Talk:Glasgow effect/Archive 2

Updated research on 'Glasgow Effect' (2016)
I work at the Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH) and am aware that the wikipedia page on the 'Glasgow Effect' is quite out of date.

I wanted to raise awareness of a recent report produced by the GCPH which explained the reasons behind Glasgow's 'excess mortality' (also known as the 'Glasgow Effect'). I work in the Comms team and so wasn't involved in the research.

History, politics and vulnerability: explaining excess mortality in Scotland and Glasgow was published in May 2016 and assessed 40 hypotheses for the poorer health in Scotland and Glasgow.

An infographic/factsheet was produced to summarise the findings, which were essentially that Glasgow's population has an increased vulnerability to the effects of poverty and deprivation, which was brought about by a series of historical processes which had a cumulative effect on the city.

The report also provided a series of policy recommendations to address the current situation.

Finally, although the term 'Glasgow Effect' is widely used, it is quite vague and its meaning is commonly misunderstood. A blog by the lead author of the report explains why it is an unhelpful term and why we should be moving away from using it. Felixxland (talk) 14:05, 25 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi, I've read the executive summary, and when I have time I'll read the report and add more from it to the page. There are some other issues I'd like to add too. SarahSV (talk) 21:59, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

Thanks SarahSV. The often-quoted life expectancy figure of 54 years (men) in Calton is also out of date and the reason for it explained in a GCPH blog by Bruce Whyte: Felixxland (talk) 15:32, 26 April 2018 (UTC)