Austerity, Welfare Reform and the English Health Divide

Bambra, C.; Garthwaite, K.A.

doi:10.1111/area.12191

Austerity, Welfare Reform and the English Health Divide

Bambra, C.; Garthwaite, K.A.

Authors

C. Bambra

K.A. Garthwaite

Abstract

In this commentary we argue that spatial inequalities in health will increase in England as a result of the entwined policies of austerity and welfare reform. We describe the health divide and outline the actual and potential effects of austerity and welfare reform on it by drawing on current data and previous international research. Drawing on our involvement in the 2014 Due North: Independent Inquiry into Health Equity North, we suggest alternative policies that could reduce the divide, or at the least, stop it from widening further. We conclude by outlining ways in which geographers can engage with this prescient issue.

Citation

Bambra, C., & Garthwaite, K. (2015). Austerity, Welfare Reform and the English Health Divide. Area, 47(3), 341-343. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12191

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Mar 9, 2015
Publication Date	Sep 1, 2015
Deposit Date	Mar 18, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Jul 6, 2017
Journal	Area
Print ISSN	0004-0894
Electronic ISSN	1475-4762
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	47
Issue	3
Pages	341-343
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12191
Keywords	Health, Inequality, Austerity.

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Bambra, C. and Garthwaite, K. (2015), Austerity, welfare reform and the English health divide. Area, 47(3): 341-343, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/area.12191. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.