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A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Factors Associated with Narrowing Health Inequalities in England. (2011)
Journal Article
Blackman, T., Wistow, J., & Byrne, D. (2011). A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Factors Associated with Narrowing Health Inequalities in England. Social Science & Medicine, 72(12), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.04.003

This study explores why progress with tackling health inequalities has varied among a group of local authority areas in England that were set targets to narrow important health outcomes compared to national averages. It focuses on premature deaths fr... Read More about A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Factors Associated with Narrowing Health Inequalities in England..

Towards a new understanding of how local action can effectively address health inequalities. Report for the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation programme. (2011)
Report
Blackman, T., Wistow, J., & Byrne, D. (2011). Towards a new understanding of how local action can effectively address health inequalities. Report for the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation programme. National Institute for Health Research

Targets for narrowing health inequalities in England were adopted in 2001, with NHS Primary Care Trusts in ‘Spearhead’ local authority areas expected to narrow inequalities by 2010. Spearheads are the 20% of local authority areas with the poorest hea... Read More about Towards a new understanding of how local action can effectively address health inequalities. Report for the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation programme..