"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."
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Health Board
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Yes
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No
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Description
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Argyll & Clyde
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Generic
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Ayrshire & Arran
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Brief mention of work with the ethnic minority communities appears in
an extract 1996 OPCS survey of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain
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Borders
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Generic
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Dumfries & Galloway
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Under the Joint Community Care and Health Improvement Programme, there
is a significant and detailed report of local response in tackling race
and health:
Section 4, Sub Section 4.8, Pages (73-76)
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Fife
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Ethnicity is simply acknowledged as one issue that needs to be addressed
in tackling inequalities:
Section 1, Sub Section 1.5, Sub Sub-Section 1.58, Page (7)
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Forth Valley
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As part of Achieving Better Services for Patients ... to deliver and
agree work programme with ethnic working group ... Section 5, Sub Section
5.18, Page (61).
Key Actions: Section 5, Pages (27, 28 and 66), Section 8 Page (20)
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Grampian
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The Board clearly recognises the gap in health service provision to ethnic
minority groups. They are currently in the early stages of developing
a programme:
Section 3, Sub Section 3.3 Page (14)
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Greater Glasgow
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The HIP has a substantial section which indicates the way forward for
the Board in developing a Multicultural Healthcare Programme.
HIP chapter, Section 19, Pages 97-98
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Highland
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Under reducing inequalities the Board has a long-term objective of access,
and to address issues relating to both health experience and access to
services for ethnic minority groups within Highland. HIP 1999-2004, Section
4.2.4, Page 22. Corporate Contract 1999-2000, Page 13 Tackling Inequalities
- HIP Para. 4.2, Ethnicity - HIP Para 4.2.4. Current year's HIP not made
available
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Lanarkshire
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There is some recognition of particular problems faced by ethnic minority
communities in accessing and using health services:
Section 3, Sub Section 3.7 and 3.8, Page 8
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Lothian
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As part of the Board's commitment to tackle health inequalities. It will
also address relevant issues in relation to ethnic minority groups:
Chapter 3, Section 3.2, Sub Section 3.2.1, Pages 14-15 - Chapter 5, Sub
Section 5.2.
Appendix 9, Theme 1, Page 108
Appendix 4, Page 100
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Orkney
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Generic
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Shetland
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Generic
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Tayside
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Generic
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Western Isles
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There is an indication that the Board would like to look at Ethnic Minority
Issues in terms of Patients and Public Involvement:
Chapter 8, Sub Section 8.3.3, Page 17
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Carstairs State Hospital
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HIP 1999-2004: Section 7, Page 16 _ Improving Health ... continued commitment
to address the needs of ethnic minority groups ... All staff will have
individual life-long learning plans that will be continuously updated,
allowing staff to adapt to changing requirements. HIP 2000-2005: Section
1, Page 2 - Introduction
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Common Service Agency
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Generic
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Health Education Board for Scotland
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Annual Report 1998/99 - Strategic Development and Capacity Building,
Page 8, Health Service, Page 10 ... initiative for ethnic minority groups
as part of the collaboration between Health Service, Community and Voluntary
Sector Programmes. No details of the collaboration has emerged. ...
Health Promotion Library Scotland Services has been made more accessible
with the introduction of the leaflets in a range of non-English languages,
Page 33
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Scottish Ambulance Service
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Generic
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Scottish Executive Health Department
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The Scottish Executive's Equality Strategy: Working Together for Equality,
indicates the Government's commitment to tackling discrimination and prejudice
across Scotland.
Our National Health: A Plan for Action, A Plan for Change further
indicates the Health Department's intention to develop a diversity framework
to ensure the NHS meets the distinctive needs of Ethnic Minority Groups
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The majority of respondents appeared to believe that ethnic minority communities
were included in the generic descriptive terms: inequalities, equity, equitable
service, under-represented groups, social inclusion, equality, deprived communities,
poor communities, groups with greatest need, disadvantaged or vulnerable groups,
groups suffering from discrimination.
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Trust
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Yes
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No
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Description
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Lomond & Argyll Primary Care
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Generic
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Renfrewshire & Inverclyde Primary Care
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Generic
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Argyll & Clyde Hospitals
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Ethnic minority health is one of the key issues under Achieving Better
Services for Patients, Section 5.2, Page 28. Also under improving health
and reducing inequalities, one of the objectives is to provide health
care to displaced persons within the terms of the Asylum Seekers Bill,
Appendix 2, No. 3.10, Page 47
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Ayrshire & Arran Primary Care
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Generic
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Ayrshire & Arran Acute
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Generic
The Trust has given its commitment within the TIP to reduce health
inequalities within A&A by working in partnership with other local
National health Service providers and agencies
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Borders Primary Care
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Generic
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Borders General Hospital
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Not made available
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Dumfries & Galloway Primary Care
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Race and Health will be looked at as part of TIP Objective to tackle
health inequalities/social inclusion. The designated responsibilities
for this will be with the Director for Performance Management and LHCC
Manager
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Dumfries & Galloway Acute Maternity Hospitals
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Generic
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Fife Primary Care
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Part of the TIP objective is to improve equality of access to all services,
including support to ethnic minority groups in Fife to better access health
information and health services - Section 4, Page 11. Reference is also
made to address issues relevant to ethnic minority groups in relation
to Achieving Better Services for Patients - Section 8A, Page 91
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Fife Acute Hospitals
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Achieving Better Services for Patients - to evaluate services for those
patients with special needs including those with disabilities and from
ethnic minority groups - Section 3.1, Pages 23 and 25
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Forth Valley Primary Care
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Section 2 - Achieving Better Services for Patients, Objective 4 - Patient
Involvement and Responsiveness. '... to raise awareness of the needs of
people from ethnic minority backgrounds and to ensure equity of access
to services and employment within the Trust
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Forth Valley Acute Hospitals
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Generic
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Grampian Primary Care
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Generic
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Grampian University Hospital
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Generic
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Highland Primary Care
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Generic
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Greater Glasgow Primary Care
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The Trust notes ethnic minority issues as one of the key areas which
it must address under Achieving Better Services for Patients, Page 3.
The Trust intends to strengthen its Multicultural Health Development
Programme in three key areas:
- Development of consistent core standards.
- Taking collective action in its consultation processes.
- Initiating services with LHCCs as informed by local priorities and
needs. Section 4.5, Pages 31 - 33.
Annexure B1, Page 68 - South East Glasgow LHCC: priority to look at provision
and sensitivity of services to ethnic minority communities.
Page 76- to support Health Visitor Led Work with ethnic minority families.
Page 72 - Greater Shawlands LHCC: to develop services for people from
ethnic minority communities.
Page 82 - Both LHCCs will assess and develop services for ethnic minority
groups
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North Glasgow University
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Not made available
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South Glasgow University
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Not made available
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Yorkhill Hospital
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Not made available
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Highland Acute
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Generic (TIP - 1999/2000)
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Lanarkshire Primary Care
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Section 5 - Making the Difference ... one priority is to be the appointment
of a Health Visitor to assess the needs of ethnic minority groups in Airdrie,
Page 67. Section 6 - Priority 11 ... to appoint a Health Visitor to access
needs of ethnic minority groups, Page 76. Section 7 - Airdrie LHCC will
look at ethnic minority development as one of their clinical priorities,
Page 80. A section on ethnic minority groups, Page 82, with detailed action
plan, Page 84
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Lanarkshire Acute
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Generic
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Lothian Primary Care
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Service impact - as part of inequalities ... to address the needs of
ethnic minority communities and consider expansion of services within
the Minority Ethnic Health Inclusion Project (MEHIP) ... Section 2, Pages
9-10
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West Lothian Healthcare
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72-78: Clinical Governance and Quality Strategy - Patient and Public
Involvement Objectives ... Action Programme to Achieving Better Services
for Patients has been developed and will be implemented under various
headings, one of which is ethnic minority issues, 78.6, Page 34.
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Lothian University Hospitals
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Not made available
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Tayside Primary Care
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Not made available
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Tayside University Hospitals
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Section 5.5 - Tackling Inequalities:
- Increase awareness of services available for ethnic minority communities,
Page 53;
- To develop packages of care based on local needs of ethnic minority
communities, Page 59
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