Background Echoing international trends, the most recent United Kingdom reports of infant
and maternal mortality found that pregnancies to women with social risk factors are over …

Objectives Health inequalities are systematic differences in health between people, which
are avoidable and unfair. Globally, more political strategies are required to address health …

Introduction Health inequalities are unfair, systematic differences in health between people.
In the UK, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 recognised health inequalities as a …

Background Diagnosis of cancer as an emergency is associated with poor outcomes but has
a complex aetiology. Examining determinants and time trends in diagnostic routes can help …

Background Since the mid-1990s, excess mortality has increased markedly for adults aged
25–44 years in the north compared with the south of England. We examined the underlying …

Objectives Are multiple missed appointments in general practice associated with increased
use of hospital services and missingness from hospital care? This novel study explores this …

Background Population factors, including social deprivation and morbidity, predict the use of
emergency departments (EDs). Aim To link patient-level primary and secondary care data to …

Objectives The aim of this study was to identify the most important determinants of accident
and emergency (A&E) attendance in disadvantaged areas. Design, setting and participants …

Background High demand for health services is an issue of current importance in England,
in part because of the rapidly increasing use of emergency departments (EDs) and GP …

Background Large variation in measures of diagnostic activity has been described
previously between English general practices, but related predictors remain understudied …