Sir Michael Marmot 'nervous' about health equalities implications of budget

Professor Sir Michael Marmot said he was "nervous" about the effect of the Budget on health inequalities

Sir Michael Marmot, author of the “Fair Society, Healthy Lives” report published earlier this year, has told a plenary session of the NHS Confederation conference that the changes to the benefits system made him “nervous about the redistribution” of wealth, and the effects that would have on health.

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