What is Health in the United Kingdom?
'''Health in the United Kingdom''' as measured by [[life expectancy]] got better from 1841 until 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-09-25|title=Life expectancy progress in UK 'stops for first time'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45638646|access-date=2023-02-17}}</ref> The number of babies dying has gone down because of better food, clean water and drains and more recently because of improvements in [[Midwife|midwifery]] and hospital care. The number of people living with a disability has been going up. It has become more difficult for people to get medical help, especially for poorer and disadvantaged people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Britons now have the worst access to healthcare in Europe, and it shows |url=https://www.ft.com/content/de8fc348-0025-4821-9ec5-d50b4bbacc8d |access-date=7 November 2022 |publisher=Financial Times |date=4 November 2022}}</ref> In 2023 life expectancy was 81, less than most comparable rich companies. This was blamed on the poor state of the health service, particularly the shortage of [[Medicine|clinical staff]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-07-06|title=UK has one of the lowest life expectancies among rich countries. Why?|url=https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/07/06/uk-has-one-of-the-lowest-life-expectancies-among-rich-countries-why|access-date=2023-07-06|website=euronews|language=en}}</ref> Men in [[Knightsbridge]], a very wealthy part of London, lived on average 94.1 years - the highest in the country - nearly 15 years longer than the average man. In South Promenade in [[Blackpool]] men lived on average 66.6 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHS at 75: The parts of England with the highest and lowest life expectancies as figures reveal health postcode lottery|url=https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-at-75-the-parts-of-england-with-the-highest-and-lowest-life-expectancies-as-figures-reveal-health-postcode-lottery-12913890|access-date=2023-07-07|website=Sky News|language=en}}</ref> The [[Public Health Act 1875]] was very important and it was followed by more p