Links between Coronavirus, unemployment and longstanding illnesses.

A new report from Public Health Wales has shown that the number of people with a longstanding illness is expected to increase in line with the rise in unemployment following Coronavirus, unless interventions are put in place.

The links between unemployment and longstanding illnesses are well known.

Based on an estimated increase in the unemployment rate in Wales from 3.8% in 2019 to around 7% in 2020, projections from Public Health Wales suggest that the proportion of the population suffering from longstanding illnesses could increase by around 4% over the next three years from 46.4% before the Coronavirus pandemic to 50.3% in 2022/23.

You can read more about the Longstanding Illnesses Projection Report here or download the full report here.

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