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Fuel poverty is not a priority…

Housing, health and human beings: Lessons from England on the c hallenges of e stablishing an integrated approach to fuel povert y Simon Roberts 6 October 2014 Energy Action Conference , Dublin cse_bristol. Fuel poverty is not a priority…. nor should it be.

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Fuel poverty is not a priority…

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  1. Housing, health and human beings:Lessons from England on the challenges of establishing an integrated approach to fuel poverty Simon Roberts 6 October 2014 Energy Action Conference, Dublincse_bristol

  2. Fuel poverty is not a priority… nor should it be.

  3. But living in a cold home makes most health conditions worse. So tackle the cold home to improve health outcomes.

  4. NICE guidance: Key draft recommendations • Focus on role of cold homes in exacerbating local health problems and reflect in resulting strategies • Use health data and housing data to identify people at risk and trigger appropriate interventions • Commission services to tackle cold homes (and access support from others) and participate in effective referral networks • Don’t discharge vulnerable from hospital to a cold home

  5. http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-phg70/documentshttp://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-phg70/documents

  6. Thank you Web: www.cse.org.uk Twitter: @cse_bristol E-news: www.cse.org.uk/enews

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