All Health inequalities articles – Page 11
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HSJ PartnersRelieving health inequity in elective care access after the pandemic
By working together and utilising the ‘four Is’, health and care systems can build a fairer system with less unwarranted variation. Andrew Moran explains how this population health management approach could work.
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CommentYou can’t legislate for a collaborative culture
Greater Manchester has been designing a model that builds on the strong partnership that has already taken place at a city-region level and at place but continues to address challenges, writes Sir Richard Leese
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CommentThe NHS and its partners must 'take risks' to improve care for children
For healthcare to truly improve the overall outcomes of children and young people health issues must be addressed holistically alongside factors like safety, wellbeing, and access to education, training and skills. By Rukshana Kapasi
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HSJ PartnersHow we are addressing waiting lists and social inequalities at scale
Nigel Foster on the need to not just restore services and reduce backlogs but to tackle potential inequalities in access, experience and outcomes
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CommentSir Simon Stevens: a champion for race equality
Yvonne Coghill gives a befitting tribute to the outgoing NHS England chief, especially for his work around equality in the health service
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CommentThe three pandemics
We need the contribution of millions of people as volunteers and supporters to handle the crises in the NHS, writes Patricia Hewitt
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HSJ PartnersHow data will underpin elective care recovery
It is imperative that we think now about how we prioritise our patients and deliver timely care to maximise safety and minimise risk, writes Doug Treanor
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News
NHSE must act to shrink ethnic pay gap, says government report
NHS England should undertake a strategic review of the causes of ‘disparate’ pay and, where discrimination is found, ‘spell out’ measures to address it, according to a new government report.
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CommentLegislation must require clinical and lay members on ICS boards
With the DHSC’s bill brought forward in Parliament, health leaders have raised concerns with the NHS Confederation which require the government’s attention, writes Lou Patten
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NewsTrusts told to be more flexible with staff holiday
Trusts should be flexible in their holiday policies, including letting staff carry over any unused annual leave, NHS England has said.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2020: Primary Care Innovation of the Year
WINNER: Sevenhills + Primary Care Network - Covid-19 Vulnerable Patient Visiting Service
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CommentWithout urgent action the UK could slip further behind in tackling cancer
Michelle Mitchell emphasises on adoptive commitments for tackling cancer inequalities, clearing backlog of diagnostic waits and stopping cancer survival from going backwards
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CommentThe pandemic has taught us NHS England should press harder on homeless health
New ways of delivering services forced on us by the pandemic offer a way to reduce health inequality from homelessness, according to a new report. Fraser Battye, principal consultant at the Strategy Unit, explains how.
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NewsNHSE ‘should publish real-time data on staff vaccine uptake by ethnicity’
“Live, real-time” data on covid-19 vaccine uptake by ethnicity — including about NHS staff — should be published, the director of a new race observatory has said.
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NewsExclusive: Fewer black and Filipino NHS staff vaccinated amid ‘hesitancy’ concern
The largest hospital trust in England has reported substantially lower covid vaccine uptake among its black African, black Caribbean and Filipino staff so far, citing ‘vaccine hesitancy’.
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HSJ InteractivePreventing ill health
Panellists explored what ICSs can do around prevention and early intervention
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CommentWhy has the government gone quiet on prevention when we need it most?
The government has gone quiet on prevention, but it could save the NHS, boost the economy and level up the country, writes Chris Thomas
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CommentICSs must be 'the servant of place'
What has emerged in West Yorkshire and Harrogate, built on over four years of working together, is a model that tackles problems faced by people in the communities by seeing the local places as the building blocks for action. By Rob Webster and Tim Swift
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CommentICSs need 'time and space' to work out how to meet local needs
The challenge ahead for STPs and ICSs is developing governance arrangements that are fit for purpose and align the goals of the latter with the duties of NHS organisations and their partners, notes Sir Chris Ham
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS use data to better meet patient needs as it responds and recovers from the covid crisis?
An HSJ webinar, in association with PA Consulting, explored the progress the NHS has made in its use of data and how better data could help it restore and reset services