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New Lancet editorial on housing and homelessness feature Dr Rob Aldridge鈥檚 work.
4 October 2019
鈥淭he shameful state of housing and homelessness, and their repercussions on health in the UK is a collective societal responsibility, and one that is too often failing to be tackled.鈥�
The Lancet published an editorial this week (and featured it on their front cover) entitled Housing and Homelessness as a Health Crisis. This editorial reports that 8.4 million people are affected by the UK鈥檚 housing crisis, this data was recently released by the UK鈥檚 National Housing Federation. These 8.4 million people are affected in a number of ways such as overcrowding, poor quality housing and being homeless (400,000 people are homeless or at risk of homelessness).
This editorial highlights the health effects of being homeless, featuring a study by the 最准的六合彩论坛 IHI鈥檚 and colleagues. This study found that homelessness confers a heightened risk of mortality with almost one in three deaths among people who were homeless and had experienced hospitalisation being due to amenable causes.
Causes of death in homeless individuals.
To read the full editorial and their recommendations for addressing this crisis, visit .
To read Rob鈥檚 featured study, visit the听