health inequalities bulletin no. 37 february - march 2013

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Health Inequalities Bulletin

Issue no. 37 February - March 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 LibrariansTel: 01782 679564 or 0300 123 1535 ext/FeatureNet 8429E-mail: [email protected]

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Topics reviewed in this issue:

Children and Young People .................... 2Disability ................................................. 3Ethnicity .................................................. 3Housing and Homelessness ................... 3Inequalities .............................................. 3Language ................................................ 4

Learning Disabilities ................................ 4Mental Health .......................................... 4Multiple Inequalities ................................ 4Offender Health ...................................... 5Older people ........................................... 5
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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 Disseminationhttp://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/- DARE (Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects)- NHS Economic Evaluation Database

Daily Health Bulletinhttp://www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthbulletin/Department of Healthhttp://www.dh.gov.ukDepartment of Healthbulletinshttp://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Bulletins/Info4local http://www.info4local.gov.ukJoseph Rowntree Foundationhttp://www.jrf.org.uk/Kings Fundhttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/NeLM (National Electronic Library for Medicines) news bulletinhttp://www.nelm.nhs.uk/en/NICEhttp://www.nice.org.uk

SIGNhttp://www.sign.ac.uk/new.html

Children and Young People

What about the children? Joint working between adult and children's services whenparents or carers have mental ill health and/or drug and alcohol problemsOfstedThis thematic inspection explored how well adult mental health services and drug andalcohol services considered the impact on children when their parents or carers hadmental ill health and/or drug and alcohol problems; and how effectively adult and childrensservices worked together to ensure that children affected by their parents or carersdifficulties were supported and safe.http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/what-about-children-joint-working-between-adult-and-childrens-services-when-parents-or-carers-have-m

Parenting interventions for the prevention of unintentional injuries in childhoodKendrick, D et al.This Cochrane review is based on 22 studies of different parenting programmes to reduceunintentional injuries.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006020.pub3/abstract

Items in the Disability section may also be of interest.

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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.dh.gov.uk/http://www.dh.gov.uk/http://www.dh.gov.uk/http://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.info4local.gov.uk/http://www.info4local.gov.uk/http://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.nelm.nhs.uk/en/http://www.nelm.nhs.uk/en/http://www.nelm.nhs.uk/en/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.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/what-about-children-joint-working-between-adult-and-childrens-services-when-parents-or-carers-have-mhttp://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/what-about-children-joint-working-between-adult-and-childrens-services-when-parents-or-carers-have-mhttp://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/what-about-children-joint-working-between-adult-and-childrens-services-when-parents-or-carers-have-mhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006020.pub3/abstracthttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006020.pub3/abstracthttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006020.pub3/abstracthttp://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/what-about-children-joint-working-between-adult-and-childrens-services-when-parents-or-carers-have-mhttp://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/what-about-children-joint-working-between-adult-and-childrens-services-when-parents-or-carers-have-mhttp://www.sign.ac.uk/new.htmlhttp://www.nice.org.uk/http://www.nelm.nhs.uk/en/http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/http://www.jrf.org.uk/http://www.info4local.gov.uk/http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Bulletins/http://www.dh.gov.uk/http://www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthbulletin/http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/


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Disability

VIPER: Research into young disabled people's participation in decisions aboutservicesParticipation Works Partnership

This research concludes that young disabled people are not given the opportunity toparticipate in decisions about services. It makes recommendations for how this could beimproved.http://www.participationworks.org.uk/news/viper-research-young-disabled-peoples-participation-in-decisions-about-services

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EthnicityHigh quality healthcare commissioning: Why race equality must be at its heart

Race Equality FoundationThis paper considers how commissioners can address ethnic inequalities in health andaccess to healthcare.http://www.better-health.org.uk/briefings/high-quality-healthcare-commissioning-why-race-equality-must-be-its-heart-0

Housing and Homelessness

Housing improvements for health and associated socio-economic outcomesThomson, H et al.This Cochrane review assessed which housing improvements improved health and otheroutcomes. It is based on 39 studies, and includes both qualitative and quantitative data.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008657.pub2/abstract

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Inequalities

Working for Health Equity: The Role of Health ProfessionalsUniversity College London. Institute of Health Equity.This report discusses the best ways to reduce inequities through workforce education and

training, practical actions to be taken during interactions with patients, ways of working inpartnership, and the role of advocacy. It also includes a section on the health system,which analyses which mechanisms and structures are supportive of actions to reducehealth inequality, and where further development might be needed.http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/working-for-health-equity-the-role-of-health-professionals

Volunteering in health and care: Securing a sustainable futureKings FundThis report considers the role and value of volunteers in health and social care. It looks atthe important part that volunteers play in improving patient experience, addressing health

inequalities, and building a closer relationship between services and communities.http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/volunteering-health-and-care
http://www.participationworks.org.uk/news/viper-research-young-disabled-peoples-participation-in-decisions-about-serviceshttp://www.participationworks.org.uk/news/viper-research-young-disabled-peoples-participation-in-decisions-about-serviceshttp://www.participationworks.org.uk/news/viper-research-young-disabled-peoples-participation-in-decisions-about-serviceshttp://www.better-health.org.uk/briefings/high-quality-healthcare-commissioning-why-race-equality-must-be-its-heart-0http://www.better-health.org.uk/briefings/high-quality-healthcare-commissioning-why-race-equality-must-be-its-heart-0http://www.better-health.org.uk/briefings/high-quality-healthcare-commissioning-why-race-equality-must-be-its-heart-0http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008657.pub2/abstracthttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008657.pub2/abstracthttp://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/working-for-health-equity-the-role-of-health-professionalshttp://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/working-for-health-equity-the-role-of-health-professionalshttp://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/working-for-health-equity-the-role-of-health-professionalshttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/volunteering-health-and-carehttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/volunteering-health-and-carehttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/volunteering-health-and-carehttp://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/working-for-health-equity-the-role-of-health-professionalshttp://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/working-for-health-equity-the-role-of-health-professionalshttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008657.pub2/abstracthttp://www.better-health.org.uk/briefings/high-quality-healthcare-commissioning-why-race-equality-must-be-its-heart-0http://www.better-health.org.uk/briefings/high-quality-healthcare-commissioning-why-race-equality-must-be-its-heart-0http://www.participationworks.org.uk/news/viper-research-young-disabled-peoples-participation-in-decisions-about-serviceshttp://www.participationworks.org.uk/news/viper-research-young-disabled-peoples-participation-in-decisions-about-services


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Wellbeing and civil society: Estimating the value of volunteering using subjectivewellbeing dataDepartment for Work and PensionsThis research provides an illustration of the wellbeing valuation techniques discussed in ajoint HM Treasury-Department for Work and Pensions Discussion Paper. It uses the

wellbeing valuation technique with the objectives of valuing volunteering from theparticipants perspective, exploring how the value changes for different groups.http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/wp_abstracts/wpa_112.asp

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Language

Language support: Challenges and benefits for users and providers of health andsocial care servicesRace Equality Foundation

This briefing paper discusses different approaches to language support in health andsocial care. The author identifies key implications for policy and practice from both apatient and a provider perspective, and offers an understanding of how interpreting canreduce health inequalities.http://www.better-health.org.uk/briefings/language-support-challenges-and-benefits-users-and-providers-health-and-social-care-services

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Learning Disabilities

Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning disabilities:CIPOLDUniversity of BristolThis study shows the continuing need to identify people with learning disabilities inhealthcare settings, and to record, implement and audit the provision of reasonableadjustments to avoid their serious disadvantage.http://www.bris.ac.uk/cipold/

Mental Health

Items in the Offender Health section may also be of interest.

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Multiple Inequalities

The fiscal case for working with troubled families: analysis and evidence on thecosts of troubled families to governmentDepartment for Communities and Local GovernmentThis paper outlines how money is being spent to help troubled families.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-fiscal-case-for-working-with-troubled-families-analysis-and-evidence-on-the-costs-of-troubled-families-to-government
http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/wp_abstracts/wpa_112.asphttp://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/wp_abstracts/wpa_112.asphttp://www.better-health.org.uk/briefings/language-support-challenges-and-benefits-users-and-providers-health-and-social-care-serviceshttp://www.better-health.org.uk/briefings/language-support-challenges-and-benefits-users-and-providers-health-and-social-care-serviceshttp://www.better-health.org.uk/briefings/language-support-challenges-and-benefits-users-and-providers-health-and-social-care-serviceshttp://www.bris.ac.uk/cipold/http://www.bris.ac.uk/cipold/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-fiscal-case-for-working-with-troubled-families-analysis-and-evidence-on-the-costs-of-troubled-families-to-governmenthttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-fiscal-case-for-working-with-troubled-families-analysis-and-evidence-on-the-costs-of-troubled-families-to-governmenthttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-fiscal-case-for-working-with-troubled-families-analysis-and-evidence-on-the-costs-of-troubled-families-to-governmenthttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-fiscal-case-for-working-with-troubled-families-analysis-and-evidence-on-the-costs-of-troubled-families-to-governmenthttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-fiscal-case-for-working-with-troubled-families-analysis-and-evidence-on-the-costs-of-troubled-families-to-governmenthttp://www.bris.ac.uk/cipold/http://www.better-health.org.uk/briefings/language-support-challenges-and-benefits-users-and-providers-health-and-social-care-serviceshttp://www.better-health.org.uk/briefings/language-support-challenges-and-benefits-users-and-providers-health-and-social-care-serviceshttp://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/wp_abstracts/wpa_112.asp


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Offender Health

Losing track of time: Dementia and the ageing prison population: treatmentchallenges and examples of good practiceMental Health Foundation

This report aims to scope existing research on treating and managing male offenders withcognitive impairment to identify and share examples of good practice employed by ahandful of prisons around the globe.http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/losing-track-of-time/

Turning young lives around: How health and justice services can respond tochildren with mental health problems and learning disabilities who offendPrison Reform TrustThis briefing outlines a practical action agenda and provides examples of good practice tohelp turn these young lives around.http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Publications/vw/1/ItemID/168

Older people

First Report: Ready for Ageing?House of Commons Select Committee on Public Service and Demographic ChangeThe Committee focused on the implications of an ageing population for individuals andpublic policy in the near future, the decade 2020-2030. Their report looks at the benefits ofan ageing population, and also how public services, including health and social care, willneed to change to support and ageing population.http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldpublic/140/14002.htm

Items in the Offender Health section may also be of interest.

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http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/losing-track-of-time/http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/losing-track-of-time/http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Publications/vw/1/ItemID/168http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Publications/vw/1/ItemID/168http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldpublic/140/14002.htmhttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldpublic/140/14002.htmhttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldpublic/140/14002.htmhttp://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Publications/vw/1/ItemID/168http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/losing-track-of-time/

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