• A new report, Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On, has been published by the Institute of Health Equity.
• It confirms that for the first time in more than 100 years, life expectancy has failed to increase for a decade across the country.
• It also finds that over the last decade health inequalities have widened overall, and the amount of time people spend in poor health has increased since 2010.
• The 10-year on review was commissioned by the Health Foundation.

Responding to Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On, the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery said:

"It is disappointing to see that health inequalities across the country have widened over the last decade. This is a stark warning that more must be done to address the wider determinants of health as well as to focus on public health and prevention as key pillars of a sustainable health and care system.

This is a stark warning that more must be done to address the wider determinants of health as well as to focus on public health and prevention as key pillars of a sustainable health and care system.

Saffron Cordery    Deputy Chief Executive

"The NHS long term plan includes a helpful commitment to treating people closer to home, where appropriate. However, cuts to public health budgets in recent years have been linked to an increase in hospital admissions, which makes clear the case for sufficient investment in a more preventative approach.

"This problem can only be addressed when government, local authorities and the wider health and care system come together to empower people and give them the right tools to make healthy choices."