Health inequalities are systematic, unfair, and avoidable differences in health across the population and between different groups in society. They are influenced by a range of factors including socioeconomic status, certain protected characteristics, belonging to vulnerable or excluded groups of society, and geography.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Average life expectancy<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Difference in life expectancy<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span><\/div>Average female life expectancy (Dorset ICS)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span><\/div>Average male life expectancy (Dorset ICS)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span><\/div>Female life expectancy in West Highcliffe<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span><\/div>Female life expectancy in West Boscombe<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Our vision and programme<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\nThe Dorset ICS Health Inequalities programme aims to improve access, enhance the experience of services for everyone and seek to improve outcomes thereby reducing health inequalities. Explore our Virtual Academy<\/a> and Introduction to health literacy<\/a> pages which contain resources to help tackle health inequalities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/ourdorset.org.uk\/inequalities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/SE-1.png\" "\\"SE\\"")
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>NHS Long-Term Plan<\/h2><\/div>\nThe NHS Long Term Plan<\/a> placed tackling health inequalities at the heart of NHS goals for this decade. The big population health improvement goals can only be met through far better engagement with those least likely to present at NHS services now.<\/p>\n\n\nFurthermore, COVID-19 has shone a harsh light on some of the health and wider inequalities that persist in our society. \u00a0Guidance issued by NHS England in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, set out\u00a0eight urgent actions<\/a>\u00a0for tackling health inequalities. This was later refined to\u00a0five key priority areas<\/a>\u00a0which underpin the work of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme (HiQiP)<\/u>. These include:<\/p>\n\n- \n
\n- restoring NHS services inclusively<\/li>\n
- mitigating against digital exclusion<\/li>\n
- ensuring datasets are complete and timely<\/li>\n
- accelerating preventative programmes<\/li>\n
- strengthening leadership and accountability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It\u2019s important to note that most of the fundamental factors driving inequalities in health are beyond the responsibility of the healthcare system, such as our education system, economic and community development in our most deprived neighbourhoods, employment levels, pay and conditions, and availability and quality of housing. Therefore, a multi-faceted approach that involves various sectors of society is needed to effectively tackle health inequalities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Difference in life expectancy<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span><\/div>Average female life expectancy (Dorset ICS)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span><\/div>Average male life expectancy (Dorset ICS)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span><\/div>Female life expectancy in West Highcliffe<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span><\/div>Female life expectancy in West Boscombe<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Our vision and programme<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\nThe Dorset ICS Health Inequalities programme aims to improve access, enhance the experience of services for everyone and seek to improve outcomes thereby reducing health inequalities. Explore our Virtual Academy<\/a> and Introduction to health literacy<\/a> pages which contain resources to help tackle health inequalities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>NHS Long-Term Plan<\/h2><\/div>\nThe NHS Long Term Plan<\/a> placed tackling health inequalities at the heart of NHS goals for this decade. The big population health improvement goals can only be met through far better engagement with those least likely to present at NHS services now.<\/p>\n\n\nFurthermore, COVID-19 has shone a harsh light on some of the health and wider inequalities that persist in our society. \u00a0Guidance issued by NHS England in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, set out\u00a0eight urgent actions<\/a>\u00a0for tackling health inequalities. This was later refined to\u00a0five key priority areas<\/a>\u00a0which underpin the work of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme (HiQiP)<\/u>. These include:<\/p>\n\n- \n
\n- restoring NHS services inclusively<\/li>\n
- mitigating against digital exclusion<\/li>\n
- ensuring datasets are complete and timely<\/li>\n
- accelerating preventative programmes<\/li>\n
- strengthening leadership and accountability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It\u2019s important to note that most of the fundamental factors driving inequalities in health are beyond the responsibility of the healthcare system, such as our education system, economic and community development in our most deprived neighbourhoods, employment levels, pay and conditions, and availability and quality of housing. Therefore, a multi-faceted approach that involves various sectors of society is needed to effectively tackle health inequalities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Our vision and programme<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\nThe Dorset ICS Health Inequalities programme aims to improve access, enhance the experience of services for everyone and seek to improve outcomes thereby reducing health inequalities. Explore our Virtual Academy<\/a> and Introduction to health literacy<\/a> pages which contain resources to help tackle health inequalities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>NHS Long-Term Plan<\/h2><\/div>\nThe NHS Long Term Plan<\/a> placed tackling health inequalities at the heart of NHS goals for this decade. The big population health improvement goals can only be met through far better engagement with those least likely to present at NHS services now.<\/p>\n\n\nFurthermore, COVID-19 has shone a harsh light on some of the health and wider inequalities that persist in our society. \u00a0Guidance issued by NHS England in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, set out\u00a0eight urgent actions<\/a>\u00a0for tackling health inequalities. This was later refined to\u00a0five key priority areas<\/a>\u00a0which underpin the work of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme (HiQiP)<\/u>. These include:<\/p>\n\n- \n
\n- restoring NHS services inclusively<\/li>\n
- mitigating against digital exclusion<\/li>\n
- ensuring datasets are complete and timely<\/li>\n
- accelerating preventative programmes<\/li>\n
- strengthening leadership and accountability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It\u2019s important to note that most of the fundamental factors driving inequalities in health are beyond the responsibility of the healthcare system, such as our education system, economic and community development in our most deprived neighbourhoods, employment levels, pay and conditions, and availability and quality of housing. Therefore, a multi-faceted approach that involves various sectors of society is needed to effectively tackle health inequalities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The Dorset ICS Health Inequalities programme aims to improve access, enhance the experience of services for everyone and seek to improve outcomes thereby reducing health inequalities. Explore our Virtual Academy<\/a> and Introduction to health literacy<\/a> pages which contain resources to help tackle health inequalities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> The NHS Long Term Plan<\/a> placed tackling health inequalities at the heart of NHS goals for this decade. The big population health improvement goals can only be met through far better engagement with those least likely to present at NHS services now.<\/p>\n Furthermore, COVID-19 has shone a harsh light on some of the health and wider inequalities that persist in our society. \u00a0Guidance issued by NHS England in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, set out\u00a0eight urgent actions<\/a>\u00a0for tackling health inequalities. This was later refined to\u00a0five key priority areas<\/a>\u00a0which underpin the work of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme (HiQiP)<\/u>. These include:<\/p>\n It\u2019s important to note that most of the fundamental factors driving inequalities in health are beyond the responsibility of the healthcare system, such as our education system, economic and community development in our most deprived neighbourhoods, employment levels, pay and conditions, and availability and quality of housing. Therefore, a multi-faceted approach that involves various sectors of society is needed to effectively tackle health inequalities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>NHS Long-Term Plan<\/h2><\/div>
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