Tag: health inequalities
Health inequalities in England: Major illness rate significantly higher in deprived areas
The Health Foundation report predicts that 80% of the increase in major illness among working-age people will be concentrated in more deprived areas
Health inequalities...
GPhC publishes new reports on racism and other inequalities in pharmacy
Racism and language barriers are “not purely a pharmacy problem, nor a health problem”, but a “much broader” system problem, says GPhC chair, Gisela...
Hemant Patel spoke about his new ICS role and the social model of health in the NHS
From the medical model of health to the social model of health, the NHS has gone through a significant change in the last few...
RPS new paper aims to help pharmacy teams to tackle health inequalities
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has launched a new position paper on ‘How pharmacy can do more to tackle health inequalities’.
The RPS paper aims...
NPA: Community pharmacies can help reduce health inequalities in Scotland
In response to a Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee Inquiry, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has said that community pharmacies can help reduce...