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everyone is entitled to fair access to health - this is the founding principle of the NHS

Improving the Health of Ethnic Minority Groups and the Wider Community in Scotland

" Of course, not everyone within ethnic minority communities experiences the same disadvantage. Ethnic minority groups are heterogeneous, and it is well known that particular groups have greater health needs than others. "

Contents

Ministerial Foreword
Foreword by the Chief Executive NHSScotland
Preface
Background
Methodology
Section 1 Summary of Main Findings
Section 2 Data from Interviews
Section 3 Evaluation of Organisational Responses
Health Boards
Health Trusts
Special Health Boards
Scottish Executive Department of Health
Section 4 Analysis of the Ethnic Minority Dimensions of Health Improvement Programmes and Trust Implementation Plans
Section 5 Other Ethnic Minority Groups and Good Practice Models
Rural Communities and Ethnic Minority Health
Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Health Strategy
The Health of Gypsy Travellers
Good Practice Models
References
Appendices Working Towards A Culturally Competent Service: Assessing Organisational Competence
Questionnaire