An Exploration of How Clinical Commissioning Groups Are Tackling Health Inequalities
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Oct. 2021 An exploration of how Clinical Commissioning Groups are tackling health inequalities ‘A thesis submitted to the University of Manchester for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences’ 2014 Lynsey Warwick-Giles School of Medicine Health Policy Politics and Organisation Group (HiPPO) Centre for Primary Care Table of Contents Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Table of Figures ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Abstract ................................................................................................................................................... 10 Declaration and Copyright Statement ..................................................................................................... 11 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. 12 Chapter 1: Thesis Overview .............................................................................................................. 13 1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 13 1.2 Novelty of the Research .......................................................................................................... 13 1.3 Thesis outline .......................................................................................................................... 14 Chapter 2: Literature Review ............................................................................................................ 16 2.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 16 2.2 Equity and Equality ................................................................................................................. 17 2.3 Models and Causes of Health Inequalities .............................................................................. 18 2.3.1 The Inverse Care Law ..................................................................................................... 18 2.3.2 Behavioural & Cultural Model .......................................................................................... 19 2.3.3 Psycho-Social Model ....................................................................................................... 19 2.3.4 The Material Model.......................................................................................................... 20 2.3.5 Life Course Approach ..................................................................................................... 21 2.3.6 Social Determinants of Health ......................................................................................... 22 2.3.7 Summary ......................................................................................................................... 23 2.4 General Practitioners Role in Tackling Health Inequalities ..................................................... 23 2.4.1 Avoidable Mortality/Amenable Deaths ............................................................................ 24 2.4.2 Access to Services .......................................................................................................... 25 2.4.3 Partnerships .................................................................................................................... 27 2.4.4 Summary ......................................................................................................................... 30 Chapter 3: Policy Context ................................................................................................................. 32 3.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 32 3.2 History of policy relating to health inequalities ........................................................................ 32 3.3 Equity and Policy ..................................................................................................................... 39 2 3.4 The current NHS reform .......................................................................................................... 40 3.4.1 Initial Proposals ............................................................................................................... 40 3.4.2 The Pause ....................................................................................................................... 40 3.4.3 Policy Amendments after the Pause ............................................................................... 41 3.4.4 Previous GP involvement with Commissioning ............................................................... 43 3.4.5 Current Situation ............................................................................................................. 44 3.5 Summary of the Health Inequalities Literature and Policy Context ......................................... 46 3.5.1 Health Inequalities and the Literature ............................................................................. 46 3.5.2 The Role of Healthcare ................................................................................................... 46 3.5.3 Policy Context ................................................................................................................. 46 Chapter 4: Theoretical Framework ................................................................................................... 49 4.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 49 4.2 What is Sensemaking? ........................................................................................................... 52 4.3 Sensemaking in the literature .................................................................................................. 53 4.3.1 Studies of Disasters ........................................................................................................ 54 4.3.2 Studies of Organisational Change .................................................................................. 55 4.3.3 Studies of Power and Institutions .................................................................................... 56 4.4 Summary ................................................................................................................................. 57 Chapter 5: Methods ........................................................................................................................... 58 5.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 58 5.2 Research Questions ................................................................................................................ 58 5.3 Research Design ..................................................................................................................... 60 5.4 Sampling ................................................................................................................................. 63 5.5 Access ..................................................................................................................................... 64 5.6 Data Collection Methods ......................................................................................................... 65 5.7 Data Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 68 5.8 Ethical issues and limitations .................................................................................................. 70 Chapter 6: Site Descriptions ............................................................................................................. 73 6.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................