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Journal of Public Health Medicine 21:125-132 (1999)
© 1999 Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

For debate. Ethnic groups and Our Healthier Nation: whither the information base?


PJ Aspinall

South East Institute of Public Health, United Medical and Dental School of Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, Broomhill House, David Salomons Estate, Broomhill Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 0XT, UK

The Government has made the health of minority ethnic groups a central part of its programme to reduce social exclusion and inequalities in health provision. It has also given a commitment in its 'contract for health' to provide the information that is needed to address inequalities, stating that it will be able to draw on a range of data sources, including mortality statistics, cancer registrations, hospital episode data, and general practitioner data. In reality, only one of these is a potential source of comprehensive information on minority ethnic groups and the information base needed to support Government policies is essentially unavailable. Priorities for further action are identified.

Keywords: ethnic groups, Our healthier nation, hospital episode statistics, social exclusion, inequalities


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