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  1. Content Article
    The theme for this year’s World Health Day (7 April) is building a fairer and healthier world for everyone. Making sure all patients can access and understand healthcare information is absolutely key to this. In this interview, anaesthetist Rachael Grimaldi tells us about CardMedic, the organisation she founded to empower staff and patients to communicate across any barrier. Rachael explains how their tools can be used to support vulnerable groups and reduce inequalities. 
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    This study, published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), found that Black Americans are systematically undertreated for pain relative to white Americans. 
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    This report from the NHS Race and Health Observatory, acknowledges the growing evidence suggesting there may be drawbacks when using pulse oximetry on darker skin.  Whilst the picture on racial bias in pulse oximetry is still mixed, as a worst-case scenario, the application of this intervention can potentially have negative outcomes for patients with more pigmentation in their skin. To help counter potential health inequalities in this area, the report outlines a number of recommendations for healthcare, regulatory and research bodies.
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    Addressing health inequalities and improving patient safety were the two central health themes of the UK’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Chief Medical Officer for England, Sir Liam Donaldson, writing here on progress achieved on these themes is quick to emphasise the importance of good intelligence and the need for sharing of information across Europe. 
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    NHS England and Public Health England have developed these pages to make it easier for organisations and the public to find information, resources and action being taken to reduce health inequalities in England. Resources include: Key legislation Partners Practice examples Tools Evidence Summary of data and analytical resources.
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    Women with little-to-no English continue to have poor birth outcomes and low service user satisfaction. When language support services are used it enhances the relationship between the midwife and the woman, improves outcomes and ensures safer practice. However, this study has shown a reluctance to use professional interpreter services by midwives. This study from Bridle et al. aims to understand the experiences of midwives using language support services.
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    On International Women’s Day 2021, feminist journalist Sarah Graham presented to the St Mary’s Women’s Network about the gender pain gap and how it harms women's health. The link below will take you to the slides and notes shared at the event.
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    This blog, written by Rageshri Dhairyawan and Darren Chetty for the Cost of Living website, argues that we must reframe conversations on racialised health inequalities. Drawing on COVID-19 as an example, they state: "How we choose to frame conversations about racialised health inequalities is crucial to ensure that historically underserved communities are not further disadvantaged."
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    While childbirth in the UK is generally a safe event, progress to improve safety seems to have stalled, and how safe mums and babies are depends on where you are and who you are, writes the Patients Association in this article for World Patient Safety Day. The Patients Association firmly believe that involving patients in their care improves outcomes and safety. Mums-to-be developing plans with the midwives and obstetricians seems a perfect example of this. However, research shows that clinicians meaningfully partnering with patients is not mainstream practice.  "It will take leadership, training and funding to make patient partnership in maternity care everyday practice", says the Patient Association. "This World Patient Safety Day we call on all those in a position to bring about change in how maternity care is delivered and to pledge to introduce true patient partnership."
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    This is the transcript of a Westminster Hall debate in the House of Commons on Black Maternal Health Awareness Week, dedicated to raising awareness about the disparities in maternal outcomes for Black women.
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    "My voice didn't matter. I felt like I was being gas lit, and that I wasn't important." Black women report being dismissed and neglected by healthcare professionals throughout pregnancy, childbirth and beyond - and are four times more likely to die in childbirth than women of other ethnicities. Prominent medical committee, NICE, has proposed that inducing pregnant Black women, bringing their birth forward early, could go some way to addressing the problem. The host of this podcast from The Fourcast speaks to a doctor who says it’ll make birth safer for mums and babies, and campaigner Sandra Igwe who says that early induction is not the solution to a deep and complex issue, rooted in racism and inadequate healthcare for Black mothers-to-be.  *Content warning: This episode includes discussion about maternal death and stillbirth.
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    The Good Things Foundation has published a new paper on digital exclusion and its impact on people’s health, social life and economic potential. To support the Health Foundation’s COVID-19 impact inquiry, the Good Things Foundation, the Health Foundation and the King’s Fund came together earlier this year, to focus on tackling digital exclusion and health inequalities. The resulting report from the workshop and meeting provides an overview of digital exclusion and who is affected by it, as well as the impact of the pandemic on this, and some of the policy responses so far.
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    This joint letter calls on Nadine Dorries MP, Minister for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health, to urgently fund a confidential enquiry into the deaths of Asian and Asian British babies. It is signed by the Chief Executives of Sands, The Royal College of Midwives, NCT and the President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
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    "The biggest struggle I had to overcome was the lack of confidence caused by microaggressions over time", says Samantha Tross, the first Black female orthopaedic surgeon in Britain. In the latest episode of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Health inequalities podcast series, Samantha considers how diverse leadership can be better developed and supported within surgery, with a focus on widening opportunities and creating a more positive training environment.
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    This opinion piece from The Guardian highlights the vaccine inequalities currently faced by low-income countries. The article discusses the percentage of people who have received the first dose in comparison to those living in richer countries such as the U.K. and U.S.A. and how a more strategic and equitable approach is needed to help ensure the world emerges sustainably from the crisis.
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    People from Black and minority ethnic groups experience inequalities in health outcomes as well as inequalities in access to and experience of health services compared to White groups.  This report, published by the NHS Race and Health Observatory, argues that the NHS has not made significant progress in reducing ethnic health inequalities in recent years because it has not acted on this issue as a clear priority. There has also been a lack of progress made in ensuring equality of experience and opportunity for the NHS workforce. Authors go on to argue that there is now an opportunity to address this by taking urgent action to address critical gaps in the NHS’s capabilities to tackle ethnic health inequalities, and by building a broad health inequalities focus into new healthcare structures as a key priority, while supporting NHS staff to drive change. Read the report in full Suggested further reading: Health inequalities and safety resources
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    People who identify as LGBTQ+ experience disproportionately worse health outcomes and have poorer experiences when accessing health services. In this King's Fund podcast, Helen McKenna sits down with Dr Michael Brady, National Advisor for LGBT Health at NHS England, and Michelle Ross, Co-Founder and Director of Holistic Wellbeing services at cliniQ to explore the health inequalities LGBTQ+ people face and what needs to happen to make sure health services are inclusive.
  18. Content Article
    The use of digital health services has risen over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. The digital divide and the resulting impact on people’s experiences of the pandemic have disproportionately affected certain groups of society.  Age UK analysis suggested that only 24% of those aged 75+ were using the internet more during the pandemic, and 9% were using it less. And although the population has become better connected since the start of the pandemic, still 6% of homes (around 1.5 million households) in the UK lack home internet access. People in the poorest households are four times more likely to not use the internet at home than those in the wealthiest households. Disability, impairment, and health conditions also correlate with lower levels of digital access and use. In this article, Emma Stone, Director of design, research and communications at the Good Things Foundation, discusses the implications of digital health services on inequalities.
  19. Content Article
    To support hospitals and health systems starting from different points on their journey to strengthen health equity, the American Health Association's Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) is preparing four new guidance and resource toolkits to share evidence-based practices to inform organisational next steps.
  20. Content Article
    This report, No Patient Left Behind, has been published by The APPG on Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies, following an inquiry into barriers which patients face when accessing treatment and care.  
  21. Content Article
    A blog highlighting the barriers in healthcare faced by patients due to the colour of their skin.
  22. Content Article
    Citizens Online promote an inclusive and equal society, reducing the digital divide by helping organisations and communities ensure the switch to online doesn’t exclude people. To implement successful digital transformation, inclusion and accessibility must sit at the heart of any changes. Citizens Online help to ensure that clients, residents and service users are supported to participate in the digital age, leading to increased take-up of your digital services.
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    Research in women's health deserves more attention, and not only for conditions related to reproduction. Clinical and pre-clinical studies alike tend to focus on men: for example, only one-third of people participating in clinical trials relating to cardiovascular disease are women, and an analysis of neuroscience studies published in six journals in 2014 found that 40% of them used only male animals.  Although progress can be made when women’s health challenges are brought to the fore, women’s health advocates caution that the field is often still viewed too narrowly. The study of health and disease in women should not be limited to conditions that affect only women. Conditions such as type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease affect men and women differently. Such diseases must be studied in both men and women, with the recognition that diagnosis, prognosis and treatment might need to be different between the sexes.
  24. Content Article
    The Health Foundation’s COVID-19 impact inquiry has drawn on a broad range of available evidence to consider two main questions: How were people’s experiences of the pandemic influenced by their pre-existing health and health inequalities? What is the likely impact of actions taken in response to the pandemic on the nation’s health and health inequalities – now and in the future?
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    This blog, published in The Journal of Medical Ethics, is authored by individuals from New Zealand, Australia and the UK. They draw on their co-produced Cultural Safety framework to address structural iatrogenesis where patients are harmed by unconscious or conscious racist power imbalances in the bureaucratic and cultural systems within healthcare systems, including those systems originally intended to help them. Included is an infographic to illustrate the Cultural Safety Tree Model and how to translate Cultural Safety to the UK. Person-centred care, staff reflexivity, structural reflexivity and listening to the voices of the recipients of healthcare are the crucial roots to this model.
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