A healthy population is key to citizen wellbeing, a productive economy and manageable public services. Policy decisions on jobs, income, housing, education, transport and green space have a major impact on health, but do not involve the Department of Health and Social Care. As the government sets out policies to deliver on its manifesto commitments, how can we ensure health is considered across government, mitigating the potential adverse impacts, ensuring equity and accentuating the positives? Here we argue that Health Impact Assessments are a key tool to cross-government action on health and 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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This interactive toolkit brings together two research studies, EQUALISE and FAIRSTEPS, to describe what equitable primary care looks like and provide practical steps to help local decision makers address inequalities in health and healthcare.
This article, published in The Lancet Public Health, provides findings from a Realist Review of interventions that influence health and care inequalities in general practice.
This policy brief introduces the Building Equitable Primary Care toolkit and draws out key recommendations for policymakers for achieving equitable primary care.
