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Why are musculoskeletal conditions the biggest contributor to morbidity?
This blog explores why musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, such as low back and neck pain, are the biggest cause of ill health in England.
Justine Fitzpatrick
Justine is the Interim Director of the London Knowledge and Intelligence Team within the Chief Knowledge Officer’s Directorate in Public Health England. She leads the national workstream to develop and produce indicators for the Public Health Outcomes Framework as well as the health inequalities and tobacco workstreams. She is also working with the London Centre to develop a pan-London health intelligence service. Prior to joining Public Health England, Justine was the Deputy Director at the London Health Observatory. Before joining the Observatory, Justine was at the Office for National Statistics working in the health inequalities team. Justine graduated from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine with an MSc in Medical Demography in 1996.
Why have increases in life expectancy slowed down in England?
Find out why improvements in mortality rates and life expectancy in England have slowed down considerably since 2011 for both men and women.
Health Profile for England: the health of England today and into the future
The first update to our Health Profile for England report sets out the most comprehensive picture of the health of the population, as well as future trends, and forecasting what the story might look like in years to come.
From event to indicator - collecting and using data in our Public Health Outcomes Framework
We are often asked why the data we publish in the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) webtool is not current. For example, in early 2018, why is 2015 the latest data we have available on under 18 conceptions and 2016 …
What’s happening with mortality rates in England?
The long term trend for mortality rates in England has seen them steadily fall over time, but in recent years there has been concern that they are not continuing to decline at the same rate, and some have suggested that …
Life expectancy continues to rise, but inequalities remain
Since life expectancy was first measured in the mid-19th century the trend in England has been of continued increase, interrupted only by the World Wars. Despite this, people in some areas of the country are still not living nearly as …
Of RAGs and riches: indicators of public health in the Public Health Outcomes Framework
“Are we there yet?” You don’t have to travel very far with small children before you are asked this question. In fact, a survey by Littlewoods.com in March 2013 reported that children ask their mothers around 300 questions every day …