Health Inequalities In Tayside

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Health Inequalities In Tayside

• Ronnie Ip
• GPR Hot Topic 2003-2004
• 11/November/2003

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With deprivation comes a higher burden of
disease, poorer uptakeof services and worse
outcomes of careChief Medical Officer 2002.
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Summary

• History of the Problem
• Relevance to GPs
• Markers for Health Inequalities and Examples
• Strategies in Place to Address these Inequalities
• Discussion

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History

• BMJ 1842
• Inequalities in Health The Black Report August
  1980
• Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health
  Report - Sir Donald Acheson DoH 1998
• Our Healthier Nation DoH February 1998
• Improving Health in Scotland The Challenge
  Scottish Executive 2003
• Tayside Inequalities Strategy NHS Tayside August
  2003

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Relevance to GPs

• Many indicators of health inequalities impact
  directly with the workload of GPs.
• Smoking COAD,IHD,Cancers,Childh
  ood Asthma
• Obesity and Sedentary Lifestyle
  DM,IHD,HT,Cancers,Mental Health
• Sexual Health
  STI,Cervical Ca,Teenage
  Pregnancy,Abortions

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So what are the Inequalities?

• Main comparisons are with the different social
  classes but as mentioned race, gender and
  isolation all contribute to health inequalities
• In essence the poor people in society have a
  poorer quality of health

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Example - Depravation
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Example Life Expectancy
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Example Lung Cancer
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Example - IHD
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Example Sexual Health
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Example Breast Feeding
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Strategies in Place

• Inequalities Strategy for Tayside.
• Drawing up of document and key areas to tackle.
• Smoking

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Strategies in Place

• Inequalities Strategy for Tayside.
• Drawing up of document and key areas to tackle.
• Smoking
• Diet and Nutrition

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Strategies in Place

• Inequalities Strategy for Tayside.
• Drawing up of document and key areas to tackle.
• Smoking
• Diet and Nutrition
• Exercise

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Strategies in Place

• Inequalities Strategy for Tayside.
• Drawing up of document and key areas to tackle.
• Smoking
• Diet and Nutrition
• Exercise
• Sexual Health

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Strategies in Place

• Inequalities Strategy for Tayside.
• Drawing up of document and key areas to tackle.
• Smoking
• Diet and Nutrition
• Exercise
• Sexual Health
• Others Alcohol and drugs Mental Well Being

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