Memon M, Abbas F, Khaonolakar M, Dixon J, Singh I
Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Preston, UK.
J R Soc Med. 2002 Jun;95(6):293-5. doi: 10.1258/jrsm.95.6.293.
A key issue in health provision is the approach to health inequalities. In the UK, black and ethnic minority populations are disadvantaged in this respect. We obtained annual/public health reports from 13 health authorities (HAs) and 22 primary care trusts/groups (PCT/Gs) serving conurbations with large black and ethnic minority populations, and examined them for mention of special health issues for these groups and the action being taken. 22 of the 35 reports referred to such issues but only 17 referred to special initiatives; the most frequently mentioned were diabetes and coronary heart disease. We recommend that HAs and PCT/Gs serving large black and ethnic minority populations state specifically in their annual reports their awareness of health-equality issues and the action being taken to address them.
医疗保健提供中的一个关键问题是应对健康不平等的方法。在英国,黑人和少数族裔群体在这方面处于不利地位。我们从13个卫生当局(HA)和22个主要医疗保健信托/团体(PCT/G)获取了年度/公共卫生报告,这些机构服务于有大量黑人和少数族裔人口的聚居区,并检查报告中是否提及这些群体的特殊健康问题以及正在采取的行动。35份报告中有22份提到了此类问题,但只有17份提到了特别举措;最常提到的是糖尿病和冠心病。我们建议,服务于大量黑人和少数族裔人口的卫生当局和主要医疗保健信托/团体在其年度报告中明确说明他们对健康平等问题的认识以及为解决这些问题正在采取的行动。