Equity in Health background reading

At 'Towards Equity in Health' on 18 September, we want to focus more on solutions and less on outlining the problems.  We have therefore created a background reading list that covers some of the main topics on Health Equity. 

Equity in digital health

• Supporting Digital Inclusion In Health Care | The King's Fund (kingsfund.org.uk)
• Digital health for all: How digital health could reduce inequality and increase universal health coverage - Steven van de Vijver et al, 2023 (sagepub.com)
• Digital health equity for older populations - The Lancet Digital Health
• How digital exclusion impacts people seeking asylum (redcross.org.uk)

Equity for the older population

• The State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2023 (pdf) (ageuk.org.uk)

Equity for ethnic minorities

• The Health Of People From Ethnic Minority Groups In England | The King's Fund (kingsfund.org.uk)

• A recent blog post by Imperial IGHI: "Involving community members to help people attend their hospital appointments"

Equity for marginalised groups

• NHS England » A national framework for NHS – action on inclusion health

Health equity for high intensity users

• Exploring high-intensity use of Accident and Emergency (redcross.org.uk)

Equity in male and female health

• Women’s health outcomes: Is there a gender gap? - House of Lords Library (parliament.uk)

Health equity for sexual minorities

• Health and Care LGBTQ+ Inclusion Framework | NHS Confederation

Although the focus of the Summit is on how health services can make a difference to Health Equity, we must acknowledge the huge impact of the social determinants of health, as set out in the Marmot Review.