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The 10-Year Health Plan: Seven key messages from the HEEC Citizen Panel 

As the NHS looks ahead to the next decade, what truly matters to the people who rely on it every day? This blog shares reflections from the Health Equity Evidence Centre’s Citizen Panel, offering honest, hopeful perspectives on how the NHS can evolve to meet future challenges with compassion, fairness, and transparency.

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What works: Health and care interventions to support people from disadvantaged backgrounds with musculoskeletal conditions 

17.1 million people in England are estimated to be living with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition. This evidence brief explores what health and care interventions work to improve outcomes for people from disadvantaged backgrounds, and what approaches are most effective in addressing the inequalities they face.

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Making Health in All Policies a reality: A call for Health Impact Assessments across government to improve health and address health inequalities

In this evidence brief, we examine the current state of Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) in the UK and their potential to reduce health inequalities. HIAs are essential to the Health in All Policies approach, which integrates health considerations across government. We offer recommendations to increase HIA use, emphasising the need for stronger leadership and dedicated resources to fully embed HIAs in national policy-making.

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Feeding two birds with one scone: Leveraging NHS anchor activity to reduce health inequalities and contribute to thriving communities

Discussions around population health and economic growth and their interconnectedness have intensified since the new government came to power. Parliament and cabinet members highlight the importance of cutting NHS waiting times and optimising prevention programmes to enable people to stay healthy and economically active. What seems to be less discussed – at least for now – is how the fundamental drivers of poor health and health inequalities will be tackled and to what extent the NHS can contribute to this goal. 

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Exploring the impact of dispensing practices on equity in NHS payments to general practices

General practices serving the most deprived populations receive less funding per weighted patient than those serving the least deprived. Here we show that this inequality is driven by a higher concentration of dispensing practices in more affluent areas.

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What does the latest GP Patient Survey tell us about socio-economic inequalities in general practice?

Overall patient satisfaction with general practice has improved slightly according to the GP Patient Survey 2024, but remains substantially lower than pre-pandemic levels. Patient satisfaction is not the same across the country. Read more to understand inequalities in patient satisfaction from the latest data.

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What works: Finding ways to better support people who frequently attend emergency departments 

People who visit emergency departments more frequently than the average often experience multiple socioeconomic difficulties and health problems. In this brief we summarise evidence on how health care services can better support these patients. Meeting these patients’ needs requires an integrated approach that cuts across different health care services but may also involve local authorities and the voluntary sector.

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A new tool to help ICBs allocate general practice funding more equitably – introducing eFIT

In this blog, we introduce eFIT, a tool that helps Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) allocate funding more equitably by considering socio-economic factors. By addressing inequalities in general practice funding, eFIT aims to provide additional resources to practices serving disadvantaged communities, working towards fairer health care outcomes for all.

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How do the Conservative and Labour manifestos measure up in terms of health inequalities? 

The manifestos have been published, but what are they likely to mean for health and care inequalities? Let’s take a closer look and examine the underlying evidence.

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Why political parties need to address health inequalities before the elections 

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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.

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