The King's Fund: My Role in Tackling Health Inequalities: A Framework for Allied Health Professionals
The King’s Fund has worked with AHPs from across the UK to develop a framework to support any AHP to think through and understand their contribution to tackling health inequalities, whatever their role. The framework details how AHPs can raise awareness, take action and optimise advocacy. You can read more here: My role in tackling health inequalities: a framework for allied health professionals | The King's Fund (kingsfund.org.uk)
AHP Resources
- This video introduces AHP research on health inequalities and the Kings Fund Framework for AHPs:
- Find Guidance developed with AHP leaders to support the planning, implementation and evaluation of actions to reduce health inequalities in AHP services.
- Watch the video, Health Inequalities Webinar for AHP Leaders:
- Access the research on Impact of Allied Health Professionals on Health Inequalities here
Profession-Specific Resources
Further information and resources on how health inequalities can impact on your clinical practice, service and community.
- Profession-specific health inequalities case studies can be found here
- RCSLT Addressing health inequalities: the role of speech and language therapy
This resource is for speech and language therapists (SLTs) and aims to develop understanding across the profession of health inequalities and how to take action to ensure equality and equity, and that the profession is meeting the needs of different population groups - Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Health inequalities
- AACE ambulance health inequalities consensus and implementation toolkits - Ambulance Services helping to reduce Health Inequalities - aace.org.uk
- Diversity, inclusion and anti-racism resources: A collection of resources developed by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy on tackling health inequalities, anti-racism and related guidance aimed at speech and language therapists. ACCESS THE RESOURCES
Addressing health inequalities across allied health professional (AHP) services: a guide for AHP system leaders
This guide has been developed for allied health professional (AHP) system leaders working across regions, integrated care systems (ICSs), local authorities and provider organisations. The guide focuses on what AHP leaders need to know, and what actions they can take at a system level to address health inequalities. The guide emphasises using a population health approach and leading change at scale, focusing on the breadth of AHP services rather than individual services or professional groups.
AHP leaders can use the guide as a practical tool to:
- create an environment where addressing health inequalities is routinely incorporated into all aspects of service delivery
- move from a reliance on individual actions and behaviours, to a collective effort
E-Learning
A suite of materials on the topic is available here.
Further Infomation in Health Inequalities
Information and Guidence for AHPs
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How the work of AHPs supports with the CORE20Plus5 national NHS England approach to reducing healthcare inequalities.
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