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Action on social determinants of health
Social determinants of health: more evidence of the power of government led changes
BMJ 2024; 387 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q2706 (Published 04 December 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;387:q2706
- Sebastian Kraemer, honorary consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist
- Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, London, UK
- kraemer{at}doctors.org.uk
Helen Salisbury notes that collective action on the social determinants of health is far more powerful than anything medicine can do. “Such benefits have been realised surprisingly quickly, as shown by the positive effect of access to Sure Start centres on rates of hospital admission in children and teenagers.”1
She cites research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which …
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