Which? highlights neighbourhoods in Wales most at risk of food insecurity Consumer group Which? have used our Priority Places for Food Index to highlight the neighbourhoods in Wales most in need of support to access food during the current cost of living crisis. As part of their recent Policy research paper – Consumers in Wales – … Read more
Where are the Priority Places for Food in Scotland? Consumer group Which? have used our Priority Places for Food Index to highlight the neighbourhoods in Scotland most in need of support to access food during the current cost of living crisis. As part of their recent Policy research paper – Consumers in Scotland – a … Read more
How Online Grocery Shopping is Making Britain’s Urban-Rural Inequality Worse Andy Newing, University of Leeds Before the pandemic, online grocery shopping was typically something younger and more affluent people living in cities indulged in. When COVID hit, though, the market exploded. In the first week of the first UK lockdown, demand for Ocado home deliveries was reportedly ten … Read more
Tackling the Cost of Food Crisis – Event Summary The CDRC Priority Places for Food team were invited to the House of Commons earlier this week in order to share their work on food insecurity. The event, ‘Tackling the Cost of Food Crisis’, was set up to share new research, led by Which?, on the … Read more
Latest version of Access to Health Assets and Hazards (AHAH) released The Consumer Data Research Centre and Geographic Data Science Lab are proud to announce the latest release of their data resource, “Access to Healthy Assets and Hazards” (AHAH). AHAH is a multi-dimensional index for Great Britain measuring how “healthy” neighbourhoods are based on the … Read more
CDRC data used to re-imagine high streets Researchers from CDRC have provided vital data analysis as part of London Borough of Camden’s Future High Streets programme The aim of the programme is to ‘re-imagine’ high streets for the 21st century and ensure they are the heart of community and economy. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, … Read more
Priority Places for Food Index What is the Priority Places for Food Index? The Priority Places for Food Index – developed by Dr Michelle Morris, Dr Pete Baudains and Dr Fran Pontin in collaboration with Which? – is a composite index formed of data compiled across seven different dimensions relating to food insecurity for the … Read more
Do healthy checkout strategies lead to healthier purchasing behaviour? Research Team: Alison Fildes, University of Leeds; Phillippa Lally, University College London; Michelle A Morris, University of Leeds; Alexandra Dalton, University of Leeds; Helen Croker, University College London From Autumn 2022, the rules for selling products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) in England will … Read more
The Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Referrals (case study) This study investigated the geodemographic attributes of patients most affected by the drop in the urgent cancer referrals pathway during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic had a detrimental impact on a wide range of healthcare delivery [1]. This included urgent cancer referrals which dropped by approximately … Read more
Highlighting implementation challenges of plans to restrict point-of-sale promotions New plans to restrict point-of-sale promotions of less healthy foods and drinks in England aim to encourage healthier choices. With responsibility for implementation of restrictions likely to fall to food retailers, it is important to understand the challenges they face in order to ensure policy success. Researchers from the CDRC applied … Read more