Policy paper

Living well for longer: progress 1 year on

Sets out progress in 2014 to 2015 towards reducing levels of premature avoidable mortality.

From:
Department of Health and Social Care
Published
25 March 2015
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Living well for longer: one year on

PDF, 875 KB, 46 pages

Details

This document shows progress against the actions set out in Living Well for Longer: National support for local action which followed a call to action from the Secretary of State.

The report shows that there has been improved prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of the 5 big killers:

  • cancer
  • stroke
  • heart disease
  • lung disease
  • liver disease

It also outlines the next steps for ongoing improvements across the system in reducing premature mortality.

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Published 25 March 2015

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