Healthy life expectancy
Islington and Greenwich councils are addressing disparities in healthy life expectancy through new strategies and reports.
Greenwich Council's Health and Wellbeing Board discussed healthy life expectancy and its strategy in September 2026. In Islington, the Executive reviewed a report detailing disparities in healthy life expectancy across the borough and outlining recommendations in June 2026. This report, approved by the Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee in April 2026, highlighted significant differences between demographics and areas.
Islington's Health and Wellbeing Board approved a strategy in March 2026, spanning 2025 to 2030, aimed at reducing the gap in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy between different communities. This strategy will monitor progress through indicators, with a new data dashboard to be published on the council's website. Healthy life expectancy is the average number of years a person can expect to live in good health.
Key facts
- Islington Council's Executive reviewed a report on healthy life expectancy disparities in June 2026. Source
- Islington's Scrutiny Committee approved a report with ten recommendations on healthy life expectancy in April 2026. Source
- Islington's Health and Wellbeing Board approved a 2025-2030 strategy to reduce the life expectancy gap in March 2026. Source
- The Islington report identified alarming disparities in healthy life expectancy within the borough. Source 1 Source 2
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