Solving poverty or tackling healthcare inequalities? Qualitative study exploring local interpretations of national policy on health inequalities under new NHS reforms in England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Major reforms to the organisation of the National Health Service (NHS) in England established 42 integrated care systems (ICSs) to plan and coordinate local services. The changes are based on the idea that cross-sector collaboration is needed to improve health and reduce health inequalities-and similar policy changes are happening elsewhere in the UK and internationally. We explored local interpretations of national policy objectives on reducing health inequalities among senior leaders working in three ICSs.

Design

We carried out qualitative research based on semistructured interviews with NHS, public health, social care and other leaders in three ICSs in England.

Setting and participants

We selected three ICSs with varied characteristics all experiencing h

SUBMITTER: Alderwick H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11015303 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature