Chief Medical Officer Annual Report 2021
Chief Medical Officer seeks national strategy to improve health of coastal communities
From:
21 July 2021
Chief Medical Officer’s 2021 Annual Report highlights the substantially higher burden of physical and mental health conditions in coastal communities
The health challenges of coastal towns are serious and today’s report shows there is more in common between them than their nearest inland neighbours
Key recommendations include proposals for a cross-government strategy, greater coastal deployment of healthcare staff and improved data collection
England’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Professor Chris Whitty has recommended a cross-government national strategy to improve the health and wellbeing of coastal communities, as part of his 2021 Annual Report.