Mind the Gap: poor in Edinburgh die 21 years earlier than rich neighbours

The life expectancy gulf in Scotland’s capital city is now 21 years, experts have said, DOUBLE the previous estimates.  Tory health spokesman Miles Briggs says he is “staggered” by Edinburgh’s inequality gap and has urged the SNP government to take action to address poor health in deprived communities. Continue reading Mind the Gap: poor in Edinburgh die 21 years earlier than rich neighbours