Specific Vulnerabilities

Specific vulnerabilities

This chapter looks at vulnerable people in our community, and the factors that affect health and wellbeing of specific groups, including carers and people with learning disabilities.

Some people are more vulnerable to poor health than others. Evidence suggests that some groups and communities within Bedford Borough have a greater vulnerability to poor health. This arises from the combined effects of deprivation on health with the fact that some groups find services difficult to access.

This section currently contains in-depth analysis of Homelessness and will build over time as more vulnerabilities are analysed in detail.