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Ben Barr
Researcher at University of Liverpool
Publications - 112
Citations - 2690
Ben Barr is an academic researcher from University of Liverpool. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 91 publications receiving 1976 citations. Previous affiliations of Ben Barr include Health Protection Agency & National Institute for Health Research.
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Suicides associated with the 2008-10 economic recession in England: time trend analysis
Ben Barr,David Taylor-Robinson,Alex Scott-Samuel,Michael McKee,David Stuckler,David Stuckler +5 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided linking the recent increase in suicides in England with the financial crisis that began in 2008 as English regions with the largest rises in unemployment have had the largest increases in suicides, particularly among men.
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‘First, do no harm’: are disability assessments associated with adverse trends in mental health? A longitudinal ecological study
Ben Barr,David Taylor-Robinson,David Stuckler,Rachel Loopstra,Aaron Reeves,Margaret Whitehead +5 more
TL;DR: The programme of reassessing people on disability benefits using the Work Capability Assessment was independently associated with an increase in suicides, self-reported mental health problems and antidepressant prescribing, and this policy may have had serious adverse consequences for mental health in England.
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The impact of NHS resource allocation policy on health inequalities in England 2001-11: longitudinal ecological study
TL;DR: Between 2001 and 2011, the NHS health inequalities policy of increasing the proportion of resources allocated to deprived areas compared with more affluent areas was associated with a reduction in absolute health inequalities from causes amenable to healthcare.
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Poverty and child health in the UK: using evidence for action
TL;DR: How child health professionals can take action by supporting policies to reduce child poverty, providing services that reduce the health consequences of child poverty and measuring and understanding the problem and assessing the impact of action are outlined.
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Austerity and old-age mortality in England: a longitudinal cross-local area analysis, 2007–2013
Rachel Loopstra,Martin McKee,Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi,David Taylor-Robinson,Ben Barr,David Stuckler +5 more
TL;DR: Rising mortality rates among pensioners aged 85 years and over were linked to reductions in spending on income support for poor pensioners and social care, and austerity measures in England have affected vulnerable old-age adults.