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Health inequalities guidance and publications
Guidance documents and other publications about the Department of Health's drive to redress UK health inequalities.
Guidance documents
Publications from the DH and Health Inequalities Unit.
- 14/12/2007 Review of the health inequalities infant mortality PSA target - Implementation plan for reducing health inequalities in infant mortality: a good practice guide
- 14/12/2007: Tackling health inequalities: 2004-06 data and policy update for the 2010 national target
- 06/08/2007: Independent inquiry into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities - information and call to response forms
- 07/02/2007: Review of the Health Inequalities Infant Mortality PSA Target
- 11/01/2007: NHS Health Direct: Early Adopter Programme - Further guidance for SHAs and PCTs
- 07/12/2006: Tackling health inequalities: Status report on programme for action - 2006 update of headline indicators
- 13/09/2006: Revised list of Spearhead Group Primary Care Trusts
- Accessibility planning - An Introduction for the NHS
- Background about health inequalities
- Tackling health inequalities through local public service agreements
- Systematically addressing health inequalities
- Health and Social Care Act 2001 (opens new window)
- Health Inequalities - Rising to the Challange
- Key NHS interventions to support the achievement of the national health inequalities target
- Planning framework
- Programme for Action overview and documents
- Supporting People Announcement
- Tackling Health Inequalities: Status report on the Programme for Action, August 2005
- Tackling Health Inequalities: A Programme for Action, July 2003
- Tackling health inequalities - 2002 cross-cutting review
- Tackling Health Inequalities: Consultation on a Plan for Delivery, August 2001
- Tackling health inequalities: the spearhead group of Local Authorities and Primary Care Trusts
- The expert patient: a new approach to chronic disease management for the 21st century
- The NHS Plan: a plan for investment, a plan for reform
- Valuing People white paper: a new strategy for learning disability in the 21st century
- The Wanless report
- Your Region, Your Choice white paper: Revitalising the English Regions, 2002 (opens new window)
Press notices
Health Secretary announces new plans to improve health in poorest areas
Press release 2001/0108, published 28 February 2001.
Other publications
Documents produced by other Government departments.
- Homelessness Act 2002 (opens new window)
- Living Places - Cleaner, Safer, Greener (2002) (opens new window)
- Making the connections - SEU report on transport and social exclusion (2003) (opens new window)
- More Than a Roof (opens new window)
- National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal (opens new window)
- Smoking kills: White Paper
- Strategy for Sustainable Farming and Food: Facing the Future (2002) (opens new window)
- Sustainable Communities: Building for the Future (2003) (opens new window)
- 'Pathways to Work' green paper (opens new window)
- Secure Borders Safe Haven white paper - in Portable Document Format (opens new window)
- Securing our Future Health: Taking a Long Term View - The Wanless Review (opens new window)
- SEU Report on Teenage Pregnancy (opens new window)
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