`P4 Explain the main factors affecting the current patterns of health in the uk
M2 - Discuss the factors likely influence current and future health patterns in the uk
D1 - Evaluate the influence of government on factors that contribute to the current patterns of health and illness in the uk

It is highly known that there is a difference in social classes, culture and socio-economic lifestyles between the north and south of England. This ranges from the accessibility of treatments, the range of income and life expectancy and also morbidity and mortality rates. (© Times Newspapers Limited 2015) This can be known as the postcode lottery. Although the government try to enforce health care provisions to prevent these health inequalities it is evidently failing. The map on the left shows that the highest amount of premature deaths are from northern citizens. This may be down to access to facilities, as a majority of Britain’s money is invested into the south which leads them to having more treatment facilities. This diagram also shows that cause is likely to be stroke, lung disease, heart or liver disease. A major factor of this could be due to social class. The north of England is very industrialised as it has many large factories where working class people are employed, these are physically demanding jobs on a low income that can eventually lead to chronic back pain and the low income most probably will lead to poor diet and housing. However, in the South of England there are more professional jobs although there’s pollution but they are typically more likely to develop repetitive strain disorder (RSD) from typing in an office a lot. Southerns are usually a higher class due to their managerial and professional employment roles, which usually have a high stable income leading to better health care, education, diet and also better housing conditions. All of