Monday, May 11, 2009

[EQ] UK Tackling health inequalities: ten years on

From: The David McDaid LSE Health and Social Care

 

FYI – just published by the English Department of Health, 2009

 

 

Tackling Health Inequalities: ten years on.
A review of developments in tackling health inequalities in England over the last ten years

 

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_098936

 

“….This report reviews developments in health inequalities over the last 10 years across government - from the publication of the Acheson report on health inequalities in November 1998 to the announcement of the post-2010 strategic review of health inequalities in November 2008.  It covers developments across government on the wider social determinants of health, and the role of the NHS.  It provides an assessment of developments against the Acheson report, reviews a range of key data sets covering social, economic, health and environmental indicators, and considers lessons learned and challenges for the future. …”

 

 

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