Further information and resources about health inequalities

Case studies

Read and watch these case studies to get inspiration on how to combat health inequalities.

• CSP – Stronger my way: how a service understood and adapted to local need
• NHS England – Making health services work for deprived populations in the North East. Read the case study, and watch the video below:

Resources 

Use these resources to learn more about health inequalities.

From the CSP:

• Rehabilitation, recovery and reducing health inequity: easing the pain
• Do you know your population?
• Health informatics

From the King's Fund:

• My role in tackling health inequalities: a framework for allied health professionals
• What is a population health approach?
• Health inequalities in a nutshell

From NHS England:

• Friends and Family Test data
• Making the Friends and Family Test inclusive

Other resources:

• Allied Health Professions Federation – UK Allied Health Professions Public Health Strategic Framework
• Transformation Partners in Health and Care – Inequalities toolkit 
• Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA) – MSK health inequalities
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) – Into practice
• The Health Foundation -Health Inequalities in 2040 
• Royal College of Physicians – Healthcare data for quality improvement
• Doctors of the World – Registration refused: a study on access to GP registration in England

Tools:

• Test the reading level of your information for patients with the Flesch Kincaid Calculator

Online courses

From Health Education England:

• Population Wellbeing Portal
• Making Every Contact Count Programme
• All Our Health Programme
• Health inequalities resources

Other courses:

• Future Learn – Working with People and Communities to Improve Health Outcomes
• Royal Society for Public Health – Health inequalities resources