Targeting deprived areas within small areas in Scotland: population study

Targeting deprived areas within small areas in Scotland: population study.

Deprived areas: deprived of training?

Health inequalities are a UK-wide health priority, but previous studies prior to expansion in GP training showed a deficit in training numbers in deprived areas. This study set out to examine whether this is still the case, using 2009 training practice data and the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation. Training practices were found to be significantly less deprived and significantly larger wh...

Challenges of Physicians Working Long in Deprived Areas in Iran

Background and Aim: Implementation of a program to support physicians’ working long in deprived areas is one of the most important programs of the Health System Transformation Plan in response to the challenge of the shortage of expert staff, particularly physicians. Numerous factors affect the persistence of physicians in different regions, especially in deprived ones. This study aims to expla...

Physician retention in deprived areas: a letter to the editor

Heterogeneity of deprivation within very small areas.

Area based measures of deprivation are used for resource allocation and research. In both these uses there is continuing debate about the likely proportion of deprived people who would be missed if area based indices were used for interventions or targeting resources. This report uses the same source deprivation variables at area and individual levels to quantify the degree of deprivation heter...