'GPs in more deprived areas tend to be relatively underfunded, their GP practices are underdoctored compared to richer parts of the country.' Hugh Alderwick talks to BBC Newsnight about the 'inverse care law' in general practice 🔽 x.com/BBCNewsnight/s…

Practices in deprived area are looking after 10% more patients with 7% less funding compared to practices in affluent areas The Health Foundation These GPs are trying their hardest in the limited resources but this isn’t sustainable and need equitable funding, resources& support

The ‘inverse care law’ describes how – perversely – people who most need health care are least likely to receive it. GP practices in more deprived areas of England are relatively underfunded & under-doctored compared with practices in wealthier areas. 🔽 health.org.uk/publications/r…

There are not many episodes that I think are 'must listen' for general practice, but I would highly recommend you find 25 mins to listen to what former RCGP, BMA & NICE Chair Sir David Haslam has to say about the NHS and general practice ockham.healthcare/podcast-david-…

Children in the most deprived 20% of areas are six times more likely to be injured on Britain's roads than those in the least deprived 20%. Prof Scarlett McNally looks at the public health challenge this represents and how health inequalities play a big part bmj.com/content/379/bm…

6th worse of 340 areas on the ONS Health Index. Really shocking 😔. Great article showing the good work in the city by familiar and new faces. Hoping can help build the case for change ⁦Nottingham City GP Alliance⁩ ⁦⁦@DavidAinsNHS⁩ ⁦@AlexNorrisNN⁩ bma.org.uk/news-and-opini…

The ‘inverse care law’ describes how – perversely – people who most need health care are least likely to receive it. GP practices in more deprived areas of England are relatively underfunded & under-doctored compared with practices in wealthier areas. 🔽 health.org.uk/publications/r…

Deep End International Bulletin No 8. Reports from 14 projects in 8 countries. Bringing Hope, Kindness, Joy and Inclusivity (HT @austinoc_austin) for these cold, dark days... gla.ac.uk/media/Media_90…

Health is deteriorating, health inequalities widening. There is an absence of government action but local areas are working to improve health equity. We ⁦The Sir Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity⁩ ⁦Sir Michael Marmot⁩ worked with 30 local authorities -latest Waltham Forest. instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-repo…

Tackling racism and discrimination in primary care - NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICS - NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICS Thanks to ⁦⁦Aiysha Raoof⁩ & ⁦@ojali06⁩ for all the hard work. Time for action and hope healthandcarenotts.co.uk/tackling-racis…

The ‘inverse care law’ describes how – perversely – people who most need health care are least likely to receive it. GP practices in more deprived areas of England are relatively underfunded & under-doctored compared with practices in wealthier areas. 🔽 health.org.uk/publications/r…

People with health conditions, living in more deprived areas and older people are more likely to have long COVID-19. Our long read explores the pandemic’s direct and indirect effects on the nation’s health. 🔽 #COVID19ImpactInquiry health.org.uk/publications/l…

In England, women in the most deprived 10% of local areas are expected to live 51.4 years in good health compared with 71.2 years for women living in the least deprived – a difference of 19.7 years. Explore our chart 📊⬇️ health.org.uk/evidence-hub/h…

What Yorkshire Integrated Care Systems are doing with their inequalities funding localdemocracyandhealth.com/2023/01/03/wha…

🫶🤝 we need to prioritise relationships in communities & between healthcare workers & patients - helping people understand what they want, reduce "preference misdiagnosis" Al Mulley & support people to become more healthy via personalised care ollie hart @HelenStokesLam

☠️ avoid more huge reorganisations (like those visible from 🌌🪐). These have consumed commissioning, political and managerial bandwidth with little discernible improvement in healthcare delivery and must not be entered into lightly again

🏛️💰We must invest in health. A sicker population is bad economic news and investing in public health David Buck (also @davidjbuck.bsky.social) and the NHS has big societal & economic returns (NHS Confederation say £4:£1) - we should have learnt our lessons from COVID + a decade of neglecting population health

We MUST restore the functioning universal NHS healthcare system we had in the late 2000s and early 2010s. The issues above need urgent resolution and there are numerous mistakes that must not be repeated ☹️ The NHS has been mended before and it can be again 🙏❤️

The supply of general practice is fundamentally unfair – poorer areas have less funding and fewer GPs. What can national policymakers do to tackle this? We analyse efforts since 1990 to reduce inequity in the supply of GP services & make recommendations. health.org.uk/publications/r…

We’re pleased to announce that Becks Fisher has been appointed as our new Director of Research and Policy. She’ll take up the post from this summer, heading up our team of expert researchers in health and social care policy. nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nuff…