BIRMED

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Equality in Diversity

• “The NHS of the 21st Century must be responsive to the needs of different groups and individuals within society and challenge discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability and sexuality.” NHS Plan Core Principles
• Care Quality Commission: "Equality, diversity and human rights... Providers must consider equality, diversity and human rights in every aspect of their work."
• 6 Strands of Diversity
• Policy Drivers

Ethnic differences

• Affects medical prescribing
• Increased risk from certain diseases, including when standardised
• Tudor-Hart Inverse care law - ‘Those with the greatest need and the greatest propensity to benefit are likely to get the least’
• And in 2015:
• Relative health risks
• Ethnic Diseases - Uncommon
• Ethnic Diseases - Common
• Migrant Health, Many arrive healthy, may be affected by the journey. Or affected by low quality living conditions within camps/new housing
• Traditional medicines pose a risk, composition may include toxic substances, eg heavy metals.

Poverty

• Marmot Review