Resources to address health inequalities

CMCA has created a library of information about health inequalities, which can be accessed here.

 

Resources for all healthcare professionals:

Health inequalities for people impacted by cancer is an important issue which all healthcare professionals should address.

Please click here to watch a presentation about health inequalities in the cancer pathway.

CMCA has created a library of information about healthcare inequalities which can be accessed here:

The Health Inequalities Library includes a series of short talks that help identify some of the barriers people may face when accessing NHS services, as well as the reasonable adjustments that can be made to support different communities.

The infographic provide prompts to identifying and addressing health inequalities within a healthcare organisation. It includes useful information on areas such as language, access and involvement.

The Health Inequalities checklist provides a more comprehensive view of the above infographic. It includes questions and prompts to allow healthcare organisations to consider the areas where services can be adapted to be more inclusive.

Addressing health inequalities can feel overwhelming at times. The Change One Thing table is a useful starting point for identifying a health inequality within your service, and considering how to tackle it.

Religion can be hugely impactful on health behaviours. This guide aims to increase your understanding of a range of religions, with a focus on health impact.

The factsheets have been developed as part of Transgender Awareness Week. They focus on areas such as personalised care, pronouns and health inequalities, and support healthcare professionals in addressing the barriers transgender individuals may face.

This accessibility checklist may be helpful when producing reports or documents for the public domain.

 

Resources for primary care

The infographic provide prompts to identifying and addressing health inequalities within the protected characteristics (and deprivation and carers). It includes useful information on areas such as language, access and involvement.

This document compliments the above infographic by providing supporting information. It includes information for staff, information that may be useful for patients, and information on how to create an inclusive environment, relative to each characteristic.

 

Reports

Cheshire & Merseyside Cancer Alliance monitors and records health inequalities in its region. Here is a report into the latest statistics and findings.

Cancer Inequalities in Cheshire & Merseyside - January 2022

 

Training

Health inequalities for people impacted by cancer is an important issue which all healthcare professionals should address.

Please click here to watch a presentation about health inequalities in the cancer pathway.

 

Health Inequalities Staff Network

Do you work within cancer services and have an interest in health inequalities?

A Health Inequalities Staff Network has been established by CMCA to bring together NHS colleagues who have an interest in tackling health inequalities.

The group meets for one hour on a monthly-basis to give updates, share best practice, seek feedback and offer/receive support.

The Network is open to all colleagues working within cancer services (primary care, secondary care, CCGs etc.), whether you are new to health inequalities or are experienced within the field.

For more information, contact jo.trask@nhs.net or ellie.gunner-taylor@nhs.net

 

Resources to address patient experience

A number of surveys aim to measure a patient’s experience during diagnosis, care and treatment of cancer. The information below has been designed to promote awareness and uptake of the surveys within underrepresented groups: