Health Management and Policy Alert

Global health framework: working together towards a healthier world

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) - 
This framework for 2023 to 2025 sets out how the UK government will play a leading role in improving health globally and building resilience to future threats. It seeks to maximise the combined impact of the UK's investments, innovation and engagement with important partners around the world on a bilateral and multilateral basis. It also aims to maximise impact working with global partners from industry, academia, funders, and civil society organisations to shape global policy and health outcomes.

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Black maternal health

Women and Equalities Committee - 

This report calls on the government to set a definitive target to eliminate “appalling” disparities in maternal deaths. Black women are almost four times more likely to die from childbirth than white women. Maternal death rates in deprived areas are on the rise, with women in the most deprived areas 2.5 times more likely to die than those in the least deprived areas.

• Report
• Press release

Supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people to live happier, healthier, longer lives: bitesize guide for local systems

NHS England - 

This guide draws together a number of resources and provides a one stop shop for professionals who put in place services and approaches to support children, young people and adults who have a learning disability or who are autistic to lead healthier, happier, longer lives.

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Tackling disadvantage in medical education: analysis of postgraduate outcomes by ethnicity and the interplay with other personal characteristics

General Medical Council -
This report explores the extent that inequalities persist in medical education, for example an 18 percentage point difference between the specialty exam pass rate of UK-trained black doctors and UK-trained white doctors. It also considers good practice, and highlights the importance of evaluating interventions to enable a better understanding of initiatives that successfully support trainees from different backgrounds.

• Report
• General Medical Council - news

I just want to be me: trans and gender diverse communities’ access to and experiences of palliative & end of life care

Hospice UK - 

This report, based on first-hand research with the trans and gender diverse community and those working in end of life care, explores the barriers faced by trans and gender diverse people when accessing end of life, hospice, and palliative care and sets out recommendations for how to tackle them.

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Medical Workforce Race Equality Standard (MWRES): a commitment to collaborate The First Five

NHS England -
This report sets out practical actions based on data and evidence to tackle existing inequalities in the medical workforce. It includes steps to reduce disproportionate representation of international medical graduates in General Medical Council referrals, improve diversity in senior medical leadership appointments, and increase ethnic minority representation in the councils of royal medical colleges to better reflect the workforce.

• Report
• NHS England - publications

LGBTQ+ staff and patients deserve better from the NHS

The King's Fund - 

Kelly Ameneshoa, Emergency Medicine Doctor at Ashford and St Peter’s hospital and Population Health Fellow at The King’s Fund, looks at recent data on the experience of LGBTQ+ staff and patients, and outlines how the NHS can make steps towards becoming more inclusive.

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Mapping existing policy interventions to tackle ethnic heath inequalities in maternal and neonatal health in England: a systematic scoping review with stakeholder engagement

NHS Race & Health Observatory -
This report outlines a lack of a national, central focus, diversity of research and national commitment for dealing with health inequalities. It calls for the development of a central data repository to map improvements around reducing poor outcomes in maternal and neonatal healthcare for Black, Asian and ethnic minority women.

• Report
• NHS Race & Health Observatory - news

Gypsies and Travellers in England and Wales: lived experiences

Office for National Statistics (ONS) - 
This qualitative research into the lived experiences of Gypsy and Traveller communities across England and Wales provides a detailed exploration of cultural identity and experiences both generally and with regards to key policy themes such as homes, health, education and employment, and justice.

• Research

Supporting our NHS people through menopause: guidance for line managers and colleagues

NHS England -
This guidance helps NHS organisations, line managers, and those working in the NHS understand more about the menopause, how they can support colleagues at work and those experiencing menopause symptoms.

• Guidance
• NHS England - publications