Showing posts with label health inequality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health inequality. Show all posts

Friday, 7 November 2014

Five Year Forward View

"The NHS has dramatically improved over the past fifteen years. Cancer and cardiac outcomes are better; waits are shorter; patient satisfaction much higher. Progress has continued even during global recession and austerity thanks to protected funding and the commitment of NHS staff. But quality of care can be variable, preventable illness is widespread, health inequalities deep-rooted." 

Five Year Forward View
NHS
October 2014

Read more here.

Friday, 27 January 2012

Working for equity in health

"Despite the growing number of policy commitments to tackle inequities, overall improvements in health have been dogged by persistent and increasing inequalities."


Working for equity in health: the role of work, worklessness and social protection in health inequalities: context, situation analysis and evidence review
Health Action Partnership International, The Scottish Government
January 2012

The full report is available here and a summary is available here.