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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