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Local area public sector spending and nutritional anaemia hospital admissions in England: a longitudinal ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Reductions in local government spending may have impacts on diets and health which increase the risk of hospital admissions for nutritional anaemias. Mechanisms include potential impacts of changes to local authority (LA) services (eg, housing services) on personal resources and food access, availability and provision. We therefore investigated the association between changes in LA spending and nutritional anaemia-related hospital admissions. Specifically, we address whether greater cuts to LA spending were linked to increased hospital admissions for nutritional anaemias.

Design

Longitudinal analysis of LA panel data using Poisson fixed effects regression models.

Setting

312 LAs in England (2005-2018).

Main exposure

Total LA service expenditure per capita per year.

Main outcome

Principal and total nutritional anaemia hospital admissions, for all ages and stratified by age (0-14, 15-64, 65+ years).

Results

LA service expenditure increased by 9% between 2005 and 2009 then decreased by 20% between 2010 and 2018. Total nutritional anaemia hospital admissions increased between 2005 and 2018 from 173 to 633 admissions per 100 000 population. A £100 higher LA service spending was associated with a 1.9% decrease in total nutritional anaemia hospital admissions (adjusted incidence rate ratio (aIRR): 0.98, 95% CI: 0.96 to 0.99). When stratified by age, this was seen only in adults. A £100 higher LA service spending was associated with a 2.6% decrease in total nutritional anaemia hospital admissions in the most deprived LAs (aIRR: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.95 to 1.0).

Conclusion

Increased LA spending was associated with reduced hospital admissions for nutritional anaemia. Austerity-related reductions had the opposite effect, increasing admissions, with greater impacts in more deprived areas. This adds further evidence to the potential negative impacts of austerity policies on health and health inequalities. Among other impacts, re-investing in LA services may prevent hospital admissions associated with nutritional anaemias.

SUBMITTER: Jenkins R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9528630 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Local area public sector spending and nutritional anaemia hospital admissions in England: a longitudinal ecological study.

Jenkins Rosemary R Vamos Eszter P EP Mason Kate E KE Daras Konstantinos K Taylor-Robinson David D Bambra Clare C Millett Christopher C Laverty Anthony A AA

BMJ open 20220929 9

<h4>Introduction</h4>Reductions in local government spending may have impacts on diets and health which increase the risk of hospital admissions for nutritional anaemias. Mechanisms include potential impacts of changes to local authority (LA) services (eg, housing services) on personal resources and food access, availability and provision. We therefore investigated the association between changes in LA spending and nutritional anaemia-related hospital admissions. Specifically, we address whether ...[more]

PMID: 36175095

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Local area public sector spending and nutritional anaemia hospital admissions in England: a longitudinal ecological study.

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