Conceptualisation of health inequalities by local healthcare systems: A document analysis.

ABSTRACT: In 2019, local healthcare systems in England were asked to develop formal plans to reduce health inequalities. Here, we explore plans to understand how local healthcare systems conceptualise health inequalities and why. A broad Internet search and targeted search of NHS websites were conducted to identify all publicly accessible healthcare planning documents (National Health Service (NHS) Long-Term Plan (LTP) response documents) produced by local health partnerships in England. A thematic document analysis of the accessible plans was undertaken in NVivo by coding text relating to health inequalities. Of the 44 documents developed, 13 were publicly accessible. These 13 local plans were submitted to NHS England for review between September 2019 and January 2020 and averaged 167 pages (range:

SUBMITTER: Olivera JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084138 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature