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Our aim is for the Health Action Resource Platform to be the go-to place for what to do if you want to tackle ethnic health inequalities, displaying data in a way that is easy to understand whilst sharing examples of replicable practice for organisations to adopt. We hope that the data will act as a provocation, motivating and empowering people to act on health inequalities and encouraging collaborative and innovative solutions.
The website is open for all to use, from health and care organisations and staff, the public, policy leads, research organisations, and the media.
Activity data has been sourced where possible from Secondary Uses Service (SUS). This is the central, comprehensive repository for healthcare activity data in England and is currently hosted by NHSE. To facilitate the calculation of rates across diverse geographical areas and ethnic groups, national ethnicity population data, aggregated at the commissioner/ICB level, has been incorporated. This population data is collated by UK Health Facts & Dimensions and is subject to a quarterly refresh cycle. Our data was processed by commissioning support unit, Arden & GEM Health and Social Care Systems support.
Instructions on how to interpret the data are provided above each visualization. You can also find a static image explainer here How to Interpret Visualizations.
We welcome your feedback! Please email your suggestions or comments to HARPInfo@nhsrho.org
For detailed information regarding the data, please refer to the Technical Document and Code Book, available in the downloads section (https://rho-harp.org/download-health-equity-data) . If you have further questions after reviewing these resources, please contact HARPInfo@nhsrho.org
Several important data challenges and limitations exist for the NHS and therefore the RHO Health Action Resource Platform. Data quality around ethnicity recording in the NHS is variable, with significant gaps, inaccurate or conflicting information in national datasets. There is urgent need to improve the quality and consistency of data, and NHS England has asked all NHS organisations to proactively review and ensure the completeness of patient ethnicity data. For further information, click here.
To access all data, please visit https://rho-harp.org/download-health-equity-data. The data is categorised by Focus Area and requires a one-time information submission before your initial download.
To submit a case study or replicable practice, please download and complete the submission form (Download Form). Once completed, submit it to HARPInfo@nhsrho.org. For information on the specific focus areas and criteria for accepted case studies, please refer to the Focus Area and Metric file (Download).
Quantitative data on HARP is refreshed annually. New case studies are typically added once per quarter. Please subscribe to the HARP newsletter to be informed of any updates
While we strive to provide comprehensive information, data limitations may prevent the inclusion of all potential data. However, based on user demand, HARP may explore including new focus areas and metrics in the future.