don't want to hog this one, but yes. Brent did some, and Birmingham had a
pilot project - the evaluation was written up (by one of my former students)
(with whom I I still in touch) but nothing came of it - because of the
failure of VAMP etc to allocate a code/slot for the data, among other
things. I don't think much else has been done, but hope to learn more to
prove me wrong.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lorraine Culley
To: Minority ethnic health mailbase
Cc: Benjamin Jones
Sent: 16/08/00 13:10
Subject: Ethnic Monitoring in Primary Care
Reading with interest the messages about READ codes in primary care. I
am
interested in doing some work around appropriate and effective
monitoring in
primary care. Anecdotal evidence on collection of data on ethnicity in
hospitals suggests this is often done really badly (or not at all). This
raises issues about staff training to ask about ethnicity effectively
and
sensitively (and issues about management commitment to the process!).
Good
data collection in primary care is really important and more so with
PCTs
and Care Trusts on the horizon. I am aware of the work by Pringle et al.
Does anyone know of any other literature/research/projects etc. on this
issue? I am particularly interested in training needs for staff (and
wider
policy issues) - but of course the technical stuff on codes etc. is
vital if
the information is to be put to good use.
Thanks
Lorraine Culley
Reader in Health Studies
De Montfort University
Leicester.
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