A great evidence brief highlighting how health care organisations can tackle inequalities by leveraging their role as anchor institutions. With NHS reforms and increased funding, there’s a huge opportunity to rethink how we support local communities. Read more here 👇 https://lnkd.in/dJtNupQj
📣 New evidence brief: How health care organisations can reduce inequalities in social determinants of health in their role as anchor institutions In our new evidence brief, we discuss the most effective ways that health care organisations can maximise their local impact as anchor institutions and reduce inequalities in social determinants of health. In the current context of widening social and health inequalities and announced health care reforms, unlocking the potential of health care organisations as anchor institutions is key for building an NHS fit for the future. With a £22 billion increase in total health and social care revenue and capital funding, health care service leaders need to think differently about how the NHS can leverage its assets for the benefit of local communities. Our brief shows that health care organisations can reduce inequalities in social determinants of health for their local communities by: ✅ Working with local partners to achieve health equity. ✅ Purchasing locally from a diverse supply chain. ✅ Providing quality jobs and promoting workforce development and leadership. ✅ Transforming organisational spaces into community assets. Read the full brief here: https://lnkd.in/dJtNupQj Authors: Anna Gkiouleka, PhD, Jenny Blythe, Camille Gajria, Sashika Harasgama, Ian Holdroyd, Amy Dehn Lunn, Helena Painter, Helen Pearce, Alice Vodden, John Ford #healthequity #NHS #anchorinstitutions #socialvalue #NHSfitforthefuture #evidencebrief #healthpolicy #healthsystems #anchoractivity #evidencereview