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Population Outcome: People from marginalised groups in Suffolk and North East Essex have Health Equality
People in Suffolk and North East Essex should have the same opportunity of good health and wellbeing, dignity and respect regardless of their circumstances, and this should include people in more marginalised groups, including people who are homeless, are refugees, ex-offenders, and sex workers who often have poorer experiences and outcomes.
Indicators
The Story Behind the Outcome
Lived Experience
Films
Beacon House
Refugee Action
Reports
Quotes
Published Evidence
Further Reading
Further Information
Our Ambition
What we know matters to people and why
| What matters? | Why? |
| I have my health conditions and diseases written and recorded | My risk of health conditions and diseases can be identified early,and may be prevented. |
| I have equality of access to health and care | Information on my rights and options for care and support, shared in the right way for me, means I can make the right decisions and know what to expect from my care. Understanding the impacts of discrimination on my health, and actively tackling the barriers I face, means I have access to the right care at the right time. Arranging outreach care and support where I live and where I feel safe means I can access information and help more easily. Full access to interpreters, translated and easy read materials mean I can be a full partner in my care. |
| I receive high quality care | High quality, culturally competent, compassionate and sensitive trauma informed care, enables me to have better outcomes for my health and wellbeing. Understanding the complexity of my needs and circumstances means my needs, and my choices, are respected and met. |
| I am seen and heard | Being treated with respect, not experiencing stereotypes, assumptions, bias, prejudice or discrimination, means I can have trust in the professionals who provide my treatment, care and support. Actively listening and responding to my concerns, feelings and experiences, and giving me choice and control, means my care, and my care for others, is safe and effective. |
How will things be different in Suffolk and North East Essex
| We will ensure recording of complex factors e.g. homelessness, refugee status, substance misuse, is accurate and complete for everyone, using this information to inform evaluation of health risks and decisions on care. | We will tackle barriers in access to, and quality of care for people from marginalised groups, in particular in access to primary care, and treatment for diseases associated with poor housing and poor nutrition. |
| We will co-produce information in the languages and formats that people need, taking time to explain and making sure any information is fully understood. | We will ensure care and support respects people’s complex lived experiences, and is delivered sensitively and flexibly, including through outreach. |
| We will co-produce awareness raising and training on complexity of need; how structures and systems discriminate against marginalised groups and the barriers people face; conscious and unconscious bias in health and care; and culturally competent care. |
People from Marginalised Groups
Case Studies – how we are making progress across Suffolk & North East Essex
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Relevant plans and strategies
City, District and Borough Council
West Suffolk
Rough Sleeping Strategy 2021-2023