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Health inequity in the UK: exploring health inequality and inequity

Practice Nursing, 2022
In this article, the first of two, Vanessa Heaslip et al examine the factors that lead to certain groups having poorer health outcomes in the UK Practice nurses are ideally placed within local communities to have a significant impact on addressing health inequities.
Heaslip, Vanessa, Thompson, R., Tauringana, M., Holland, S., Glendening, N.   +4 more
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Do differences in the administrative structure of populations confound comparisons of geographic health inequalities? [PDF]

, 2010
<p>Background: Geographical health inequalities are naturally described by the variation in health outcomes between areas (e.g. mortality rates). However, comparisons made between countries are hampered by our lack of understanding of the effect of
Davies, C.A., Jackson, A.L., Leyland, A.H.   +2 more
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Certificate of need laws: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Certificate of Need (CON) laws, currently in place in 35 US states, require certain health care providers to obtain a certification of their economic necessity from a state board before opening or undertaking a major expansion.
Christopher J. Conover, James Bailey
doaj   +1 more source

Developing evidence‐based, cost‐effective P4 cancer medicine for driving innovation in prevention, therapeutics, patient care and reducing healthcare inequalities

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The cancer problem is increasing globally with projections up to the year 2050 showing unfavourable outcomes in terms of incidence and cancer‐related deaths. The main challenges are prevention, improved therapeutics resulting in increased cure rates and enhanced health‐related quality of life.
Ulrik Ringborg, Joachim von Braun, Julio Celis, Anton Berns, Michael Baumann, Tit Albreht, Nancy Abou‐Zeid, Vanderlei Bagnato, Christian Brandts, Chien‐Jen Chen, Massimiliano di Pietro, Manjit Dosanjh, Thomas Dubois, Alexander Eggermont, Angelika Eggert, Ingemar Ernberg, Sara Faithfull, Johannes Förner, Stefan Fröhling, Manuel Heitor, Leroy Hood, Wei Jiang, Bengt Jönsson, Ravi Kannan, Maria Leptin, Su Li, Peter Lindgren, Douglas Lowy, Jun Ma, Alex Markham, Péter Nagy, Simon Oberst, M. Iqbal Parker, Danielle Rodin, Kevin Ryan, Joachim Schüz, Richard Sullivan, Josep Tabernero, Peter Turkson, Oliver Várhelyi, Harold Varmus, Chijie Wang, Elisabete Weiderpass, Nils Wilking   +43 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laws governing access to sexual health services and information: contents, protections, and restrictions

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
Access to sexual health services and information is critical to achieving the highest attainable standard of sexual health, and enabling legal environments are key to advancing progress in this area.
Laura Ferguson, Sarah Emoto, Sofia Gruskin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inequalities in mental health and well-being in a time of austerity: Baseline findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study

SSM: Population Health, 2016
Since 2010, the UK has pursued a policy of austerity characterised by public spending cuts and welfare changes. There has been speculation – but little actual research – about the effects of this policy on health inequalities.
K. Mattheys, C. Bambra, J. Warren, A. Kasim, N. Akhter   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health inequalities and social inequalities in health

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2000
Paula Braveman, Nancy Krieger, John Lynch   +2 more
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Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
wiley   +1 more source

Multidisciplinary team meetings in cancer care: is there a psychologist in the house?

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Introduction: Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) are considered best practice in the management and decision-making for cancer patients. The team typically consists of surgeons, medical oncologists, organ specialists, radiologists, pathologists and ...
Melissa Horlait, Sophie Dhaene, Simon Van Belle, Mark Leys   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reducing Health Inequalities Implementation Theme. Briefing paper 1: Why health inequalities matter [PDF]

, 2009
This first briefing paper is an account of why health inequality matters and why health inequalities deserve consideration across all areas of CLAHRC (SY) activity.
Allmark, P. J., Salway, S.
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