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Hoang U, Delanerolle G, Fan X, Aspden C, Byford R, Ashraf M, Haag M, Elson W, Leston M, Anand S, Ferreira F, Joy M, Hobbs R, de Lusignan S. A Profile of Influenza Vaccine Coverage for 2019-2020: Database Study of the English Primary Care Sentinel Cohort. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024; 10:e39297. [PMID: 38787605 PMCID: PMC11161707 DOI: 10.2196/39297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Innovation in seasonal influenza vaccine development has resulted in a wider range of formulations becoming available. Understanding vaccine coverage across populations including the timing of administration is important when evaluating vaccine benefits and risks. OBJECTIVE This study aims to report the representativeness, uptake of influenza vaccines, different formulations of influenza vaccines, and timing of administration within the English Primary Care Sentinel Cohort (PCSC). METHODS We used the PCSC of the Oxford-Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre. We included patients of all ages registered with PCSC member general practices, reporting influenza vaccine coverage between September 1, 2019, and January 29, 2020. We identified influenza vaccination recipients and characterized them by age, clinical risk groups, and vaccine type. We reported the date of influenza vaccination within the PCSC by International Standard Organization (ISO) week. The representativeness of the PCSC population was compared with population data provided by the Office for National Statistics. PCSC influenza vaccine coverage was compared with published UK Health Security Agency's national data. We used paired t tests to compare populations, reported with 95% CI. RESULTS The PCSC comprised 7,010,627 people from 693 general practices. The study population included a greater proportion of people aged 18-49 years (2,982,390/7,010,627, 42.5%; 95% CI 42.5%-42.6%) compared with the Office for National Statistics 2019 midyear population estimates (23,219,730/56,286,961, 41.3%; 95% CI 4.12%-41.3%; P<.001). People who are more deprived were underrepresented and those in the least deprived quintile were overrepresented. Within the study population, 24.7% (1,731,062/7,010,627; 95% CI 24.7%-24.7%) of people of all ages received an influenza vaccine compared with 24.2% (14,468,665/59,764,928; 95% CI 24.2%-24.2%; P<.001) in national data. The highest coverage was in people aged ≥65 years (913,695/1,264,700, 72.3%; 95% CI 72.2%-72.3%). The proportion of people in risk groups who received an influenza vaccine was also higher; for example, 69.8% (284,280/407,228; 95% CI 69.7%-70%) of people with diabetes in the PCSC received an influenza vaccine compared with 61.2% (983,727/1,607,996; 95% CI 61.1%-61.3%; P<.001) in national data. In the PCSC, vaccine type and brand information were available for 71.8% (358,365/498,923; 95% CI 71.7%-72%) of people aged 16-64 years and 81.9% (748,312/913,695; 95% CI 81.8%-82%) of people aged ≥65 years, compared with 23.6% (696,880/2,900,000) and 17.8% (1,385,888/7,700,000), respectively, of the same age groups in national data. Vaccination commenced during ISO week 35, continued until ISO week 3, and peaked during ISO week 41. The in-week peak in vaccination administration was on Saturdays. CONCLUSIONS The PCSC's sociodemographic profile was similar to the national population and captured more data about risk groups, vaccine brands, and batches. This may reflect higher data quality. Its capabilities included reporting precise dates of administration. The PCSC is suitable for undertaking studies of influenza vaccine coverage.
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- Uy Hoang
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Burns R, Wyke S, Boukari Y, Katikireddi SV, Zenner D, Campos-Matos I, Harron K, Aldridge RW. Linking migration and hospital data in England: linkage process and evaluation of bias. Int J Popul Data Sci 2024; 9:2181. [PMID: 38476270 PMCID: PMC10929707 DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v9i1.2181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Introduction Difficulties ascertaining migrant status in national data sources such as hospital records have limited large-scale evaluation of migrant healthcare needs in many countries, including England. Linkage of immigration data for migrants and refugees, with National Health Service (NHS) hospital care data enables research into the relationship between migration and health for a large cohort of international migrants. Objectives We aimed to describe the linkage process and compare linkage rates between migrant sub-groups to evaluate for potential bias for data on non-EU migrants and resettled refugees linked to Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) in England. Methods We used stepwise deterministic linkage to match records from migrants and refugees to a unique healthcare identifier indicating interaction with the NHS (linkage stage 1 to NHS Personal Demographic Services, PDS), and then to hospital records (linkage stage 2 to HES). We calculated linkage rates and compared linked and unlinked migrant characteristics for each linkage stage. Results Of the 1,799,307 unique migrant records, 1,134,007 (63%) linked to PDS and 451,689 (25%) linked to at least one hospital record between 01/01/2005 and 23/03/2020. Individuals on work, student, or working holiday visas were less likely to link to a hospital record than those on settlement and dependent visas and refugees. Migrants from the Middle East and North Africa and South Asia were four times more likely to link to at least one hospital record, compared to those from East Asia and the Pacific. Differences in age, sex, visa type, and region of origin between linked and unlinked samples were small to moderate. Conclusion This linked dataset represents a unique opportunity to explore healthcare use in migrants. However, lower linkage rates disproportionately affected individuals on shorter-term visas so future studies of these groups may be more biased as a result. Increasing the quality and completeness of identifiers recorded in administrative data could improve data linkage quality.
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- Rachel Burns
- Centre for Public Health Data Science, Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
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- UK Health Security Agency, 61 Colindale Ave, London NW9 5EQ United Kingdom
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- Centre for Public Health Data Science, Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Berkeley Square, 99 Berkeley Street, Glasgow, G3 7HR, United Kingdom
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- Global Public Health Unit, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Yvonne Carter Building, 58 Turner Street, London E1 2AB, United Kingdom
- Infection and Population Health Department, Institute of Global Health, University College London
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- UK Health Security Agency, 61 Colindale Ave, London NW9 5EQ United Kingdom
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care, 39 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EU, United Kingdom
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- UCL Great Ormond Street, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Public Health Data Science, Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
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Daly MP, White J, Sanders J, Kipping RR. Women's knowledge, attitudes and views of preconception health and intervention delivery methods: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022; 22:729. [PMID: 36151510 PMCID: PMC9508727 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05058-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Several preconception exposures have been associated with adverse pregnancy, birth and postpartum outcomes. However, few studies have investigated women’s knowledge of and attitudes towards preconception health, and the acceptability of potential intervention methods. Methods Seven primary care centres in the West of England posted questionnaires to 4330 female patients aged 18 to 48 years. Without providing examples, we asked women to list maternal preconception exposures that might affect infant and maternal outcomes, and assessed their knowledge of nine literature-derived risk factors. Attitudes towards preconception health (interest, intentions, self-efficacy and perceived awareness and importance) and the acceptability of intervention delivery methods were also assessed. Multivariable multilevel regression examined participant characteristics associated with these outcomes. Results Of those who received questionnaires, 835 (19.3%) responded. Women were most aware of the preconception risk factors of diet (86.0%) and physical activity (79.2%). Few were aware of weight (40.1%), folic acid (32.9%), abuse (6.3%), advanced age (5.9%) and interpregnancy intervals (0.2%), and none mentioned interpregnancy weight change or excess iron intake. After adjusting for demographic and reproductive covariates, women aged 18–24-years (compared to 40–48-year-olds) and nulligravid women were less aware of the benefit of preconception folic acid supplementation (adjusted odds ratios (aOR) for age: 4.30 [2.10–8.80], gravidity: aOR 2.48 [1.70–3.62]). Younger women were more interested in learning more about preconception health (aOR 0.37 [0.21–0.63]) but nulligravid women were less interested in this (aOR 1.79 [1.30–2.46]). Women with the lowest household incomes (versus the highest) were less aware of preconception weight as a risk factor (aOR: 3.11 [1.65–5.84]) and rated the importance of preconception health lower (aOR 3.38 [1.90–6.00]). The most acceptable information delivery methods were websites/apps (99.5%), printed healthcare materials (98.6%), family/partners (96.3%), schools (94.4%), television (91.9%), pregnancy tests (91.0%) and doctors, midwives and nurses (86.8–97.0%). Dentists (23.9%) and hairdressers/beauticians (18.1%) were the least acceptable. Conclusions Our findings demonstrate a need to promote awareness of preconception risk factors and motivation for preconception health changes, particularly amongst younger and nulligravid women and women with lower incomes. Interventions to improve preconception health should focus on communication from healthcare professionals, schools, family members, and digital media. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12884-022-05058-3.
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- Michael P Daly
- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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- School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Zhang CX, Boukari Y, Pathak N, Mathur R, Katikireddi SV, Patel P, Campos-Matos I, Lewer D, Nguyen V, Hugenholtz GC, Burns R, Mulick A, Henderson A, Aldridge RW. Migrants' primary care utilisation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: An interrupted time series analysis. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. EUROPE 2022; 20:100455. [PMID: 35789753 PMCID: PMC9243519 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Background How international migrants access and use primary care in England is poorly understood. We aimed to compare primary care consultation rates between international migrants and non-migrants in England before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2015-2020). Methods Using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GOLD, we identified migrants using country-of-birth, visa-status or other codes indicating international migration. We linked CPRD to Office for National Statistics deprivation data and ran a controlled interrupted time series (ITS) using negative binomial regression to compare rates before and during the pandemic. Findings In 262,644 individuals, pre-pandemic consultation rates per person-year were 4.35 (4.34-4.36) for migrants and 4.60 (4.59-4.60) for non-migrants (RR:0.94 [0.92-0.96]). Between 29 March and 26 December 2020, rates reduced to 3.54 (3.52-3.57) for migrants and 4.2 (4.17-4.23) for non-migrants (RR:0.84 [0.8-0.88]). The first year of the pandemic was associated with a widening of the gap in consultation rates between migrants and non-migrants to 0.89 (95% CI 0.84-0.94) times the ratio before the pandemic. This widening in ratios was greater for children, individuals whose first language was not English, and individuals of White British, White non-British and Black/African/Caribbean/Black British ethnicities. It was also greater in the case of telephone consultations, particularly in London. Interpretation Migrants were less likely to use primary care than non-migrants before the pandemic and the first year of the pandemic exacerbated this difference. As GP practices retain remote and hybrid models of service delivery, they must improve services and ensure primary care is accessible and responsive to migrants' healthcare needs. Funding This study was funded by the Medical Research Council (MC_PC 19070 and MR/V028375/1) and a Wellcome Clinical Research Career Development Fellowship (206602).
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- Claire X. Zhang
- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care, 39 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EU, United Kingdom
- National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care, 39 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EU, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
- Guy's & St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
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- MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Berkeley Square, 99 Berkeley Street, Glasgow G3 7HR, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
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- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care, 39 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EU, United Kingdom
- UK Health Security Agency, Wellington House, 133–155, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 7HB, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
- Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 7HB, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
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Berrocal-Almanza LC, Harris RJ, Collin SM, Muzyamba MC, Conroy OD, Mirza A, O'Connell AM, Altass L, Anderson SR, Thomas HL, Campbell C, Zenner D, Phin N, Kon OM, Smith EG, Lalvani A. Effectiveness of nationwide programmatic testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in migrants in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study. THE LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 7:e305-e315. [PMID: 35338849 PMCID: PMC8967722 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00031-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background In low-incidence countries, tuberculosis mainly affects migrants, mostly resulting from reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) acquired in high-incidence countries before migration. A nationwide primary care-based LTBI testing and treatment programme for migrants from high-incidence countries was therefore established in high tuberculosis incidence areas in England. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of this programme. Methods We did a retrospective, population-based cohort study of migrants who registered in primary care between Jan 1, 2011, and Dec 31, 2018, in 55 high-burden areas with programmatic LTBI testing and treatment. Eligible individuals were aged 16–35 years, born in a high-incidence country, and had entered England in the past 5 years. Individuals who tested interferon-γ release assay (IGRA)-negative were advised about symptoms of tuberculosis, whereas those who tested IGRA-positive were clinically assessed to rule out active tuberculosis and offered preventive therapy. The primary outcome was incident tuberculosis notified to the national Enhanced Tuberculosis Surveillance system. Findings Our cohort comprised 368 097 eligible individuals who had registered in primary care, of whom 37 268 (10·1%) were tested by the programme. 1446 incident cases of tuberculosis were identified: 166 cases in individuals who had IGRA testing (incidence 204 cases [95% CI 176–238] per 100 000 person-years) and 1280 in individuals without IGRA testing (82 cases [77–86] per 100 000 person-years). Overall, in our primary analysis including all diagnosed tuberculosis cases, a time-varying association was identified between LTBI testing and treatment and lower risk of incident tuberculosis (hazard ratio [HR] 0·76 [95% CI 0·63–0·91]) when compared with no testing. In stratified analysis by follow-up period, the intervention was associated with higher risk of tuberculosis diagnosis during the first 6 months of follow-up (9·93 [7·63–12·9) and a lower risk after 6 months (0·57 [0·41–0·79]). IGRA-positive individuals had higher risk of tuberculosis diagnosis than IGRA-negative individuals (31·9 [20·4–49·8]). Of 37 268 migrants who were tested, 6640 (17·8%) were IGRA-positive, of whom 1740 (26·2%) started preventive treatment. LTBI treatment lowered the risk of tuberculosis: of 135 incident cases in the IGRA-positive cohort, seven cases were diagnosed in the treated group (1·87 cases [95% CI 0·89–3·93] per 1000 person-years) and 128 cases were diagnosed in the untreated group (10·9 cases [9·16–12·9] per 1000 person-years; HR 0·14 [95% CI 0·06–0·32]). Interpretation A low proportion of eligible migrants were tested by the programme and a small proportion of those testing positive started treatment. Despite this, programmatic LTBI testing and treatment of individuals migrating to a low-incidence region is effective at diagnosing active tuberculosis earlier and lowers the long-term risk of progression to tuberculosis. Increasing programme participation and treatment rates for those testing positive could substantially impact national tuberculosis incidence. Funding National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections.
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Okunoye O, Marston L, Walters K, Schrag A. Change in the incidence of Parkinson's disease in a large UK primary care database. NPJ Parkinsons Dis 2022; 8:23. [PMID: 35292689 PMCID: PMC8924194 DOI: 10.1038/s41531-022-00284-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) has the fastest rising prevalence of all neurodegenerative diseases worldwide. However, it is unclear whether its incidence has increased after accounting for age and changes in diagnostic patterns in the same population. We conducted a cohort study in individuals aged ≥50 years within a large UK primary care database between January 2006 and December 2016. To account for possible changes in diagnostic patterns, we calculated the incidence of PD using four case definitions with different stringency derived from the combination of PD diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment. Using the broadest case definition, the incidence rate (IR) per 100,000 person years at risk (PYAR) was 149 (95% CI 143.3-155.4) in 2006 and 144 (95% CI 136.9-150.7) in 2016. In conclusion, the incidence of PD in the UK remained stable between 2006 and 2016, when accounting for age and diagnostic patterns, suggesting no major change in underlying risk factors for PD during this time period in the UK.
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- Olaitan Okunoye
- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.
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Asif Z, Kienzler H. Structural barriers to refugee, asylum seeker and undocumented migrant healthcare access. Perceptions of doctors of the world caseworkers in the UK. SSM - MENTAL HEALTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Dale KD, Abayawardana MJ, McBryde ES, Trauer JM, Carvalho N. Modeling the Cost-Effectiveness of Latent Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment Strategies in Recent Migrants to a Low-Incidence Setting. Am J Epidemiol 2022; 191:255-270. [PMID: 34017976 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwab150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Many tuberculosis (TB) cases in low-incidence settings are attributed to reactivation of latent TB infection (LTBI) acquired overseas. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of community-based LTBI screening and treatment strategies in recent migrants to a low-incidence setting (Australia). A decision-analytical Markov model was developed that cycled 1 migrant cohort (≥11-year-olds) annually over a lifetime from 2020. Postmigration/onshore and offshore (screening during visa application) strategies were compared with existing policy (chest x-ray during visa application). Outcomes included TB cases averted and discounted cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained from a health-sector perspective. Most recent migrants are young adults and cost-effectiveness is limited by their relatively low LTBI prevalence, low TB mortality risks, and high emigration probability. Onshore strategies cost at least $203,188 (Australian) per QALY gained, preventing approximately 2.3%-7.0% of TB cases in the cohort. Offshore strategies (screening costs incurred by migrants) cost at least $13,907 per QALY gained, preventing 5.5%-16.9% of cases. Findings were most sensitive to the LTBI treatment quality-of-life decrement (further to severe adverse events); with a minimal decrement, all strategies caused more ill health than they prevented. Additional LTBI strategies in recent migrants could only marginally contribute to TB elimination and are unlikely to be cost-effective unless screening costs are borne by migrants and potential LTBI treatment quality-of-life decrements are ignored.
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Barlow P, Mohan G, Nolan A. Utilisation of healthcare by immigrant adults relative to the host population: Evidence from Ireland. J Migr Health 2022; 5:100076. [PMID: 35005673 PMCID: PMC8715328 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Non-UK migrants in Ireland were less likely to visit a GP than those local-born. Non-UK migrants in Ireland were less likely to attend a consultant. Different migrant groups had different patterns of healthcare use. Healthcare use by immigrants is context specific.
Objective While there is a broad consensus that barriers to access in the utilisation of healthcare exist for immigrants in the US, European evidence exploring this issue paints a mixed picture, with studies from a variety of European jurisdictions presenting different conclusions. In this context, Ireland, a European country with substantial private involvement in healthcare delivery, and, a largely young immigrant population, provides an opportunity to investigate the healthcare utilisation of immigrants compared to natives in a European country with mixed private-public healthcare provision. Design The healthcare utilisation patterns of immigrants (defined as residents with a foreign country of birth) and native-born participants were analysed from a nationally representative health survey of 6,326 adults, carried out in Ireland in 2016. An array of socio-economic and health information was collected such that regression analysis on healthcare consultations accounted for confounding factors. Results Non-native residents of Ireland born outside the UK were less likely to have attended a General Practitioner (Odds ratio (OR): 0.62 [95% Confidence Interval (CI): 0.51–0.74]; p<0.001) or consultant doctor (OR: 0.60 [95% CI: 0.47–0.76]; p<0.001) in the previous year, relative to Irish-born individuals. UK-born residents of Ireland displayed similar utilisation patterns to those of the native population in terms of GP visitation, but a higher likelihood of having attended a consultant (OR: 1.44 [95% CI: 1.14–1.816]; p = 0.004). Conclusions Lower use of healthcare by those born outside Ireland and the UK relative to the native Irish population may be due to different approaches to healthcare utilisation or obstacles to healthcare utilisation. The findings suggest that the utilisation of healthcare by immigrants merits continued policy attention to respond to the needs of these key groups in society and facilitate integration.
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- Peter Barlow
- Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland
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- Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Economics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Economics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.,The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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Pathak N, Zhang CX, Boukari Y, Burns R, Mathur R, Gonzalez-Izquierdo A, Denaxas S, Sonnenberg P, Hayward A, Aldridge RW. Development and Validation of a Primary Care Electronic Health Record Phenotype to Study Migration and Health in the UK. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:13304. [PMID: 34948912 PMCID: PMC8707886 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182413304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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International migrants comprised 14% of the UK's population in 2020; however, their health is rarely studied at a population level using primary care electronic health records due to difficulties in their identification. We developed a migration phenotype using country of birth, visa status, non-English main/first language and non-UK-origin codes and applied it to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GOLD database of 16,071,111 primary care patients between 1997 and 2018. We compared the completeness and representativeness of the identified migrant population to Office for National Statistics (ONS) country-of-birth and 2011 census data by year, age, sex, geographic region of birth and ethnicity. Between 1997 to 2018, 403,768 migrants (2.51% of the CPRD GOLD population) were identified: 178,749 (1.11%) had foreign-country-of-birth or visa -status codes, 216,731 (1.35%) non-English-main/first-language codes, and 8288 (0.05%) non-UK-origin codes. The cohort was similarly distributed versus ONS data by sex and region of birth. Migration recording improved over time and younger migrants were better represented than those aged ≥50. The validated phenotype identified a large migrant cohort for use in migration health research in CPRD GOLD to inform healthcare policy and practice. The under-recording of migration status in earlier years and older ages necessitates cautious interpretation of future studies in these groups.
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- Neha Pathak
- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd., London NW1 2DA, UK; (N.P.); (C.X.Z.); (Y.B.); (R.B.); (A.G.-I.); (S.D.)
- Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd., London NW1 2DA, UK; (N.P.); (C.X.Z.); (Y.B.); (R.B.); (A.G.-I.); (S.D.)
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care, 39 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EU, UK
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd., London NW1 2DA, UK; (N.P.); (C.X.Z.); (Y.B.); (R.B.); (A.G.-I.); (S.D.)
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care, 39 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EU, UK
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd., London NW1 2DA, UK; (N.P.); (C.X.Z.); (Y.B.); (R.B.); (A.G.-I.); (S.D.)
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- Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK;
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd., London NW1 2DA, UK; (N.P.); (C.X.Z.); (Y.B.); (R.B.); (A.G.-I.); (S.D.)
- Health Data Research UK, London NW1 2BF, UK
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd., London NW1 2DA, UK; (N.P.); (C.X.Z.); (Y.B.); (R.B.); (A.G.-I.); (S.D.)
- Health Data Research UK, London NW1 2BF, UK
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK;
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- Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 7HB, UK;
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Rd., London NW1 2DA, UK; (N.P.); (C.X.Z.); (Y.B.); (R.B.); (A.G.-I.); (S.D.)
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Degeling C, Carter SM, Dale K, Singh K, Watts K, Hall J, Denholm J. Perspectives of Vietnamese, Sudanese and South Sudanese immigrants on targeting migrant communities for latent tuberculosis screening and treatment in low-incidence settings: A report on two Victorian community panels. Health Expect 2020; 23:1431-1440. [PMID: 32918523 PMCID: PMC7752196 DOI: 10.1111/hex.13121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) elimination strategies in Australia require a focus on groups who are at highest risk of TB infection, such as immigrants from high-burden settings. Understanding attitudes to different strategies for latent TB infection (LTBI) screening and treatment is an important element of justifiable elimination strategies. METHOD Two community panels were conducted in Melbourne with members of the Vietnamese (n = 11), Sudanese and South Sudanese communities (n = 9). Panellists were provided with expert information about LTBI and different screening and health communication strategies, then deliberated on how best to pursue TB elimination in Australia. FINDINGS Both panels unanimously preferred LTBI screening to occur pre-migration rather than in Australia. Participants were concerned that post-migration screening would reach fewer migrants, noted that conducting LTBI screening in Australia could stigmatize participants and that poor awareness of LTBI would hamper participation. If targeted screening was to occur in Australia, the Vietnamese panel preferred 'place-based' communication strategies, whereas the Sudanese and South Sudanese panel emphasized that community leaders should lead communication strategies to minimize stigma. Both groups emphasized the importance of maintaining community trust in Australian health service providers, and the need to ensure targeting did not undermine this trust. CONCLUSION Pre-migration screening was preferred. If post-migration screening is necessary, the potential for stigma should be reduced, benefit and risk profile clearly explained and culturally appropriate communication strategies employed. Cultural attitudes to health providers, personal health management and broader social vulnerabilities of targeted groups need to be considered in the design of screening programs.
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- Chris Degeling
- Australian Centre for Health Engagement Evidence and ValuesSchool of Health & SocietyUniversity of WollongongWollongongNSWAustralia
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- Australian Centre for Health Engagement Evidence and ValuesSchool of Health & SocietyUniversity of WollongongWollongongNSWAustralia
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- Victorian Tuberculosis ProgramMelbourne Health at The Doherty Institute for Infection & ImmunityMelbourneVICAustralia
- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Victorian Infectious Diseases ServiceMelbourne Health at The Doherty Institute for Infection & ImmunityMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Victorian Tuberculosis ProgramMelbourne Health at The Doherty Institute for Infection & ImmunityMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Australian Centre for Health Engagement Evidence and ValuesSchool of Health & SocietyUniversity of WollongongWollongongNSWAustralia
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- Victorian Tuberculosis ProgramMelbourne Health at The Doherty Institute for Infection & ImmunityMelbourneVICAustralia
- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVICAustralia
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'Differences between the earth and the sky': migrant parents' experiences of child health services for pre-school children in the UK. Prim Health Care Res Dev 2020; 21:e29. [PMID: 32799953 PMCID: PMC7443772 DOI: 10.1017/s1463423620000213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Aim: To explore parents’ experiences of using child health services for their pre-school children post-migration. Background: Migrating between countries necessitates movement and adjustment between systems of healthcare. Children of migrants are known to have poorer health than local children on some measures and are less likely to access primary care. In the United Kingdom (UK), children are offered a preventive Healthy Child programme in addition to reactive services; this programme consists of health reviews and immunisations with some contacts delivered in the home by public health nurses. Methods: Five focus groups were held in a city in South West England. Participants were parents of pre-school children (n = 28) who had migrated to the UK from Romania, Poland, Pakistan or Somalia within the last 10 years. Groups selected included both ‘new migrants’ (from countries which acceded to the European Union in the 2000s) and those from communities long-established in the UK (Somali and Pakistani). One focus group consisted of parents of Roma ethnicity. Interpreters co-facilitated focus groups. Findings: Participants described profound differences between child health services in the UK and in their country of origin, with the extent of difference varying according to nationality and ethnic group. All appreciated services free at the point of delivery and an equitable service offered to all children. Primary care services such as treatment of minor illness and immunisation were familiar, but most parents expected doctors rather than nurses to deliver these. Proactive child health promotion was unfamiliar, and some perceived this service as intruding on parental autonomy. Migrants are not a homogenous group, but there are commonalities in migrant parents’ experiences of UK child health services. When adjusting to a new healthcare system, migrants negotiate differences in service provision and also a changing relationship between family and state.
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Responding to measles outbreaks in underserved Roma and Romanian populations in England: the critical role of community understanding and engagement. Epidemiol Infect 2020; 148:e138. [PMID: 32347196 PMCID: PMC7374803 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268820000874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Since 2016, the European Region has experienced large-scale measles outbreaks. Several measles outbreaks in England during 2017/18 specifically affected Romanian and Romanian Roma communities. In this qualitative interview study, we looked at the effectiveness of outbreak responses and efforts to promote vaccination uptake amongst these underserved communities in three English cities: Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 33 providers involved in vaccination delivery and outbreak management in these cities. Interviews were analysed thematically and factors that influenced the effectiveness of responses were categorised into five themes: (1) the ability to identify the communities, (2) provider knowledge and understanding of the communities, (3) the co-ordination of response efforts and partnership working, (4) links to communities and approaches to community engagement and (5) resource constraints. We found that effective partnership working and community engagement were key to the prevention and management of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks in the communities. Effective engagement was found to be compromised by cuts to public health spending and services for underserved communities. To increase uptake in under-vaccinated communities, local knowledge and engagement are vital to build trust and relationships. Local partners must work proactively to identify, understand and build connections with communities.
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Saunders CL, Steventon A, Janta B, Stafford M, Sinnott C, Allen L, Deeny SR. Healthcare utilization among migrants to the UK: cross-sectional analysis of two national surveys. J Health Serv Res Policy 2020; 26:54-61. [PMID: 32192359 PMCID: PMC7734958 DOI: 10.1177/1355819620911392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective To contribute objective evidence on health care utilization among migrants to the UK to inform policy and service planning. Methods We analysed data from Understanding Society, a household survey with fieldwork from 2015 to 2017, and the European Health Interview Survey with data collected between 2013 and 2014. We explored health service utilization among migrants to the UK across primary care, inpatient admissions and maternity care, outpatient care, mental health, dental care and physiotherapy. We adjusted for age, sex, long-term health conditions and time since moving to the UK. Results Health care utilization among migrants to the UK was lower than utilization among the UK-born population for all health care dimensions except inpatient admissions for childbirth; odds ratio (95%CI) range 0.58 (0.50–0.68) for dental care to 0.88 (0.78–0.98) for primary care). After adjusting for differences in age and self-reported health, these differences were no longer observed, except for dental care (odds ratio 0.57, 95%CI 0.49–0.66, P < 0.001). Across primary care, outpatient and inpatient care, utilization was lower among those who had recently migrated, increasing to the levels of the nonmigrant population after 10 years or more since migrating to the UK. Conclusions This study finds that newly arrived migrants tend to utilize less health care than the UK population and that this pattern was at least partly explained by better health, and younger age. Our findings contribute nationally representative evidence to inform public debate and decision-making on migration and health.
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- Catherine L Saunders
- Senior Research Associate, Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Director of Data Analytics, The Health Foundation, London, UK
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- Principal Data Analyst, The Health Foundation, London, UK
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- NIHR Clinical Lecturer in General Practice, THIS Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Assistant Director of Data Analytics, The Health Foundation, London, UK
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Papageorgiou V, Wharton-Smith A, Campos-Matos I, Ward H. Patient data-sharing for immigration enforcement: a qualitative study of healthcare providers in England. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e033202. [PMID: 32051313 PMCID: PMC7044876 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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AIM To explore healthcare providers' perceptions and experiences of the implications of a patient data-sharing agreement between National Health Service (NHS) Digital and the Home Office on access to NHS services and quality of care received by migrant patients in England. DESIGN A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews, thematic analysis and constant-comparison approach. PARTICIPANTS Eleven healthcare providers and one non-clinical volunteer working in community or hospital-based settings who had experience of migrants accessing NHS England services. Interviews were carried out in 2018. SETTING England. RESULTS Awareness and understanding of the patient data-sharing agreement varied among participants, who associated this with a perceived lack of transparency by the government. Participants provided insight into how they thought the data-sharing agreement was negatively influencing migrants' health-seeking behaviour, their relationship with clinicians and the safety and quality of their care. They referred to the policy as a challenge to their core ethical principles, explicitly patient confidentiality and trust, which varied depending on their clinical specialty. CONCLUSIONS A perceived lack of transparency during the policy development process can result in suspicion or mistrust towards government among the health workforce, patients and public, which is underpinned by a notion of power or control. The patient data-sharing agreement was considered a threat to some of the core principles of the NHS and its implementation as adversely affecting healthcare access and patient safety. Future policy development should involve a range of stakeholders including civil society, healthcare professionals and ethicists, and include more meaningful assessments of the impact on healthcare and public health.
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- Vasiliki Papageorgiou
- Patient Experience Research Centre, Imperial College London School of Public Health, London, UK
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- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London, UK
- Migration Health, Health Improvement Directorate, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Migration Health, Health Improvement Directorate, Public Health England, London, UK
- Collaborative Centre for Inclusion Health, University College London Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, London, UK
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- Patient Experience Research Centre, Imperial College London School of Public Health, London, UK
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Berrocal-Almanza LC, Harris R, Lalor MK, Muzyamba MC, Were J, O'Connell AM, Mirza A, Kon OM, Lalvani A, Zenner D. Effectiveness of pre-entry active tuberculosis and post-entry latent tuberculosis screening in new entrants to the UK: a retrospective, population-based cohort study. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2019; 19:1191-1201. [DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(19)30260-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Gavens L, Whiteley L, Belencsak A, Careless J, Devine S, Richmond N, Muirhead A. Market segmentation tools provide insights into demographic variations in bowel cancer screening uptake. J Epidemiol Community Health 2019; 73:778-785. [DOI: 10.1136/jech-2018-211085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundThe National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (NHS BCSP) aims to detect individuals who have precancerous polyps or early stage cancer, when it is easier to treat. To be effective, a screening uptake of at least 52% is required. Variations in uptake by demographic characteristic are reported and the aim of this study was to better understand who participates in the NHS BCSP, to inform action to address inequalities in screening uptake.MethodsInvitation-level data for the Derbyshire population were supplied by the NHS BCSP Eastern Hub for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2016. Data were linked by postal code to the Mosaic Public Sector Segmentation tool. Descriptive analysis using 14 groups and 61 types within Mosaic was undertaken to offer insight into the demographic, lifestyle and behavioural traits of people living in small geographies against their screening uptake, with a particular focus on identifying population groups with an uptake below 52% and so at risk of health inequalities.Results180 176 screening invitations were dispatched with an overall uptake of 60.55%. Six Mosaic groups have an uptake below the 52% acceptable level: urban cohesion, rental hubs, transient renters, family basics, vintage value and municipal tenants. These groups are characterised by high levels of social-rented accommodation, multicultural urban communities and transient populations.ConclusionSegmentation tools offer an effective way to generate novel insights into bowel cancer screening uptake and develop tailored strategies for working with identified communities to increase participation.
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Moore L, Jayaweera H, Redshaw M, Quigley M. Migration, ethnicity and mental health: evidence from mothers participating in the Millennium Cohort Study. Public Health 2019; 171:66-75. [PMID: 31103615 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2019.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Over a quarter of UK births are to women who were born outside of the UK. Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women are disproportionately affected by poor mental health and inequitable access to mental health care in the perinatal period, yet the influence of the migrant status (mothers' UK vs. non-UK birth) is poorly understood. This study aimed to explore the relationship between ethnicity, migration and mental health indicators among mothers participating in a large nationally representative cohort study. STUDY DESIGN This is a secondary analysis of data from the Millennium Cohort Study. METHODS Logistic regression quantified the crude and adjusted effects of self-reported ethnicity and migrant status on prevalence of psychological distress and treatment for anxiety/depression at 9-month and 5-year postpartum. RESULTS We found substantial variation in the prevalence of distress according to ethnicity and migrant status, with Indian and Pakistani women at greatest risk. Despite equal or greater risk, BME and migrant women were less likely to report treatment for anxiety/depression. Mutually adjusted analyses showed ethnicity to be a stronger predictor of both outcomes than migrant status; however, at 5 years, being a migrant independently predicted lower odds of treatment, for a statistically similar level of distress. CONCLUSIONS Migrant women are likely to be at high risk of poor mental health in the perinatal period and beyond, yet may face significant barriers to accessing mental health care. A better understanding of ethnicity and migration as interrelated risk factors for perinatal mental ill-health is needed to help National Health Service organisations develop policy and practice that is flexible and responsive to diversity.
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- L Moore
- Oxford School of Public Health, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK.
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- School of Anthropology, University of Oxford, 53 Banbury Rd, Oxford OX2 6PF, UK.
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- National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK.
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- National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK.
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Burns R, Pathak N, Campos-Matos I, Zenner D, Katikireddi SV, Muzyamba MC, Miranda JJ, Gilbert R, Rutter H, Jones L, Williamson E, Hayward AC, Smeeth L, Abubakar I, Hemingway H, Aldridge RW. Million Migrants study of healthcare and mortality outcomes in non-EU migrants and refugees to England: Analysis protocol for a linked population-based cohort study of 1.5 million migrants. Wellcome Open Res 2019; 4:4. [PMID: 30801036 PMCID: PMC6381442 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15007.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background: In 2017, 15.6% of the people living in England were born abroad, yet we have a limited understanding of their use of health services and subsequent health conditions. This linked population-based cohort study aims to describe the hospital-based healthcare and mortality outcomes of 1.5 million non-European Union (EU) migrants and refugees in England. Methods and analysis: We will link four data sources: first, non-EU migrant tuberculosis pre-entry screening data; second, refugee pre-entry health assessment data; third, national hospital episode statistics; and fourth, Office of National Statistics death records. Using this linked dataset, we will then generate a population-based cohort to examine hospital-based events and mortality outcomes in England between Jan 1, 2006, and Dec 31, 2017. We will compare outcomes across three groups in our analyses: 1) non-EU international migrants, 2) refugees, and 3) general population of England. Ethics and dissemination: We will obtain approval to use unconsented patient identifiable data from the Secretary of State for Health through the Confidentiality Advisory Group and the National Health Service Research Ethics Committee. After data linkage, we will destroy identifying data and undertake all analyses using the pseudonymised dataset. The results will provide policy makers and civil society with detailed information about the health needs of non-EU international migrants and refugees in England.
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- Rachel Burns
- Centre for Public Health Data Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Public Health Data Science, University College London, London, UK
- Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare, University College London, London, UK
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- Migration Health Division, International Organization for Migration, Brussels, Belgium
- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
- School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare, University College London, London, UK
- Administrative Data Research Centre for England, University College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- UK programme manager, Doctors of the World, London, UK
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- Faculty of Epidemiology & Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Non-Communicable Diseases Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Health Informatics Research, Faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Public Health Data Science, University College London, London, UK
- Public Health England, London, UK
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Predictors of antidepressant use in the English population: analysis of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey. Ir J Psychol Med 2018; 37:15-23. [DOI: 10.1017/ipm.2018.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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ObjectivesThe rate of antidepressant use in the United Kingdom has outpaced diagnostic increases in the prevalence of depression. Research has suggested that personal and socioeconomic risk factors may be contributing to antidepressant use. To date, few studies have addressed these possible contributions. Thus, this study aimed to assess the relative strength of personal, socioeconomic and trauma-related risk factors in predicting antidepressant use.MethodsData were derived from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (n=7403), a nationally representative household sample of adults residing in England in 2007. A multivariate binary logistic regression model was developed to assess the associations between personal, socioeconomic and trauma-related risk factors and current antidepressant use.ResultsThe strongest predictor of current antidepressant use was meeting the criteria for an ICD-10 depressive episode [odds ratio (OR)=9.04]. Other significant predictors of antidepressant use in this analysis included English as first language (OR=3.45), female gender (OR=1.98), unemployment (OR=1.82) and childhood sexual abuse (OR=1.53).ConclusionsSeveral personal, socioeconomic and trauma-related factors significantly contributed to antidepressant use in the multivariate model specified. These findings aid our understanding of the broader context of antidepressant use in the United Kingdom.
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Hayward S, Harding RM, McShane H, Tanner R. Factors influencing the higher incidence of tuberculosis among migrants and ethnic minorities in the UK. F1000Res 2018; 7:461. [PMID: 30210785 PMCID: PMC6107974 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.14476.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Migrants and ethnic minorities in the UK have higher rates of tuberculosis (TB) compared with the general population. Historically, much of the disparity in incidence between UK-born and migrant populations has been attributed to differential pathogen exposure, due to migration from high-incidence regions and the transnational connections maintained with TB endemic countries of birth or ethnic origin. However, focusing solely on exposure fails to address the relatively high rates of progression to active disease observed in some populations of latently infected individuals. A range of factors that disproportionately affect migrants and ethnic minorities, including genetic susceptibility, vitamin D deficiency and co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus and HIV, also increase vulnerability to infection with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) or reactivation of latent infection. Furthermore, ethnic socio-economic disparities and the experience of migration itself may contribute to differences in TB incidence, as well as cultural and structural barriers to accessing healthcare. In this review, we discuss both biological and anthropological influences relating to risk of pathogen exposure, vulnerability to infection or development of active disease, and access to treatment for migrant and ethnic minorities in the UK.
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- Sally Hayward
- St John's College, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3JP, UK
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK
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Hayward S, Harding RM, McShane H, Tanner R. Factors influencing the higher incidence of tuberculosis among migrants and ethnic minorities in the UK. F1000Res 2018; 7:461. [PMID: 30210785 PMCID: PMC6107974 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.14476.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 09/04/2023] Open
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Migrants and ethnic minorities in the UK have higher rates of tuberculosis (TB) compared with the general population. Historically, much of the disparity in incidence between UK-born and migrant populations has been attributed to differential pathogen exposure, due to migration from high-incidence regions and the transnational connections maintained with TB endemic countries of birth or ethnic origin. However, focusing solely on exposure fails to address the relatively high rates of progression to active disease observed in some populations of latently infected individuals. A range of factors that disproportionately affect migrants and ethnic minorities, including genetic susceptibility, vitamin D deficiency and co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus and HIV, also increase vulnerability to infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) or reactivation of latent infection. Furthermore, ethnic socio-economic disparities and the experience of migration itself may contribute to differences in TB incidence, as well as cultural and structural barriers to accessing healthcare. In this review, we discuss both biological and anthropological influences relating to risk of pathogen exposure, vulnerability to infection or development of active disease, and access to treatment for migrant and ethnic minorities in the UK.
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- Sally Hayward
- St John’s College, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3JP, UK
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK
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Walker CL, Duffield K, Kaur H, Dedicoat M, Gajraj R. Acceptability of latent tuberculosis testing of migrants in a college environment in England. Public Health 2018; 158:55-60. [PMID: 29567507 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The majority of tuberculosis (TB) cases in England occur from reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in the settled migrant population. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recommends that new entrants from high-incidence countries are screened to detect LTBI. This article seeks to describe an outreach programme and testing for LTBI in an innovative setting-ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes at a community college (CC) with evaluation of acceptability. STUDY DESIGN Partnership working with mixed methods used for evaluation of acceptability. METHODS A pre-existing network from the local TB partnership designed an outreach intervention and screening for LTBI among students from an ESOL programme at a CC. Screening for LTBI with interferon gamma release assay was the culmination of a programme of health improvement activities across the college. Any student on the ESOL programme younger than the age of 35 years and resident in the UK for less than 5 years was eligible for testing. LTBI testing was carried out on-site, and the experience was evaluated by questionnaires to staff, students and partners. A facilitated debrief among the partners gave further data. RESULTS A total of 440 eligible students were tested. One hundred and seventy-two student feedback questionnaires were completed, and 36 partner questionnaires were received with 18 CC staff responding. Students, tutors and healthcare professionals found the setting acceptable with some concerns about insufficient resource for timely follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Students, tutors, community organisations and health professionals found the exercise worthwhile and the method and setting acceptable. There were resource issues for the clinical team in follow-up of students with positive results for such a large screening event. Unexpected barriers were found by the CC as this kind of activity was not recognised for external quality review purposes. There were concerns about reputational loss and stigma of being involved in a TB project. As current initiatives aim to divert workload from stretched general practice surgeries, this may be an important addition to primary care screening.
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- C-L Walker
- Public Health England, Health Protection Team, West Midlands East, 5, St Philips Place, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.
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- Public Health England, Health Protection Team, West Midlands East, 5, St Philips Place, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham & Solihull TB Service, Heart of England National Health Service Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection, Heart of England Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Public Health England, Health Protection Team, West Midlands East, 5, St Philips Place, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Burch P, Doran T, Kontopantelis E. Regional variation and predictors of over-registration in English primary care in 2014: a spatial analysis. J Epidemiol Community Health 2018; 72:532-538. [DOI: 10.1136/jech-2017-210176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BackgroundThere are more people registered with a general practice in England than are estimated to be resident in the country. The reasons behind this are not fully understood. We investigated the levels of over-registration (or under-registration) in English primary care, their regional variability and their association with population and geographical characteristics.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study using mid-year population estimates for 2014 and general practice populations for the same year. We calculated levels of patient registration with English primary care, in relation to census-derived population estimates, at various geographical levels of interest: regions, clinical commissioning groups and lower super output areas (LSOAs, 2011 census derived geographical areas of 1500 people on average). We used linear regressions to investigate the relationship between levels of registration and area deprivation, urbanicity, ethnicity, age, sex and mean distance to practice.ResultsThe total over-registration rate for England was 3.9% (2 097 101 people) but there was wide regional variability. London had significantly higher levels of over-registration (6.0% and 515 063 people) than other areas in England. Higher levels of over-registration at the LSOA level were associated with greater proportions of non-White British residents, women, elderly people and higher levels of social deprivation.ConclusionOur findings indicate that high mobility and health need may be the underlying causes of over-registrations. The regional variation in over-registration, with London being an outlier, points towards potential inequalities in resourcing of primary care and the ability of the National Health Service to adequately match funding to population need.
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Jackson C, Dyson L, Bedford H, Cheater FM, Condon L, Crocker A, Emslie C, Ireland L, Kemsley P, Kerr S, Lewis HJ, Mytton J, Overend K, Redsell S, Richardson Z, Shepherd C, Smith L. UNderstanding uptake of Immunisations in TravellIng aNd Gypsy communities (UNITING): a qualitative interview study. Health Technol Assess 2018; 20:1-176. [PMID: 27686875 DOI: 10.3310/hta20720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gypsies, Travellers and Roma (referred to as Travellers) are less likely to access health services, including immunisation. To improve immunisation rates, we need to understand what helps and hinders individuals in these communities in taking up immunisations. AIMS (1) Investigate the barriers to and facilitators of acceptability and uptake of immunisations among six Traveller communities across four UK cities; and (2) identify possible interventions to increase uptake of immunisations in these Traveller communities that could be tested in a subsequent feasibility study. METHODS Three-phase qualitative study underpinned by the social ecological model. Phase 1: interviews with 174 Travellers from six communities: Romanian Roma (Bristol); English Gypsy/Irish Traveller (Bristol); English Gypsy (York); Romanian/Slovakian Roma (Glasgow); Scottish Showpeople (Glasgow); and Irish Traveller (London). Focus on childhood and adult vaccines. Phase 2: interviews with 39 service providers. Data were analysed using the framework approach. Interventions were identified using a modified intervention mapping approach. Phase 3: 51 Travellers and 25 service providers attended workshops and produced a prioritised list of potentially acceptable and feasible interventions. RESULTS There were many common accounts of barriers and facilitators across communities, particularly across the English-speaking communities. Scottish Showpeople were the most similar to the general population. Roma communities experienced additional barriers of language and being in a new country. Men, women and service providers described similar barriers and facilitators. There was widespread acceptance of childhood and adult immunisation, with current parents perceived as more positive than their elders. A minority of English-speaking Travellers worried about multiple/combined childhood vaccines, adult flu and whooping cough. Cultural concerns about vaccines offered during pregnancy and about human papillomavirus were most evident in the Bristol English Gypsy/Irish Traveller community. Language, literacy, discrimination, poor school attendance, poverty and housing were identified by Travellers and service providers as barriers for some. Trustful relationships with health professionals were important and continuity of care was valued. A few English-speaking Travellers described problems of booking and attending for immunisation. Service providers tailored their approach to Travellers, particularly the Roma. Funding cuts, NHS reforms and poor monitoring challenged their work. Five 'top-priority' interventions were agreed across communities and service providers to improve the immunisation among Travellers who are housed or settled on an authorised site: (1) cultural competence training for health professionals and frontline staff; (2) identification of Travellers in health records to tailor support and monitor uptake; (3) provision of a named frontline person in general practitioner practices to provide respectful and supportive service; (4) flexible and diverse systems for booking appointments, recall and reminders; and (5) protected funding for health visitors specialising in Traveller health, including immunisation. LIMITATIONS No Travellers living on the roadside or on unofficial encampments were interviewed. We should exert caution in generalising to these groups. FUTURE WORK To include development, implementation and evaluation of a national policy plan (and practice guidance plan) to promote the uptake of immunisation among Traveller communities. STUDY REGISTRATION Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN20019630 and UK Clinical Research Network Portfolio number 15182. FUNDING This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. 20, No. 72. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
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- Cath Jackson
- Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Institute for Applied Health Research, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute for Applied Health Research, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute for Applied Health Research, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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Ward C, Byrne L, White JM, Amirthalingam G, Tiley K, Edelstein M. Sociodemographic predictors of variation in coverage of the national shingles vaccination programme in England, 2014/15. Vaccine 2017; 35:2372-2378. [PMID: 28363324 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.03.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In September 2013, England introduced a shingles vaccination programme to reduce incidence and severity of shingles in the elderly. This study aims to assess variation in vaccine coverage with regards to selected sociodemographic factors to inform activities for improving equity of the programme. METHODS Eligible 70year-olds were identified from a national vaccine coverage dataset in 2014/15 that includes 95% of GPs in England. NHS England Local Team (LT) and index of multiple deprivation (IMD) scores were assigned to patients based on GP-postcode. Vaccine coverage (%) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), were calculated overall and by LT, ethnicity and IMD, using binomial regression. RESULTS Of 502,058 eligible adults, 178,808 (35.6%) had ethnicity recorded. Crude vaccine coverage was 59.5% (95%CI: 59.3-59.7). Coverage was lowest in London (49.6% coverage, 95%CI: 49.0-50.2), and compared to this coverage was significantly higher in all other LTs (+6.3 to +10.4, p<0.001) after adjusting for ethnicity and IMD. Coverage decreased with increasing deprivation and was 8.2% lower in the most deprived (95%CI: 7.3-9.1) compared with the least deprived IMD quintile (64.1% coverage, 95%CI: 63.6-64.6), after adjustment for ethnicity and LT. Compared with White-British (60.7% coverage, 95%CI: 60.5-61.0), other ethnic groups had between 4.0% (Indian) and 21.8% (Mixed: White and Black African) lower coverage. After adjusting for IMD and LT, significantly lower coverage by ethnicity persisted in all groups, except in Mixed: Other, Indian and Bangladeshi compared with White-British. CONCLUSIONS After taking geography and deprivation into account, shingles vaccine coverage varied by ethnicity. White-British, Indian and Bangladeshi groups had highest coverage; Mixed: White and Black African, and Black-other ethnicities had the lowest. Patients' ethnicity and IMD are predictors of coverage which contribute to, but do not wholly account for, geographical variation coverage. Interventions to address service-related, sociodemographic and ethnic inequalities in shingles vaccine coverage are required.
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- Charlotte Ward
- Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety Department, National Infections Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK.
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- Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety Department, National Infections Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK
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- Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety Department, National Infections Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK
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- Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety Department, National Infections Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK
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- Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety Department, National Infections Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK
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- Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety Department, National Infections Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK
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Jackson C, Bedford H, Cheater FM, Condon L, Emslie C, Ireland L, Kemsley P, Kerr S, Lewis HJ, Mytton J, Overend K, Redsell S, Richardson Z, Shepherd C, Smith L, Dyson L. Needles, Jabs and Jags: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to child and adult immunisation uptake among Gypsies, Travellers and Roma. BMC Public Health 2017; 17:254. [PMID: 28288596 PMCID: PMC5348901 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4178-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gypsies, Travellers and Roma (referred to as Travellers) are less likely to access health services including immunisation. To improve immunisation rates, it is necessary to understand what helps and hinders individuals in these communities in taking up immunisations. This study had two aims. 1. Investigate the views of Travellers in the UK on the barriers and facilitators to acceptability and uptake of immunisations and explore their ideas for improving immunisation uptake; 2. Examine whether and how these responses vary across and within communities, and for different vaccines (childhood and adult). METHODS This was a qualitative, cross-sectional interview study informed by the Social Ecological Model. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 174 Travellers from six communities: Romanian Roma, English Gypsy/Irish Travellers (Bristol), English Gypsy (York), Romanian/Slovakian Roma, Scottish Show people (Glasgow) and Irish Traveller (London). The focus was childhood and selected adult vaccines. Data were analysed using the Framework approach. RESULTS Common accounts of barriers and facilitators were identified across all six Traveller communities, similar to those documented for the general population. All Roma communities experienced additional barriers of language and being in a new country. Men and women described similar barriers and facilitators although women spoke more of discrimination and low literacy. There was broad acceptance of childhood and adult immunisation across and within communities, with current parents perceived as more positive than their elders. A minority of English-speaking Travellers worried about multiple/combined childhood vaccines, adult flu and whooping cough and described barriers to booking and attending immunisation. Cultural concerns about antenatal vaccines and HPV vaccination were most evident in the Bristol English Gypsy/Irish Traveller community. Language, literacy, discrimination, poor school attendance, poverty and housing were identified as barriers across different communities. Trustful relationships with health professionals were important and continuity of care valued. CONCLUSIONS The experience of many Travellers in this study, and the context through which they make health decisions, is changing. This large study identified key issues that should be considered when taking action to improve uptake of immunisations in Traveller families and reduce the persistent inequalities in coverage. TRIAL REGISTRATION Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN20019630 .
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- Cath Jackson
- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Institute for Applied Health Research, School of Health & Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, UK
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- Institute for Applied Health Research, School of Health & Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, UK
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Institute for Applied Health Research, School of Health & Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- University of the West of England, Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Anglia Ruskin University, Young Street Site, East Road Campus, Cambridge, CB1 1PT, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- York Travellers Trust, 20 Falsgrave Crescent, York, YO30 7AZ, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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Appleton SC, Connell DW, Singanayagam A, Bradley P, Pan D, Sanderson F, Cleaver B, Rahman A, Kon OM. Evaluation of prediagnosis emergency department presentations in patients with active tuberculosis: the role of chest radiography, risk factors and symptoms. BMJ Open Respir Res 2017; 4:e000154. [PMID: 28123749 PMCID: PMC5253606 DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2016-000154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION London has a high rate of tuberculosis (TB) with 2572 cases reported in 2014. Cases are more common in non-UK born, alcohol-dependent or homeless patients. The emergency department (ED) presents an opportunity for the diagnosis of TB in these patient groups. This is the first study describing the clinico-radiological characteristics of such attendances in two urban UK hospitals for pulmonary TB (PTB) and extrapulmonary TB (EPTB). METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the London TB Register (LTBR) and hospital records to identify patients who presented to two London ED's in the 6 months prior to their ultimate TB diagnosis 2011-2012. RESULTS 397 TB cases were identified. 39% (154/397) had presented to the ED in the 6 months prior to diagnosis. In the study population, the presence of cough, weight loss, fever and night sweats only had prevalence rates of 40%, 34%, 34% and 21%, respectively. Chest radiography was performed in 76% (117/154) of patients. For cases where a new diagnosis of TB was suspected, 73% (41/56) had an abnormal radiograph, compared with 36% (35/98) of patients where it was not. There was an abnormality on a chest radiograph in 73% (55/75) of PTB cases and also in 40% (21/52) of EPTB cases where a film was requested. CONCLUSIONS A large proportion of patients with TB present to ED. A diagnosis was more likely in the presence of an abnormal radiograph, suggesting opportunities for earlier diagnosis if risk factors, symptoms and chest radiograph findings are combined.
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- S C Appleton
- Tuberculosis Service , Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK
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- Tuberculosis Service , Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK
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- Tuberculosis Service , Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK
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- Department of Emergency Medicine , Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK
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- Department of Emergency Medicine , Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK
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- Tuberculosis Service , Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK
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- Department of Emergency Medicine , Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK
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- Department of Emergency Medicine , Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK
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- Tuberculosis Service , Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK
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Lindenmeyer A, Redwood S, Griffith L, Teladia Z, Phillimore J. Experiences of primary care professionals providing healthcare to recently arrived migrants: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2016; 6:e012561. [PMID: 27660320 PMCID: PMC5051449 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The main objectives of the study were to explore the experiences of primary care professionals providing care to recent migrants in a superdiverse city and to elicit barriers and facilitators to meeting migrants' care needs. This paper focuses on a strong emergent theme: participants' descriptions and understandings of creating a fit between patients and practices. DESIGN An exploratory, qualitative study based on the thematic analysis of semistructured interviews. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A purposive sample of 10 practices. We interviewed 6 general practitioners, 5 nurses and 6 administrative staff; those based at the same practice opted to be interviewed together. 10 interviewees were from an ethnic minority background; some discussed their own experiences of migration. RESULTS Creating a fit between patients and practice was complex and could be problematic. Some participants defined this in a positive way (reaching out, creating rapport) while others also focused on ways in which patients did not fit in, for example, different expectations or lack of medical records. A small but vocal minority put the responsibility to fit in on to migrant patients. Some participants believed that practice staff and patients sharing a language could contribute to achieving a fit but others outlined the disadvantages of over-reliance on language concordance. A clearly articulated, team-based strategy to create bridges between practice and patients was often seen as preferable. CONCLUSIONS Although participants agreed that a fit between patients and practice was desirable, some aimed to adapt to the needs of recently arrived migrants, while others thought that it was the responsibility of migrants to adapt to practice needs; a few viewed migrant patients as a burden to the system. Practices wishing to improve fit might consider developing strategies such as introducing link workers and other 'bridging' people; however, they could also aim to foster a general stance of openness to diversity.
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- Antje Lindenmeyer
- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Health Services Management Centre, College of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Research into Superdiversity, College of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Britz JB, McKee M. Charging migrants for health care could compromise public health and increase costs for the NHS. J Public Health (Oxf) 2015; 38:384-90. [DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hargreaves S, Seedat F, Car J, Escombe R, Hasan S, Eliahoo J, Friedland JS. Screening for latent TB, HIV, and hepatitis B/C in new migrants in a high prevalence area of London, UK: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infect Dis 2014; 14:657. [PMID: 25466442 PMCID: PMC4261901 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-014-0657-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Background Rising rates of infectious diseases in international migrants has reignited the debate around screening. There have been calls to strengthen primary-care-based programmes, focusing on latent TB. We did a cross-sectional study of new migrants to test an innovative one-stop blood test approach to detect multiple infections at one appointment (HIV, latent tuberculosis, and hepatitis B/C) on registration with a General Practitioner (GP) in primary care. Methods The study was done across two GP practices attached to hospital Accident and Emergency Departments (A&E) in a high migrant area of London for 6 months. Inclusion criteria were foreign-born individuals from a high TB prevalence country (>40 cases per 100,000) who have lived in the UK ≤ 10 years, and were over 18 years of age. All new migrants who attended a New Patient Health Check were screened for eligibility and offered the blood test. We followed routine care pathways for follow-up. Results There were 1235 new registrations in 6 months. 453 attended their New Patient Health Check, of which 47 (10.4%) were identified as new migrants (age 32.11 years [range 18–72]; 22 different nationalities; time in UK 2.28 years [0–10]). 36 (76.6%) participated in the study. The intervention only increased the prevalence of diagnosed latent TB (18.18% [95% CI 6.98-35.46]; 181.8 cases per 1000). Ultimately 0 (0%) of 6 patients with latent TB went on to complete treatment (3 did not attend referral). No cases of HIV or hepatitis B/C were found. Foreign-born patients were under-represented at these practices in relation to 2011 Census data (Chi-square test −0.111 [95% CI −0.125 to −0.097]; p < 0.001). Conclusion The one-stop approach was feasible in this context and acceptability was high. However, the number of presenting migrants was surprisingly low, reflecting the barriers to care that this group face on arrival, and none ultimately received treatment. The ongoing UK debate around immigration checks and charging in primary care for new migrants can only have negative implications for the promotion of screening in this group. Until GP registration is more actively promoted in new migrants, a better place to test this one-stop approach could be in A&E departments where migrants may present in larger numbers. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12879-014-0657-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Sally Hargreaves
- Imperial College London, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, 8th Floor Commonwealth Building, DuCane Road, London, W12 ONN, UK.
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- Imperial College London, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, 8th Floor Commonwealth Building, DuCane Road, London, W12 ONN, UK.
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- Hammersmith and Fulham Centres for Health, Hammersmith Hospital, Hammersmith, London.
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- Hammersmith and Fulham Centres for Health, Hammersmith Hospital, Hammersmith, London.
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- Hammersmith and Fulham Centres for Health, Hammersmith Hospital, Hammersmith, London.
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- Imperial College London, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, 8th Floor Commonwealth Building, DuCane Road, London, W12 ONN, UK.
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- Imperial College London, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, 8th Floor Commonwealth Building, DuCane Road, London, W12 ONN, UK.
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Engaging new migrants in infectious disease screening: a qualitative semi-structured interview study of UK migrant community health-care leads. PLoS One 2014; 9:e108261. [PMID: 25330079 PMCID: PMC4198109 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Migration to Europe - and in particular the UK - has risen dramatically in the past decades, with implications for public health services. Migrants have increased vulnerability to infectious diseases (70% of TB cases and 60% HIV cases are in migrants) and face multiple barriers to healthcare. There is currently considerable debate as to the optimum approach to infectious disease screening in this often hard-to-reach group, and an urgent need for innovative approaches. Little research has focused on the specific experience of new migrants, nor sought their views on ways forward. We undertook a qualitative semi-structured interview study of migrant community health-care leads representing dominant new migrant groups in London, UK, to explore their views around barriers to screening, acceptability of screening, and innovative approaches to screening for four key diseases (HIV, TB, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C). Participants unanimously agreed that current screening models are not perceived to be widely accessible to new migrant communities. Dominant barriers that discourage uptake of screening include disease-related stigma present in their own communities and services being perceived as non-migrant friendly. New migrants are likely to be disproportionately affected by these barriers, with implications for health status. Screening is certainly acceptable to new migrants, however, services need to be developed to become more community-based, proactive, and to work more closely with community organisations; findings that mirror the views of migrants and health-care providers in Europe and internationally. Awareness raising about the benefits of screening within new migrant communities is critical. One innovative approach proposed by participants is a community-based package of health screening combining all key diseases into one general health check-up, to lessen the associated stigma. Further research is needed to develop evidence-based community-focused screening models - drawing on models of best practice from other countries receiving high numbers of migrants.
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Gazard B, Frissa S, Nellums L, Hotopf M, Hatch SL. Challenges in researching migration status, health and health service use: an intersectional analysis of a South London community. ETHNICITY & HEALTH 2014; 20:564-593. [PMID: 25271468 PMCID: PMC4566875 DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2014.961410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/01/2014] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the associations between migration status and health-related outcomes and to examine whether and how the effect of migration status changes when it is disaggregated by length of residence, first language, reason for migration and combined with ethnicity. DESIGN A total of 1698 adults were interviewed from 1076 randomly selected households in two South London boroughs. We described the socio-demographic and socio-economic differences between migrants and non-migrants and compared the prevalence of health-related outcomes by migration status, length of residence, first language, reason for migration and migration status within ethnic groups. Unadjusted models and models adjusted for socio-demographic and socio-economic indicators are presented. RESULTS Migrants were disadvantaged in terms of socio-economic status but few differences were found between migrant and non-migrants regarding health or health service use indicators; migration status was associated with decreased hazardous alcohol use, functional limitations due to poor mental health and not being registered with a general practitioner. Important differences emerged when migration status was disaggregated by length of residence in the UK, first language, reason for migration and intersected with ethnicity. The association between migration status and functional limitations due to poor mental health was only seen in White migrants, migrants whose first language was not English and migrants who had moved to the UK for work or a better life or for asylum or political reasons. There was no association between migration status and self-rated health overall, but Black African migrants had decreased odds for reporting poor health compared to their non-migrant counterparts [odds ratio = 0.15 (0.05-0.48), p < 0.01]. CONCLUSIONS Disaggregating migration status by length of residence, first language and reason for migration as well as intersecting it with ethnicity leads to better understanding of the effect migration status has on health and health service use.
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- Billy Gazard
- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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- Department of Health Service and Population Research, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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Wagner KS, van Wijgerden JCJ, Andrews N, Goulden K, White JM. Childhood vaccination coverage by ethnicity within London between 2006/2007 and 2010/2011. Arch Dis Child 2014; 99:348-53. [PMID: 24347574 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess childhood vaccination coverage at first, second and fifth birthdays by ethnicity in London between 2006/2007 and 2010/2011 and identify factors relating to lower coverage. DESIGN Data concerning receipt of diphtheria-containing vaccines were extracted from child health information systems (CHISs) and sent to the Health Protection Agency. SETTING Nine London Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). PARTICIPANTS Records for 315 381 children born April 2001-March 2010. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Receipt of a full primary course of diphtheria-containing vaccines at first and second birthdays, and a primary course and preschool booster at fifth birthday. RESULTS Consistently good vaccine coverage of the primary course (>88% at first birthday, >89% at second birthday) was achieved across the five largest ethnic groups. Coverage of the preschool booster at fifth birthday was >65% across the five largest ethnic groups. Lowest coverage was observed in smaller ethnic groups. Deprivation was not a strong indicator of coverage overall, and for most ethnic groups there was no relationship between deprivation and coverage. Coverage was significantly lower in children not assigned to a general practitioner practice in the CHIS. CONCLUSIONS Smaller, less well-established ethnic groups within a PCT may require specific targeting to ensure children are fully immunised and to improve record keeping. Unregistered children need particular attention and may be missed by current scheduling processes in London. In order to monitor the impact of the current National Health Service (NHS) reorganisation on inequalities in access to healthcare data on country of birth, in addition to ethnicity, should be available for analysis.
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- Karen S Wagner
- Travel and Migrant Health Section, Public Health England, , London, UK
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The lower quality of preventive care among forced migrants in a country with universal healthcare coverage. Prev Med 2014; 59:19-24. [PMID: 24262974 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the association between socio-demographic factors and the quality of preventive care and chronic care of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in a country with universal health care coverage. METHODS Our retrospective cohort assessed a random sample of 966 patients aged 50-80years followed over 2years (2005-2006) in 4 Swiss university primary care settings (Basel/Geneva/Lausanne/Zürich). We used RAND's Quality Assessment Tools indicators and examined recommended preventive care among different socio-demographic subgroups. RESULTS Overall patients received 69.6% of recommended preventive care. Preventive care indicators were more likely to be met among men (72.8% vs. 65.4%; p<0.001), younger patients (from 71.0% at 50-59years to 66.7% at 70-80years, p for trend=0.03) and Swiss patients (71.1% vs. 62.7% in forced migrants; p=0.001). This latter difference remained in multivariate analysis adjusted for gender, age, civil status and occupation (OR 0.68; 95% CI 0.54-0.86). Forced migrants had lower scores for physical examination and breast and colon cancer screening (all p≤0.02). No major differences were seen for chronic care of CV risk factors. CONCLUSION Despite universal healthcare coverage, forced migrants receive less preventive care than Swiss patients in university primary care settings. Greater attention should be paid to forced migrants for preventive care.
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Kon OM. Time for a preventative strategy for TB in the UK: further evidence for new entrant screening in primary care. Thorax 2014; 69:305-6. [PMID: 24385321 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Onn Min Kon
- Chest and Allergy Clinic, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, , London, UK
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Wagner KS, Lawrence J, Anderson L, Yin Z, Delpech V, Chiodini PL, Redman C, Jones J. Migrant health and infectious diseases in the UK: findings from the last 10 years of surveillance. J Public Health (Oxf) 2013; 36:28-35. [PMID: 23520266 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Migrants account for an increasing proportion of the UK population. They are at risk of acquiring infectious diseases in their country of origin (prior to migration or during return visits), during migration, as well as in their destination country. Migrants can therefore have different risk profiles to the indigenous population. METHODS UK enhanced surveillance data for TB, HIV, malaria and enteric fever were analysed, with a focus on 2010, for migrant (non-UK born) populations. RESULTS South Asia was the most common region of birth for TB and enteric fever cases (57 and 80% of migrant cases, respectively). Sub-Saharan Africa was the predominant region of birth for HIV in heterosexuals and malaria cases (80 and 75% of migrant cases, respectively). The majority of cases of TB, HIV in heterosexuals, malaria and enteric fever reported in the UK are migrants. Among UK-born cases, ethnic minorities are disproportionately represented. CONCLUSIONS This analysis highlights the importance of considering, and improving the recording of, country of birth as a risk factor for infection. Consideration of multiple health risks is of value for migrant patients, and this has implications for the design of improved preventative strategies.
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- Travel and Migrant Health Section, Health Protection Agency, London NW9 5EQ, UK
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Abubakar I, Stagg HR, Whitworth H, Lalvani A. How should I interpret an interferon gamma release assay result for tuberculosis infection? Thorax 2013; 68:298-301. [PMID: 23400368 PMCID: PMC5741174 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) are the first new diagnostic tests for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) since the century-old tuberculin skin test (TST). They are cell-mediated immune-based blood tests that have revolutionised LTBI diagnosis and are increasingly recommended by national guidelines. OBJECTIVES With the rapid expansion of the IGRA evidence-base in recent years, the limitations of IGRA and uncertainties in clinical interpretation of IGRA results have increasingly come into focus. In LTBI diagnosis these include: prognostic power of IGRAs relative to TST for quantifying risk of progression to active disease, false-negative rates in immunocompromised patients, the clinical meaning of IGRA reversion and the significance of the size of IGRA response. Furthermore, the role of IGRAs in the diagnostic work-up of active TB is unclear, and there is little evidence supporting use of the tests in anti-TB treatment monitoring. METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH On-going large prospective longitudinal clinical endpoint cohort studies of active and latent TB will tackle some of the uncertainties regarding IGRAs. Here we discuss clinical practice and guidance in light of the current uncertainties, based on existing evidence. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPACT Current and planned clinical research will fill the gaps in the evidence-base, narrowing the areas of uncertainty and informing future policy. Translational research into next-generation IGRAs and new T cell-based diagnostic platforms will likely overcome the limitations of current IGRAs in the near future.
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- Ibrahim Abubakar
- Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Tuberculosis Research Unit, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Tuberculosis Research Unit, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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