All Health inequalities articles – Page 5
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Comment
Trans people have a right to the health services they need
Trans people are not the problem, but the way we are spoken about is something that needs serious change writes Tash Oakes-Monger
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Comment
Price hikes could devastate the nation’s lungs this winter
Sarah Woolnough, CEO at Asthma + Lung UK, urges the government to step up for people with lung conditions as millions of people risk being plunged into fuel poverty.
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Comment
Why the cost of living crisis is a catastrophe for people with MS
People with multiple sclerosis are at breaking point, and unless urgent action is taken we will soon be faced with a catastrophic health crisis, writes Nick Moberly
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Comment
The NHS is failing to meet the healthcare needs of refugees
Kama Petruczenko emphasises on the need for system leaders to develop a deeper understanding of refugees’ complex experiences and the systemic barriers faced by them, leading to profound health inequalities
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Comment
Ending religious discrimination in the NHS
Dr. Hina Shahid discusses the religious discrimination experienced by NHS staff from ethnic minority backgrounds, as well as the steps required to achieve wellbeing equity.
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: Doing North Bristol here
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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HSJ Interactive
Helping the vulnerably housed get better care
Through their work for vulnerable communities, JustLife has become a leading organisation for researching, advocating for and working with people living in temporary accommodation.
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News
Public do not support plans to prioritise patients based on ethnicity and deprivation
There is little public support for prioritising waiting lists based on factors such as ethnicity, deprivation or lifestyle habits, despite a growing number of trusts exploring such an approach, new research has found.
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News
Slow cancer diagnosis twice as likely for ethnic minority patients, survey shows
New patient data shows significant regional differences in the effectiveness of primary care in getting cancer sufferers diagnosed – with an even more alarming picture when the data is broken down by ethnicity.
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Comment
'Learning systems' can help get the NHS off its knees
Giving providers digital tools and technologies to resolve challenges within the health system is a possible approach for embedding learning and improvement into the process of delivering healthcare. By Nell Thornton-Lee, Tom Hardie and Tim Horton
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Comment
The cost of living crisis is a health emergency too
Author David Finch highlights the relationship between the increasing costs of living and deteriorating public health in the UK – and the action that the government could take.
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HSJ Partners
New evidence for an integrated virtual ward approach
Paul McGinness, chief executive, Lenus Health, presents new evidence showing how a digital service model can reduce respiratory-related hospital admissions and enable care at home
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Expert Briefing
The uphill battle for mental health in schools
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, this week by senior content editor Hayley Kirton — contact me in confidence.
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News
Trusts set to merge after ICS review
An integrated care system is planning a new trust for all its community and mental health services, which are currently offered by several providers.
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HSJ Partners
Seize the summer to shore up our winter defences
This content has been developed and paid for by Pfizer UK. Throughout the challenges of the past few years, everyone – from government to the NHS to the public – has played their part in protecting one another. Now the UK’s battle with covid-19 is entering a different ...
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HSJ Interactive
Restoring eye care services to reduce avoidable sight loss
A recent HSJ webinar explores issues surrounding the huge backlogs for ophthalmology treatments, how to tackle them and the pandemic’s role in our response
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: ‘Extremely worrying’ trend on ‘do not resuscitate’ orders
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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Comment
How the largest ICS will tackle inequality
A new framework for addressing inequalities, from one of the largest integrated care systems, aims to shape an integrated future to improve health for the most disadvantaged communities, say Niall Bolger and Carolyn Regan.
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HSJ Interactive
Can addressing the backlog be a means of addressing health inequalities?
An HSJ webinar brought together a panel of experts to consider how tackling the backlog might perhaps become synonymous with tackling inequality. Claire Read reports
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News
Middle-class patients to wait longer for care under health inequalities project
Dozens of NHS trusts are looking to adopt new software which can take health inequalities into account when prioritising patients for elective care.