Essay: 'Addressing health inequalities through employment' July 2025

Four priorities:

1. Establish closer working relationships across the SA [Strategic Authorities] ecosystem to prioritise action on health inequalities.  
   
   
2. Align resources to support people on their journey to sustainable employment.
   
   
3. Negotiate with government for greater permissions.
   
   
4. Harness the power of anchors.

 

Many useful references are also provided, e.g. Building Blocks of Health. Plus the discussion of anchors.

Individual

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      INTERPERSONAL    :     SCIENCES               

HUMANISTIC  --------------------------------------  MECHANISTIC      

 SOCIOLOGY  :    POLITICAL 

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Group

employment as a determinant of health mental & emotional health Early intervention, employer-employee liaison, health coaching*	PLACE - PLANET physical health - life-expectancy LOCAL - accessible
SOCIO- people & communities flourishing communities neighbourhood People in communities on  LONG-TERM SICKNESS WORKWELL grants* WIDER DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SOCIAL VALUE OF HEALTH low-quality jobs - poorer health Poverty - HOUSING SECURITY	-ECONOMIC NHS 10 Year plan: 1. GP / dental access 2.  waiting lists hospital and community care 3. staff demoralised and demotivated 4. outcomes on major killers like cancer lag behind other countries. STRAGEIC AUTHORITIES - DEVOLUTION shift of wealth & power HEALTH INEQUALITIES inequity WHOLE GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO HEALTH ECONOMIC VALUE OF HEALTH low-quality jobs Local strategic response

See also -

Opinion: Failing to collect, analyse, and report ethnicity data in clinical research leads to healthcare inequalities. BMJ 2025; 390 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1457 (Published 14 July 2025)
Cite this as: BMJ 2025;390:r1457

 'hospital' : 'community' : 'analogue' : 'digital' : 'prevention' : 'sickness'

My source: https://x.com/TheKingsFund/status/1944678280461734226