Warm Homes for Health: Exploring the Costs and Outcomes of Improving Population Health through Better Housing
Tudor Edwards R, Nathan Bray N, Burns P, et al
Centre for Health Econmics and Medicine Evaluation, Bangor.
2016
| Project ID (Internal) | 164 |
|---|---|
| Project Status | completed |
| Full Reference (text) | Tudor Edwards R, Nathan Bray N, Burns P, et al (2016) Warm Homes for Health: Exploring the costs and outcomes of improving population health through better housing. Centre for Health Econmics and Medicine Evaluation. Bangor University. |
| Full Reference (URL) | https://www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/Warm-homes-for-health-briefing/ |
| Summary / Abstract | This briefing by the University of Bangor reports on a research project undertaken with Gentoo in Sunderland to understand the impact that warmth-related housing improvements have on the health, well-being and quality of life of families living in social housing. In addition, it sought to find out the costs and outcomes associated with new warmth-related housing improvements, compared to existing, unmodified social housing. Of note, it found that after installation of housing improvements: across the cohort the number of GP visits in six months reduced by 10% The researchers estimate, ‘if the 4.8million ‘unhealthy’ UK homes were to receive similar housing improvements the NHS could potentially save £1billion a year in health service use costs.’ |
| Publication Title | Warm Homes for Health: Exploring the Costs and Outcomes of Improving Population Health through Better Housing |
| Author(s) | Tudor Edwards R, Nathan Bray N, Burns P, et al |
| Publication Details | Centre for Health Econmics and Medicine Evaluation, Bangor. |
| Publication Year / End of Project | 2016 |
| Last Accessed | 03/01/2019 12:00 am |
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