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What works: Health and care interventions for supporting young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET)
This evidence brief explores which health and care interventions can help young people stay in or return to education, employment or training, and the principles that can support effective practice.
Eligible patients are being unlawfully refused GP registration across the UK
People without a permanent address or valid ID are being unlawfully refused registration at GP practices. In this blog, GP and HEEC researcher Fred Barker and continuous cruiser Joy Anderson highlight the issue through Joy’s own experience of struggling to access primary care.
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What works: Achieving equitable lipid management
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the UK, particularly impacting socioeconomically disadvantaged and ethnic minority groups. Primary care services have a significant role to play in mitigating inequalities in lipid management within health care. This evidence brief examines the available evidence on inequalities across the NHS England cholesterol pathway.
Improving health is a political choice but how do we make it a shared political goal?
What works to tackle ethnic inequalities through anti-racist interventions
BMJ Open has recently published an in-depth review examining anti-racist interventions to address ethnic inequalities in healthcare. In this blog, two of the review’s authors reflect on what this means for primary care.
What works: Addressing inequalities in the primary and secondary outpatient interface
An estimated 15 million GP appointments are used every year dealing with issues between primary and secondary care. A dysfunctional primary-secondary care interface is likely to widen health inequalities by disproportionately impacting underserved populations. This evidence brief examines the evidence and provides recommendations on what works to reduce inequalities at the primary-secondary care interface.
The path to recovery: The crucial role of my GP in overcoming schizophrenia post brain haemorrhage
In this blog, a member of our Citizens’ Panel highlights the pivotal role of a dedicated GP in guiding their recovery from a life-changing condition. They emphasise the transformative impact of compassionate healthcare and support in navigating both physical and mental health challenges.
Do practices with more funding employ more staff and achieve better patient satisfaction?
Previous research has shown an association between funding and patient experience; practices receiving less funding have lower levels of patient satisfaction. Our work explores how funding, workforce and patient experience are related.
Navigating self-referrals to mental health services
In this blog, one of our Citizen Panel members reflects on their experience of using self-referral for seeking mental health care.
What works: Health checks for patients with severe mental illness
Morbidity and mortality in people who suffer from severe mental illness (SMI) is substantially higher than the general population. In the UK, annual screening for physical health conditions is available for people with SMI, however uptake is low. This brief examines available evidence for interventions to improve delivery of physical health checks for people with SMI in primary care.