health inequalities bulletin issue no. 40 aug/sep 2013

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Health Inequalities BulletinIssue no. 40 August - September 2013

About this Bulletin:

Aims to draw attention to some of the key documents and reviews of research in healthinequalities that have been published in the two previous months.

Where possible, links to the full text documents are included. If the article is in a journal,NHS and Public Health staff in Stoke and North Staffordshire can contact the Health Libraryfor a copy.Link to request form: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/usingthehealthlibrary/inter-libraryloans/#d.en.27437 [A charge of 2 per request is payable for most copies]

If you need further assistance in obtaining any of the resources listed in the bulletin or haveother information needs, please contact the Outreach Librarians or the Health Library,details below.

The bulletin can be e-mailed to colleagues who may also find it useful.

A list of websites that are checked in the production of this bulletin is given on the firstpage. Please suggest others that may be useful.

Feedback is welcomed to inform future issues of the bulletin.

Contact informationBulletin produced by NHS Outreach Librarians Tel: 01782 679564 or 0300 123 1535 ext/FeatureNet 8429E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

Health LibraryTel: 01782 679500E-mail: [email protected]

Topics reviewed in this issue:

Health Inequalities Bulletin .............. .... 1 Disability ................. ............. ............ ....... 2 Ethnicity ........................ ............. ............. 2 Inequalities .............. ............. ............ ....... 3 Mental Health ............ ............. ............. .... 4

Migrants ............ .............. ............ ............ 4 Multiple Inequalities ..................... ........... 5 Older people ................ .............. ............ . 5 Travellers ............. ............. ............ .......... 6
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Sources checked for this bulletinPlease suggest further sites that should be monitored in the production of thisbulletin

CRD Centre for Reviews and Dissemination http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/ - DARE (Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects)- NHS Economic Evaluation Database

Daily Health Bulletin http://www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthbulletin/ Department of Health http://www.gov.uk/dh Department of Health bulletins http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Bulletins/ Social Care Institute for Excellence http://www.scie.org.uk/ Inside Government local government alerts https://www.gov.uk/government/email-signup Joseph Rowntree Foundation http://www.jrf.org.uk/ Kings Fund http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/ Better Health http://www.better-health.org.uk/

NICE http://www.nice.org.uk SIGN http://www.sign.ac.uk/new.html

DisabilityFacing Blindness Alone: what the government needs to do to stop the isolation of blind people Royal National Institute of Blind PeopleThis report argues that within the next ten years, local support for blind and visuallyimpaired people will be drastically reduced. The research shows that although care andsupport has declined for all adults with a physical disability (30%), people with sight losshave been the worse affected (43%)http://www.rnib.org.uk/getinvolved/campaign/healthsocialcare/Documents/Social-care-report.pdf

EthnicityBlack and Minority Ethnic (BME) Communities, mental health and criminal justiceCentre for Mental HealthThis briefing argues that community groups are key to engaging BME groups that aredisproportionately represented both in mental health care and in the criminal justicesystem. It discusses examples of some services making excellent progress in this area butargues that there is a lot of room for other services and commissioners to build on suchexamples of good practice.http://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/pdfs/Bradley_Commission_briefing1_BME.pdf

The Bradley Commission: Black and Minority Ethnic Communties, mental healthand criminal justice.Saunders et alThis report is an appraisal of best practice provision of those services working with blackand minority ethnic communities at critical points of the criminal justice pathwayhttp://www.better-health.org.uk/resources/research/bradley-commission-black-and-minority-ethnic-communities-mental-health-and-crimin
http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/http://www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthbulletin/http://www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthbulletin/http://www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthbulletin/http://www.gov.uk/dhhttp://www.gov.uk/dhhttp://www.gov.uk/dhhttp://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Bulletins/http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Bulletins/http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Bulletins/http://www.scie.org.uk/http://www.scie.org.uk/http://www.scie.org.uk/https://www.gov.uk/government/email-signuphttps://www.gov.uk/government/email-signuphttps://www.gov.uk/government/email-signuphttp://www.jrf.org.uk/http://www.jrf.org.uk/http://www.jrf.org.uk/http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/http://www.better-health.org.uk/http://www.better-health.org.uk/http://www.better-health.org.uk/http://www.nice.org.uk/http://www.nice.org.uk/http://www.nice.org.uk/http://www.sign.ac.uk/new.htmlhttp://www.sign.ac.uk/new.htmlhttp://www.sign.ac.uk/new.htmlhttp://www.rnib.org.uk/getinvolved/campaign/healthsocialcare/Documents/Social-care-report.pdfhttp://www.rnib.org.uk/getinvolved/campaign/healthsocialcare/Documents/Social-care-report.pdfhttp://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/pdfs/Bradley_Commission_briefing1_BME.pdfhttp://www.better-health.org.uk/resources/research/bradley-commission-black-and-minority-ethnic-communities-mental-health-and-criminhttp://www.better-health.org.uk/resources/research/bradley-commission-black-and-minority-ethnic-communities-mental-health-and-criminhttp://www.better-health.org.uk/resources/research/bradley-commission-black-and-minority-ethnic-communities-mental-health-and-criminhttp://www.better-health.org.uk/resources/research/bradley-commission-black-and-minority-ethnic-communities-mental-health-and-criminhttp://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/pdfs/Bradley_Commission_briefing1_BME.pdfhttp://www.rnib.org.uk/getinvolved/campaign/healthsocialcare/Documents/Social-care-report.pdfhttp://www.rnib.org.uk/getinvolved/campaign/healthsocialcare/Documents/Social-care-report.pdfhttp://www.sign.ac.uk/new.htmlhttp://www.nice.org.uk/http://www.better-health.org.uk/http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/http://www.jrf.org.uk/https://www.gov.uk/government/email-signuphttp://www.scie.org.uk/http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Bulletins/http://www.gov.uk/dhhttp://www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthbulletin/http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/


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InequalitiesEuropean Health InequalitiesEuropean CommissionThe report indicates that the wide variation in life expectancy and infant mortalityhistorically found between EU countries is narrowing. The gap between the longest and

shortest life expectancy found in EU-27 decreased by 17% for men between 2007 and2011 and 4% for women between 2006 and 2011.http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-823_en.htm?locale=en

Health inequalities through the lens of health capital theory: issues, solutions andfuture directionsRANDThis paper explores what health-capital theory has to offer in terms of informing anddirecting research into health inequality. It argues that economic theory can help inidentifying mechanisms through which specific socioeconomic indicators and healthinteract.http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/working_papers/WR1000/WR1011/RAND_WR1011.pdf

Personal Stories on the health and social care divideKings Fund Included in the Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care call for evidence area number of stories illustrating how the divide between health and social care affectspeoples lives. http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/commission-future-health-and-social-care-england/patient-stories

Reducing health inequalities: the challenge of public healthInnovation UnitThis think piece suggests that a solution to tackling inequalities in public health lies withcreating co-produced services which utilise the assets within people. It draws from findingsof the People Powered Health project, as well as horizon scans from around the world toexplore the capacity within people and communities to help themselves and each other.http://www.britishcouncil.org/dk_d160_book_5_reducing_health_inequalities_john_craig.pdf

Review of Health Determinants and the health divide in the WHO European Region:

Final ReportWorld Health OrganisationThis report builds on the global evidence and recommends policies to reduce healthinequities and the health divide across all countries, including those with low incomes.http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/215196/Review-of-social-determinants-and-the-health-divide-in-the-WHO-European-Region-final-report-Eng.pdf

The Shifting Nature of the Health Care DivideNicholas Timmons/Kings FundThis presentation explores the shifting nature of the funding divide in England's health andsocial care systems, from pre-NHS to the current day.

http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/audio-video/nicholas-timmins-shifting-nature-health-and-social-care-divide
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-823_en.htm?locale=enhttp://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/working_papers/WR1000/WR1011/RAND_WR1011.pdfhttp://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/working_papers/WR1000/WR1011/RAND_WR1011.pdfhttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/commission-future-health-and-social-care-england/patient-storieshttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/commission-future-health-and-social-care-england/patient-storieshttp://www.britishcouncil.org/dk_d160_book_5_reducing_health_inequalities_john_craig.pdfhttp://www.britishcouncil.org/dk_d160_book_5_reducing_health_inequalities_john_craig.pdfhttp://www.britishcouncil.org/dk_d160_book_5_reducing_health_inequalities_john_craig.pdfhttp://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/215196/Review-of-social-determinants-and-the-health-divide-in-the-WHO-European-Region-final-report-Eng.pdfhttp://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/215196/Review-of-social-determinants-and-the-health-divide-in-the-WHO-European-Region-final-report-Eng.pdfhttp://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/215196/Review-of-social-determinants-and-the-health-divide-in-the-WHO-European-Region-final-report-Eng.pdfhttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/audio-video/nicholas-timmins-shifting-nature-health-and-social-care-dividehttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/audio-video/nicholas-timmins-shifting-nature-health-and-social-care-dividehttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/audio-video/nicholas-timmins-shifting-nature-health-and-social-care-dividehttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/audio-video/nicholas-timmins-shifting-nature-health-and-social-care-dividehttp://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/215196/Review-of-social-determinants-and-the-health-divide-in-the-WHO-European-Region-final-report-Eng.pdfhttp://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/215196/Review-of-social-determinants-and-the-health-divide-in-the-WHO-European-Region-final-report-Eng.pdfhttp://www.britishcouncil.org/dk_d160_book_5_reducing_health_inequalities_john_craig.pdfhttp://www.britishcouncil.org/dk_d160_book_5_reducing_health_inequalities_john_craig.pdfhttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/commission-future-health-and-social-care-england/patient-storieshttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/commission-future-health-and-social-care-england/patient-storieshttp://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/working_papers/WR1000/WR1011/RAND_WR1011.pdfhttp://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/working_papers/WR1000/WR1011/RAND_WR1011.pdfhttp://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-823_en.htm?locale=en


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The transition mapping study: understanding the transition process for servicepersonnel returning to civilian lifeForces in Mind TrustThis report is the result of a review which looked at how the entire transition process from

military to civilian life currently works and how it is viewed by stakeholders and recentservice leavers. One aspect of the transition process which is examined is the provision of mental health care for service leavers and how this could be improved .http://fim-trust.org/images/PDFs/FIMT_report_FINAL.pdf

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Mental HealthBuilding Dementia Friendly Communities: A Priority for everyone

Alzheimers SocietyThis report concludes that up to 180,000 people with dementia surveyed felt trapped in

their own homes and shows that one in three people with dementia surveyed only leavetheir homes once a week and one in 10 get out just once a month.http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/buildingdfcs

Briefing for Commissioners of mental health, drug and alcohol servicesCentre for Mental HealthThis briefing urges commissioners to tackle the poorly integrated support received bythose with overlapping needs.http://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/pdfs/recovery_dual_diagnosis_paper_2013.pdf

Lethal Discrimination

Rethink Mental IllnessThis report finds that people with serious mental illness die an average of 20 years earlier than the rest of the population, the majority from preventable causes. It calls on theGovernment to take immediate action.http://www.rethink.org/media/810988/Rethink%20Mental%20Illness%20-%20Lethal%20Discrimination.pdf

Smoking and Mental HealthNHS ConfederationThis briefing provides the background to smoking prevalence and the consequences for people with mental illness. It examines the evidence of what works to reduce harm fromsmoking for this group, and how providers are implementing the smoking ban in practicehttp://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/briefings/Pages/Smoking-and-mental-health.aspx

Items in the Ethnicity and Inequalities Sections may be of interest

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MigrantsInterpreter Output in Talking Therapy. Towards a methodology for best practiceCambridge, JThis thesis investigated current praxis among professional interpreters working in

psychiatric outpatient clinics and highlights the complexity of need that faces theprofession of public service interpreting especially in terms of standardising both trainingand praxis.
http://fim-trust.org/images/PDFs/FIMT_report_FINAL.pdfhttp://www.alzheimers.org.uk/buildingdfcshttp://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/pdfs/recovery_dual_diagnosis_paper_2013.pdfhttp://www.rethink.org/media/810988/Rethink%20Mental%20Illness%20-%20Lethal%20Discrimination.pdfhttp://www.rethink.org/media/810988/Rethink%20Mental%20Illness%20-%20Lethal%20Discrimination.pdfhttp://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/briefings/Pages/Smoking-and-mental-health.aspxhttp://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/briefings/Pages/Smoking-and-mental-health.aspxhttp://www.rethink.org/media/810988/Rethink%20Mental%20Illness%20-%20Lethal%20Discrimination.pdfhttp://www.rethink.org/media/810988/Rethink%20Mental%20Illness%20-%20Lethal%20Discrimination.pdfhttp://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/pdfs/recovery_dual_diagnosis_paper_2013.pdfhttp://www.alzheimers.org.uk/buildingdfcshttp://fim-trust.org/images/PDFs/FIMT_report_FINAL.pdf


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http://www.better-health.org.uk/resources/research/interpreter-output-talking-therapy-towards-methodology-good-practice

Migrant access to health services in the UKHome Office

This consultation seeks views on ensuring that migrants contribute fairly to the costs of their healthcare.http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/consultations/34-healthcare/

Multiple InequalitiesThe Esteem TeamKings Fund This case study looks at the Sandwell Esteem Team, part of the Sandwell IntegratedPrimary Care Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (the Sandwell Wellbeing Hub) in theWest Midlands. The hub is a holistic primary and community care-based approach to

improving social, mental and physical health and wellbeing in the borough of Sandwell,supporting people with mild to moderate mental health conditions and complex socialneeds at an early stage to prevent deterioration and admission to secondary care services. http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/esteem-team

Tuberculosis in Vulnerable GroupsNICEThis briefing summarises NICE's recommendations for local authorities and partner organisations on identifying and managing tuberculosis (TB) in vulnerable people who mayfind it difficult to access services for diagnosis and treatment in traditional healthcaresettings.http://publications.nice.org.uk/tuberculosis-in-vulnerable-groups-lgb11

Older peopleExcess Winter Mortality 2012-13Public Health England/Respiratory Diseases DepartmentExcess all-cause mortality has been high among elderly people in 2012 to 2013. Thisdocument presents observations from routine mortality surveillance work carried out by theRDD within Public Health England.https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/229819/Excess_winter_mortality_2012.pdf

NICE Clinic al Guidelines The Assessment and Prevention of falls in older people(CG161)http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG161

National Flu Plan PublishedDepartment of HealthThe flu plan provides information to support planning for the demands of flu this winter,including encouraging vaccine uptake in over 65s, those in clinical at-risk groups andpregnant women, taking account of lessons learned during previous flu seasons.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flu-plan-winter-2013-to-2014

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TravellersGuidelines for malaria prevention in travellers from the UKPublic Health EnglandThese practical guidelines from the Public Health England Advisory Committee on MalariaPrevention for UK Travellers update the previous guidelines published in 2007. The

guidelines are for use by healthcare workers who advise travellers but may also be of useto prospective travellers who wish to read about the options themselves.http://www.hpa.org.uk/Publications/InfectiousDiseases/TravelHealth/1308MalariapreventionfortravellersfromtheUK/
http://www.hpa.org.uk/Publications/InfectiousDiseases/TravelHealth/1308MalariapreventionfortravellersfromtheUK/http://www.hpa.org.uk/Publications/InfectiousDiseases/TravelHealth/1308MalariapreventionfortravellersfromtheUK/http://www.hpa.org.uk/Publications/InfectiousDiseases/TravelHealth/1308MalariapreventionfortravellersfromtheUK/http://www.hpa.org.uk/Publications/InfectiousDiseases/TravelHealth/1308MalariapreventionfortravellersfromtheUK/