Local equity index shortlisted for national award
The UK’s first Equity Index which measures and tackles health inequalities has been shortlisted for a national award.
The index, which was created by LNWH Trust, has been nominated in the Reducing Health Inequalities Through Digital category of the Health Service Journal Digital Awards
The index ensures the quality of care the hospital trust offers is consistent regardless of factors, such as gender, ethnicity, disability and social and economic circumstances.
It aggregates differences in the quality of care across 30 indicators, covering areas like safety, effectiveness, patient experience, timeliness and access.
It also functions as a strategic tool monitoring the organisation’s progress towards equity highlighting both progress and areas requiring attention.
These insights then help inform and drive improvements in service delivery.
Its successes have included improving medical attendances by 12%, ensuring admissions to the trust’s hospice was representative of the community, and improving the collation of ethnicity related data from 75% to 90%.