic conditions and frailty The older population in England is going to grow substantially over the next 7 to 15 years.The NHS and Local Authorities are not coping now, so will be overwhelmed if the...

The growing incidence of chronic illness

The number of people living with chronic illness is growing rapidly The number of people in England, living with one or more clinical long-term conditions, is going to grow substantially over the next 7 to 15 years. The NHS and Local Authorities are not coping now, so...

Life expectancy by economic decile

There are huge inequalities in healthy life expectancy Women living in the most deprived parts of England live 10% fewer years than women in the least deprived areas.They also live 69% more of their years in ill-health. Similar data exists for men. Preventive care has...