New research has detailed “alarming” disparities among older people in the North and South of England across multiple factors, including life expectancy, poverty, nutrition, social inclusion, and employment.

Anna Dixon, MP for Shipley, is set to launch the Northern Health Science Alliance’s new report in Westminster today. She said: “Where you live shouldn’t affect your experience of ageing. This report brings into sharp focus the reality of how unequal ageing is across England.”

Speaking to HuffPost UK, Emeritus Professor Alan Walker, from the University of Sheffield’s Healthy Lifespan Institute, said: “In almost every aspect of ageing we
examined, there are clear inequities between the North and South.”

Which differences did they find?

The report found that older people living in the North East and North West of England are 1.61 and 1.33 times, respectively, more likely to be frail than their peers in the........

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