Health Inequalities Resources
An article by Dr Andrea Williamson, GP in Glasgow, founding member of the Deep End group and co-Chair of the RCGP Health Inequalities Standing Group.
This article on BJGP LIfe is specifically in relation to COVID, recovery, and the role of general practice. It was co-authored by Gemma Ashworth, David Blane, James Matheson and Carey, on behalf of the RCGP Health Inequalities Steering Group.
This HEE review recommends free high quality training in inclusion health.
This HFMA briefing will support NHS finance staff to make the case for change within their organisation and local system.
Practices should know the rules regarding temporary residents, homeless patients, overseas visitors, the duty to give treatment, and when they can decline to register a patient.
RCGP Chair Kamila Hawthorne and Bola Owolabi, director of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme, share on how their professional experiences have led them to see health inequality as urgent priority, and introduce initiatives that can help general practitioners make a difference individually and collectively.
This guidance provides information on the introduction of a global mental health assessment tool for primary care (GMHAT/PC) for UK bound individuals under the UK Resettlement Scheme and Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) from Spring 2024.
GPs will receive a GMHAT/PC report for individuals who are being resettled in their local area and are being registered at their GP practice. The GMHAT/PC report reflects a preliminary assessment of individuals’ mental health to aid GPs with making clinical judgements. It will be used here to support GPs with the rapid identification and assessment of mental health problems of refugees who enter the UK via these schemes, support with timely referrals and to support community integration.
Oversight of the development and phased roll-out of GMHAT/PC has been provided by representatives from Home Office Resettlement Operations, International Organization for Migration, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (in the Department for Health and Social Care), The Centre for Autism, Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CANDDID) and University of Manchester.
Based on Living Evidence Maps, you can find evidence briefs aimed at practitioners and policymakers describing what works to address inequalities in primary care. https://www.heec.co.uk/category/evidence-briefs/. The website provides insights from data to help policymakers and practitioners understand the structural determinants of primary care inequalities, and what can be done to address them https://www.heec.co.uk/category/data/.
You can also find How-to guides to help practitioners and policymakers take informed practical actions to address inequalities. https://www.heec.co.uk/category/how-to-guide/.