Pathway -
This report, the first of its kind from the homelessness charities Pathway and Crisis, reveals how the national crisis facing both the UK's health and housing systems leads to worsening health for people in inclusion health groups. Drawing on 85 pieces of published literature from the past two years, and a survey of frontline medical and healthcare professionals, the findings reveal how those who are most excluded in our society struggle to access health services due to inflexibility, discrimination and stigma.
Nuffield Trust -
Around 1.3 million people in England have a learning disability and may need more support to stay in good health. This report examines whether they are able to access the services they are entitled to in order to prevent illness. It looks at a set of five key preventive health care services and functions to understand whether they are working as they should for people with a learning disability.
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) -
This report highlights that 26 per cent of local authorities leave blind and partially sighted people waiting more than a year for a vision rehabilitation assessment and subsequent support. These delays to the support people with sight loss are legally entitled to also leaves them at increased risk of physical accidents and injuries, as well as mental health crises. Amongst its recommendations, the RNIB is calling for vision rehabilitation services to be subjected to the same regulation and monitoring as other adult social care services, and commissioning of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to develop guidelines and quality standards, with local authorities having to report on these to government and publish annually.
Department of Health and Social Care -
Evidence has emerged about the potential for racial and ethnic bias in the design and use of some medical devices commonly used in the NHS, and that some ethnic groups may receive sub-optimal treatment as a result. The purpose of the review, chaired by Professor Dame Margaret Whitehead, was to: establish the extent and impact of potential racial, ethnic and other factors leading to unfair biases in the design and use of medical devices; and make recommendations for improvements.
Barnardo’s -
The Children and Young People’s Health Equity Collaborative (CHEC) is a partnership between the UCL Institute of Health Equity, Barnardo’s and three integrated care systems (ICS) — Birmingham and Solihull, Cheshire and Merseyside, and South Yorkshire. The CHEC sees action on the social determinants of health as essential in improving health outcomes among children and young people and reducing inequalities in health. The framework’s main purpose is to underpin action for achieving greater equity in children and young people’s health and wellbeing and will be used to support the development of pilot interventions in the three partner ICS areas.
Department of Health and Social Care -
The HIV Action Plan Implementation Steering Group (ISG) has agreed this PrEP roadmap as part of the group’s work to drive forward the implementation of the HIV Action Plan. This includes a commitment to support the system to continue to improve access, uptake and use of HIV PrEP for key population groups, including in settings outside specialist sexual health services. The roadmap will help guide the ISG’s efforts to improve equitable access, uptake and use of PrEP, reflecting evolving priorities, funding availability and policy changes.
Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) -
Progress on cardiovascular disease was a significant driver of better health and prosperity in the latter half of the 20th century, however progress has recently stalled – with indications it may be in reverse. While NHS waiting lists have been steadily growing over recent years, exacerbated by the pandemic, cardiology waiting lists have tripled since 2012, higher than the growth in the overall NHS waiting lists. IPPR is calling on the government to implement a recovery plan for treating cardiovascular disease, helping both the NHS and the economy.
Nuffield Trust -
Improvements in infant mortality rates in England have stalled since 2014, but the understanding of what's driving these trends and the part environmental factors might play remains limited. The health of children is determined by more than health care – so understanding the broader determinants of infant mortality is crucial to reducing it. This analysis assesses how local authority characteristics were associated with different rates of infant mortality in England in 2017.
Department of Health and Social Care -
This guidance contains information about NHS England's objectives and funding arrangements as it commissions public health services. The NHS public health functions agreement sets out the arrangements under which the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care delegates responsibility to NHS England for certain public health services. The services currently commissioned in this way are: national immunisation programmes; national population screening programmes; child health information services; public health services for adults and children in secure and detained settings in England; and sexual assault services.
Academy of Medical Sciences -
This report highlights wide-ranging evidence of declining health among children under five in the UK and calls on policymakers to take urgent action to This report highlights wide-ranging evidence of declining health among children under five in the UK and calls on policymakers to take urgent action to address the situation. It warns government that major health issues like infant mortality, obesity and tooth decay are not only damaging the nation’s youngest citizens and their future, but also its economic prosperity, with the cost of inaction estimated to be at least £16 billion a year.