Patient-reported confidence in primary healthcare

"Improving the delivery of primary health care services through positive interactions between patients and their usual provider and acceptability of wait times are examples of how the PHC system can be strengthened."

Patient-reported confidence in primary healthcare: are there disparities by ethnicity or language?
ST Wong, C Black, F Cutler, R Brooke, JL Haggerty, JF Levesque
BMJ Open, 2014, 4:e003884

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Body mass index thresholds for intervening to prevent ill health among black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups

"This briefing summarises NICE's recommendations for local authorities and partner organisations on the use of body mass index (BMI) as a signal for preventive action against long-term medical conditions. The focus is on people from black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups."

Body mass index thresholds for intervening to prevent ill health among black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups
NICE Public Health Briefing
January 2014

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Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and dementia - where are we now?

"Very little is known about the prevalence of dementia in the UK black and minority populations despite some of these communities being at higher levels of risk than the indigenous white population."

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and dementia - where are we now?
D Truswell
Race Equality Foundation
November 2013

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