In recent years, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has become an increasingly important part of diabetes care. This implantable technology uses disposable sensors to transmit up-to-date blood glucose data to a connected smartphone, preventing the need for repeated finger prick testing. By reducing the pain and effort associated with repeated blood sugar sampling, CGM is transformative […]
Discover what works to reduce health inequalities with our comprehensive evidence pack, built around four key themes for equity in health and care. Explore proven principles, practical recommendations, and real-world examples to guide action.
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In 2023, 6,669 general practices received £10.2 billion in NHS funding across England, increasing to £11 billion with COVID-related and Primary Care Network (PCN) payments. Almost 10% of this—£870 million—was allocated to prescribing- and dispensing-related payments, supporting 944 dispensing practices serving 9.5 million patients (£625 million) and 5,537 non-dispensing practices covering 53 million patients (£245 million).
Return to work interventions seek to address long-term work or sickness absence, but whether they achieve equitable outcomes is unclear. This brief reviews the evidence to identify health and care interventions that support people from disadvantaged backgrounds return to employment.
Integrated care can improve population health and reduce health inequalities. This brief highlights four key principles for designing INTs to reduce health inequalities based on the available literature and transferable evidence from studies on equitable primary care.
This blog explores the rise of private health care in the UK and its impact on creating a two-tier system. It highlights regional disparities in access to orthopaedic procedures and discusses the implications for patients, the NHS, and policymakers.
Quality improvement (QI) seeks to enhance care but does not consistently consider equity, leading to potential intervention-generated inequalities. This brief summarises the evidence on what works to ensure that QI addresses inequalities, categorising approaches that improve or worsen them.
In 2023/24, 6,669 practices received £10.2 billion from the NHS. Capitation payments to individual practices are adjusted using the Carr-Hill formula. On average, practices received £164.64 per patient, with higher payments for practices serving older populations due to higher healthcare needs, prescribing costs and the specific needs of rural areas. This analysis explores how NHS payments to general practices are informed by the age structure, deprivation and rurality of registered patients.
We have undertaken a series of 10 evidence reviews for NHS England and here highlight seven interventions and programmes with the strongest evidence base.
The NHS employs over 1.7 million people in England. Empowering NHS staff to tackle health inequalities offers significant potential. However, several workforce challenges exist. In this brief, we review the international evidence on what works to empower health care staff to address inequalities.
Health care organisations can mitigate social and health inequalities by offering high-quality, equitable care. They can also improve communities’ overall wellbeing through their influence and assets to improve the economic, social, and environmental conditions in local areas. In this brief, we review academic papers on how health care organisations can effectively operate as anchor institutions to address inequalities in social determinants of health.
