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Welcome to the Health Equity Evidence Centre

WEBAbout us. We are a research collaboration, based mainly within universities, with a passion to eliminate health and care inequalities through high quality evidence and innovation. …

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Welcome to the Health Equity Evidence Centre

WEBDespite decades of evidence about health and care inequalities, there has been little progress in addressing them. Stand-out successes in the UK include the cross …

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How to undertake equity-focused quality improvement

WEBEquity-focused quality improvement offers a useful strategy for health care organisations to reduce inequalities and improve outcomes. Equity is a central part of …

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What works to tackle ethnic inequalities through anti-racist

WEBAt community level, primary care can address ethnic disparities by partnering with lay Community Health Workers (CHWs). Our review found these were better than …

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What works: Health checks for patients with severe mental illness

WEBEnabling access to and uptake of health checks is crucial to facilitate earlier diagnosis and management of chronic disease in patients with SMI. In people with a …

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How to screen for social needs in primary care

WEBThis how-to guide aims to provide a practical guide to social needs screening in primary care by: summarising existing knowledge, opportunities and challenges; …

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What works: Achieving equitable lipid management

WEBCardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the UK, particularly impacting socioeconomically disadvantaged and ethnic minority groups. Primary care …

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What works: Addressing inequalities in the uptake of cervical …

WEBDrawing upon our evidence map, we included 19 research articles examining what works to address inequalities in cervical screening; 16 were either a systematic review, meta …

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How to provide high-quality primary care for people seeking …

WEBPeople seek refuge in the UK for diverse reasons, making forced migrants a heterogeneous group. They are often described as facing the “triple burden” of infectious …

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What works: Mitigating inequalities in telephone and digital triage …

WEBTelephone triage and digital triage aim to improve access to general practice by making early clinical decisions with signposting where necessary. However, the …

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Our collaborators

WEBThe Royal College of General Practitioners is the professional body for general practitioners in the United Kingdom. The RCGP represents and supports GPs on key issues including …

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What works: Addressing inequalities in the primary and secondary

WEBThe medical interface is described as “the point of interaction between different systems… where a patient journey crosses from one area of care into another …

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What works: Fostering equitable access to primary health care for

WEBA refugee is defined by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as a person ‘who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin …

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