Social Inclusion

This section has information on the following programmes of work:

• Keep Well
• Gender Based Violence
• Health and Homelessness
• Towards a Mentally Flourishing Grampian
• Health Behaviour Change
• Public Health Data Directory

Strategic theme in progress: a health improving and inequalities sensitive NHS Grampian

• Inititation Document
• Making it Happen
• Work in Progress
• Tackling Serious Preventable Ill Health - excerpt from Director of Public Health Annual Report 2008

Standards

• Health Inequalities Standard for NHS Grampian Managed Clinical Networks

Examples of inclusion/ inequalities focus - Service Provision

• Proposals for the development of a clinical network and care pathways for patients with special needs in NHS Grampian - May 2011

Background Note
Special care was identified by Scottish Government as a major role for the new Public Dental Service. NHS Grampian identified the many challenges involved when offering these patients comprehensive dental services. NHSG had received numerous concerns around equity of service for these vulnerable client groups. In addition much of the existing infrastructure of community clinics, many located in schools, is not fit for purpose due to either disability or decontamination requirements. 

The fixed term working group was asked to develop pathways and recommendations for improvements to dental care services and health improvement.

Traffic Lights

The Traffic Lights have been designed to:

• Make it easier to understand health information.
• Provide health and non-health staff with a systematic, structured tool.
• Make it easier to see differences between neighbourhoods and areas.
• Give a starting point for discussion on health issues.
• Flag issues that need to be investigated further.
• Help planners pinpoint areas and topics for action.

More information about:

• Traffic Light Reports and where they came from
• Aberdeenshire Traffic Light Reports for Health Profiles
• Aberdeen City Traffic Light Reports for Health Profiles
• Moray Traffic Light Reports for Health Profiles

Resource Use

NHS Resource Use and Inequalities in Health - Report of the Inequalities and Resources Working Group