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CONFERENCE HEALTH AND WELLBEING
WORKING TOWARDS A HEALTHY ECONOMY
The negative impact poor health continues to have on Lancashire’s economic wellbeing was revealed to delegates at a major conference in the county.
Experts highlighted the urgent need to close the wellbeing gap that exists between the north and south of the country in order to improve Lancashire’s productivity.
And Lancashire Business View’s 2023 Health and Wellbeing Conference, held at Crow Wood Hotel and Spa resort in Burnley, heard how the Covid pandemic had added to the serious challenges already facing the county.
Adrian Leather, chief executive of Business Health Matters, told delegates attending the one day conference: “Over the last 20 years there has been a growing divide between the north and south regarding levels of productivity, driven by poor underlying health in our communities.”
He revealed that some parts of east Lancashire were among the least productive in the country.
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By Ged Henderson
The conference also heard that the Covid pandemic had massively affected both mental and physical health, leading to Lancashire’s economy shrinking by 11 per cent.
Adrian said: “Critically we are not recovering at the same level we are seeing in other areas, particularly the south east, and the biggest single factor is health.”
Lancashire’s economy is worth £30bn and at least four per cent of that is being lost annually as a result of poor health, the conference was told.
The county also has the highest proportion of working-age people who are “economically inactive” – again as a result of poor health. That figure has grown significantly since the pandemic as businesses struggle to recruit the workers they need.
Adrian revealed that young people had suffered increases in anxiety, stress and depression, while there had been a notable increase of over- 50s leaving work, who were now struggling financially and finding it hard to return to employment.
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