Articles from IPPO

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   Coronavirus and depression in adults, Great Britain: January to March 2021

   May 6, 2021

   Office for National Statistics (05.05.21) An analysis of the proportion of the British adult population experiencing some form of depression in early 2021, by age, sex and other characteristics. Includes comparisons with 2020 and pre-pandemic estimates. Main points Around 1 in 5 (21%) adults experienced some form of depression in early 2021 (27 January to 7 March); this is an increase since November 2020 (19%) and more than double that observed before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (10%). Around 1 in 3 (35%) adults who reported being unable to afford an unexpected expense...

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   Mind the social class gap: how COVID-19’s unequal income shock hit the UK’s have-nots hardest

   May 6, 2021

   • Cities

   While most people’s income was negatively affected by the pandemic, a close look at the evidence shows the biggest losers were those who were already worst-off. Analysis by Danny Dorling

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   Northern Ireland’s Feminist Recovery Plan: why COVID-19 recovery requires a gender-sensitive approach

   May 4, 2021

   • Gender

   • socio-economic inequalities

   • Women

   From the demands of unpaid care to increased levels of domestic violence, the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women has been well-documented across the world. Northern Ireland’s Feminist Recovery Plan offers a pioneering response

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   The rights of older people in care homes have been neglected for too long. Now is the time for change

   April 29, 2021

   • Care Homes

   • socio-economic inequalities

   The focus on care homes throughout the pandemic must lead to action on long-standing issues that COVID-19 has exposed so ruthlessly, writes Heléna Herklots, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales 

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