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Population health implications of the Covid-19 pandemic
Mental health, Urgent and emergency care
January 2023
Our new report for The Midlands Decision Support Network (MDSN) presents findings of the effects of the care disruption, from the Covid-19 pandemic, on population health. The in-depth analysis identifies which patients and health conditions should be the focus of future efforts in reducing inequalities caused by the pandemic.
Socio-economic inequalities in coronary heart disease
Primary, community and social care services, Elective / planned care
December 2022
There are substantial differences in mortality rates from cardiovascular disease between socio-economic groups. Our new tool provides an overview, for ICBs, of the points on the care pathway where inequalities emerge and are amplified
Evaluating and embedding social values in procurement at East London NHS Foundation Trust
System thinking and system working
November 2022
This report presents emerging findings from the early development stages of a social value approach to procurement by East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT). These findings provide insights for other organisations beginning to explore how to use procurement to contribute to improving health and reducing health inequalities.
What are the ethical challenges in addressing inequities?
Better use of analysis and decision making, Inequalities, System thinking and system working
November 2022
Produced by Angie Hobbs - the world’s first Professor in the Public Understanding of Philosophy – this paper examines the ethical questions raised by our report outlining strategies for reducing inequity.
Autism evidence scan identifies knowledge gaps
Inequalities, Better use of analysis and decision making
March 2022
Diagnosing autism takes account of a person’s differences in social interaction and communication, sensory sensitivity, interests and behaviours. Yet autism varies hugely from person to person, both in how it looks and how it is experienced.
We don’t just need to hear ‘you are more affected’ - what’s the action?
Inequalities
March 2022
The experience of minority ethnic people symptomatic for COVID-19 in the first UK wave of the pandemic.
Evaluation of Building the Right Support: Final Reports
Inequalities, Specialised services
November 2021
Building the Right Support was a national plan to provide better support to people with a learning disability or autism.
Advancing the analytical capability of the NHS and its ICS partners
Better use of analysis and decision making, System thinking and system working
October 2021
The Strategy Unit were asked by the Strategy and Development Team in the Directorate of the Chief Data and Analytics Officer, NHSE/I, to make recommendations for advancing analytical capability across the health and care workforce.
Estimating the impact of the proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act on the workload of psychiatrists
Mental health, System thinking and system working
October 2021
In January 2021, the Government published a White Paper, setting out its plans to reform the Mental Health Act. The Government invited views on the paper and in July 2021, it published a summary of the consultation responses and its plans to address the issues raised.