Health Inequalities

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 4 November 2008.

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Photo of Dawn Primarolo Dawn Primarolo Minister of State (Department of Health) (Public Health) 2:30, 4 November 2008

I can assure the hon. Gentleman of that, yes. The issue is crucial to the investments that we are making in mental health and to improve the health of the nation as well. He will know that huge strides have been made in his area of Southwark in increasing life expectancy and reducing the low levels of infant mortality. In fact, progress is so good in Southwark that women now live on average for 82 years, which is higher than the English average—only just, but definitely higher.

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Alix Cull
Posted on 6 Nov 2008 9:36 am (Report this annotation)

This does not relate in particuar to mental health.
How many elderly are suffering from dementia or Alzheimers?