Course: Health Inequalities Hub | RCGP Learning

• Healthcare inequalities are unfair and avoidable differences in health across the population, and within different groups in society. 

  The NHS Long Term plan has the reduction of health inequalities at its core, and it is one of the College’s strategic priorities. We want every patient across the UK to be able to receive the best care possible, despite their circumstances, background, or characteristics, and to ensure that general practice, as an anchor institution within communities, can continue to champion the reduction of these inequalities. To this end, we are committed to supporting you – GPs and the wider healthcare team; you play a pivotal role in addressing health inequalities as firsthand witnesses of the health and social issues experienced by socioeconomically-deprived communities.

  The health inequalities hub has been written by GPs who understand the pressures you face. It contains a variety of learning resources from eLearning modules to podcasts you can listen to on-the-go, and recordings you can catch up on.  There are toolkits, frameworks and even a short ‘what you need to know in 10 clicks’ summary.

  The health inequalities hub and eLearning courses are free to access for any healthcare professional and non-RCGP members in the UK.

  
  

In brief

• Reducing health inequalities 10 in 10

  This 10 in 10 suggests practical steps that GPs and their teams can take to tackle health ...

Modules

• Diagnosing breast cancer in Black women

  This course aims to inform GPs about the experiences of Black women with breast cancer. 
  

• Health Inequalities

  eLearning course with an introductory and a leadership module addressing ways to tackle ...

• An introduction to inclusion health

  eLearning course to help you to understand what inclusion health is, the factors that cause ...

• Allyship

  This eLearning course focuses on allyship and bystander intervention in racism and racial ...

Podcasts

• Reducing health inequalities in primary care

  Podcast discussing the impact of health inequalities on deprived communities and solutions that ...

• Interview with Professor Sir Michael Marmot

  Dr Carey Lunan discusses health inequalities in the COVID-landscape with Professor Sir Michael ...

• Health Inequalities Podcast

  Dr James Matheson talks to Christiana Melam, CEO of the National Association of Link Workers ...

Conferences and webinars

• Clinical Hot Topics: Addressing health inequalities in primary care | Part 1

  This is a recording of the first in a 2-part series of FREE-to-member one-day conferences ...

• Clinical Hot Topics: Addressing health inequalities in Primary Care | Part 2

  This is a recording of the second in a 2-part series of FREE-to-member one-day conferences ...

• BJGP Webinar

  The webinar focused on recent research and analysis from leading primary care researchers, in the...

Toolkits

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  FAIRSTEPS Toolkit URL

  Inequalities abound across every aspect of society from income and employment to education and health. Primary care is no different, with inequalities in access and experience contributing to inequalities in health outcomes. We’ve known about many of these inequalities for decades. What can primary care contribute to a fairer society? What does good look like? And how do we get there?
  

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  Money Talk Toolkit URL

  Developed in conjunction with the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), the Personalised Care Institute (PCI) is pleased to host the Money Talk Toolkit – created to equip health and care professionals to use personalised care approaches to identify, understand, support, and refer people with money-related health issues, in order to achieve the outcomes that most matter to them.
  

Additional learning resources

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  Population health and health inequalities framework for GPs with extended roles URL

  This framework signposts to external (non-RCGP) resources. While these are considered relevant to the extended role by the framework authors, their reference within the framework does not amount to an endorsement by the RCGP.
  

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  Increasing uptake of vaccinations for vulnerable groups of patients Page

  Increasing uptake of vaccinations for vulnerable groups of patients.
  

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  RCGP Health Inequalities Report - Breaking the inverse care law in UK general practice URL