1. health and fitness

Mapping health and healthcare provision in Dudley, with a focus
on East Coseley (DRAFT) Big Local (DRAFT)
Health inequalities are differences between people or groups due to social, geographical, biological or
other factors that can result in those who are worst off experiencing poorer health and shorter lives. It is
well established that the more socioeconomically disadvantaged a person is, the poorer their health will
be. While this represents a significant challenge for local authorities, they are uniquely placed to tackle
health inequalities on many levels, including lifestyles, communities, and natural and built environment.
Furthermore, it is now widely established that health care systems and primary care and community
health services (GPs, dentists, pharmacists and opticians) have a key role to play in reducing health
inequalities.
Designed for local authorities and health and wellbeing boards, this report explores the distribution of
healthcare services within your authority, and brings together several indicators of health in order to
support and inform local conversations about healthcare provision and where there is potential for action
and improvement in your area.
Using the selection boxes above, you can select a local authority area and a smaller area within it to
view. The first part of the report explores the provision of health services in your selected area, and can
be displayed for both official and custom geographies available in LG Inform Plus. An additional section
is available when viewing areas using 'official' ward geographies.
A detailed report on health and wellbeing at ward level, using data from Public Health England's Local
Health Profile tool is also available in LG Inform Plus.
To assist in understanding healthcare provision at very local level, the map below highlights the location
of your selected Big Local (DRAFT), East Coseley (DRAFT).
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GP surgeries in and around East Coseley (DRAFT)
The map below shows the estimated distribution of each GP surgery in and around East Coseley
(DRAFT). (Please note, amenities are mapped in a grid formation, so some services outside the
authority boundary may appear).
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Dental surgeries in and around East Coseley (DRAFT)
The map below shows the estimated distribution of each dental surgery in and around East Coseley
(DRAFT). (Please note, amenities are mapped in a grid formation, so some services outside the
authority boundary may appear).
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Pharmacies in and around East Coseley (DRAFT)
The map below shows the estimated distribution of each pharmacy in and around East Coseley
(DRAFT). (Please note, amenities are mapped in a grid formation, so some services outside the
authority boundary may appear).
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Opticians in and around East Coseley (DRAFT)
The map below shows the estimated distribution of each opticians in East Coseley (DRAFT). (Please
note, amenities are mapped in a grid formation, so some services outside the authority boundary may
appear).
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Healthcare provision and premature mortality in Dudley
Premature mortality is defined as mortality under the age of 75 years of age, and many of these deaths
could be avoided through public health interventions, such as:
- getting people to take more exercise or stop smoking, for example through advice of a GP or
pharmacist
- through health care interventions such as early diagnosis of diseases or conditions and through
effective treatment (amenable mortality), for example through NHS health checks offered by pharmacists
or GPs
- tackling the wider social determinants of health, such as deprivation (preventable mortality)
Cancer, heart disease and stroke, lung disease and liver disease, are the four biggest causes of
premature mortality in England. A person’s likelihood of dying prematurely from one of the top four
killers varies widely between local areas due to differences in risk factors and socioeconomic
determinants. For example, more than twice as many people from the most deprived areas die of
cardiovascular disease than those from the most affluent. Every community faces its own distinct
challenges in health and determinants of it – everything from air quality to transport, housing and
outdoor spaces. Interventions such as smoking cessation, improved diet and early diagnosis, could
drastically reduce the number of avoidable premature deaths. However, effective interventions demand a
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clear understanding of how and, crucially, where, change is needed.
The standardised mortality ratio for Dudley is 102.6 for all causes aged under 65, and 102.2 for all
causes aged under 75. This compares with the standardised mortality ratio of 100 for England, and
represents 2,414.0 deaths under 65 and 5,037.0 deaths under 75 .
References
This report was generated using data from:
Communities and Local Government; Indices of deprivation
Office for National Statistics; Census 2011
Public Health England; Local Health
Public Health England; Life expectancy, based on Office for National Statistics mortality statistics
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