Build Back Fairer: The COVID-19 Marmot Review

This report has been produced by the UCL Institute of Health Equity and commissioned by the Health Foundation as part of its COVID-19 impact inquiry to investigate how the pandemic has affected health inequalities in England.

The report highlights that:

• inequalities in social and economic conditions before the pandemic contributed to the high and unequal death toll from COVID-19
• the nation’s health should be the highest priority for government as we rebuild from the pandemic
• the economy and health are strongly linked – managing the pandemic well allows the economy to flourish in the longer term, which is supportive of health
• reducing health inequalities, including those exacerbated by the pandemic requires long-term policies with equity at the heart
• to build back fairer from the pandemic, multi-sector action from all levels of government is needed
• investment in public health needs to be increased to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on health and health inequalities, and on the social determinants of health.

Read the Health Foundation's full response