Care-ful Cultural Work and Health Inequalities. What Roles for Museums? A UK Perspective

Earlierthis year,a follow-on report to the Marmot Review was published, tenyears from the original landmark review on health inequalities in England (Marmotet al. 2020).The reportis unequivocal: health inequalities are growing wider, and in some partsof the country life expectancy has stopped improving. The effects of the coronavirus pandemic will likely exacerbate these existing health inequalities further.1Coronavirus is not a“great leveler”—it will hit the most vulnerable hardest. Evidence is emerging fromONS data of inequality in COVID-19-related mortality based on existing ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities. Other research is investigating the psychological and social impact of the pandemic to identify groups at greatest risk. [Opening paragraph]