Health Inequalities Resources
Broad definition of health inequalities:
Health inequalities are unfair and avoidable differences in health status between groups of people or communities. They arise because of the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. These conditions influence a person’s opportunities for good health and affect how an individual thinks, feels and acts. Together these shape their health and wellbeing.
There is a clear social gradient in health. This means that people in disadvantaged groups often die sooner and spend more years living with disabilities. While we should aim to reduce health inequalities across all society, actions must be focused and increased in proportion to the level of disadvantage. Improving the lives of those with the worst health, fastest.
Reducing health inequalities is a matter of fairness and social justice. Everyone deserves the same opportunities to lead a healthy life, no matter where they live or who they are.
District Profiles – Kent Public Health Observatory
Kent County Council Annual Public Health Report 2021
Health intelligence – Kent Public Health Observatory
Medway inequalities profile | Medway Council
Primary Care Newtwork Profiles – Document downloads – Medway’s Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) | Medway Council
There is also a Kent and Medway PHM site for discussions and materials.
Refugee and asylum seeker health toolkit
Refugees’ and asylum seekers’ entitlement to NHS care: Refugee and Migrant Health Toolkit
GP registration transfer cards: NHS England » GP registration transfer cards
Reception centres for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children – Kent County Council
Subtitled video on how to navigate the NHS for Refugees & Asylum Seekers. Set language in Settings
Kent and Medway case studies Integrated Care System website.
The Dover and Ramsgate case study films are available to watch on YouTube.
Population Health Management (PHM) Development Programme: April 2024
Pockets-of-Excellence.pdf (groundswell.org.uk)
NHS England » A national framework for NHS – action on inclusion health
*Inclusion Health Groups SE datapack_
ALWAYS-AT-THE-BOTTOM-OF-THE-PILE.pdf
Groundswel_Health Now Evaluation Report_Dec 2023.cdr
All PHM materials are available on the NHS Futures PHM Academy site.
Narrowing Health Inequalities in Hypertension Resource
Narrowing Health Inequalities in severe mental illness Resource
Narrowing health inequalities in chronic respiratory disease Resource
Narrowing Health Inequalities in Maternity Resource
Narrowing Health Inequalities in Early Cancer Diagnosis Resource
Narrowing Health Inequalities in Sickle Cell Disease NHSE elfh Hub
NHS England » Core20PLUS5 (adults) – an approach to reducing healthcare inequalities
Improving Health Inequalities NHS England Youtube Playlist 21 videos Improving health inequalities – YouTube
Health inequalities Playlist : 9 videos by NHS Providers
Reducing mental health inequalities NHS England Reducing mental health inequalities – YouTube
Health Foundation video about social determinants – what makes us healthy? (1 min)
