Found: the younger population to have additional protected characteristics relating to physical and mental health

Found: It goes back to what the guys have described earlier around mental health, older people with care needs

Found: We see there lots of issues with loneliness, which we know has a long-term implication for your health

Found: We see there lots of issues with loneliness, which we know has a long-term implication for your health

Found: they face are avoidable Πwith the most important being poor health.In countries that spend more in health

Found: from home, or shielding and not going out, may have been much less active, so reducing their MSK health

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on preventing ill health in later life of the Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report 2023, Health in an Ageing Society, published on 10 November 2023.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

One of the Government’s five missions is to build a National Health Service fit for the future. At the heart of the mission will be supporting people in staying healthier for longer, shortening the time people spend in ill health, and promoting greater independence. No specific assessment has been made against the Chief Medical Officer’s 2023 annual report.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific steps he is taking to support the health and wellbeing of people aged over 70 in the UK.

Answered by Neil O'Brien

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is pushing forward an ambitious prevention agenda, encompassing targeted actions to tackle the most common preventable diseases, improving access and uptake of prevention services, and embedding prevention across health and care. For example, encouraging people in mid-life to stop smoking, reduce their alcohol consumption and improve their diet to help reduce the risk of developing dementia, disability and frailty in later life.

The NHS Health Check detects people at risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Compared to people who have not attended an NHS Health Check, attendees have significantly lower likelihood of hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. This reduces individuals’ risk of ill health later in life.

Finally, the Government recently announced that it will publish a Major Conditions Strategy which will set out a strong and coherent policy agenda that sets out a shift to integrated, whole-person care. The Strategy will tackle conditions that contribute most to morbidity and mortality across the population in England including cancers, cardiovascular disease, including stroke and diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, dementia, mental ill health and musculoskeletal conditions. An interim report will be published in the summer.

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Found: This is not met consistently across Scotland, and is not met for many care groups such as mental health

Found: Cold, damp homes can be damaging to health.

Found: focus on engaging nationally to mainstream LGBT considerations into relevant policy areas like mental health

Found: they would seek advice from their GP in the first instance if they had any concerns with their mental health