title: Application of health equity audit to health visiting.
abstract: Equitable access to health care services is an important driver to improve health. The link between socio-economic status and ill health has long been established and yet some population groups are still disadvantaged in accessing services. Health equity audit is a tool that enables the identification and redistribution of resources on the basis of need. Within the former Charnwood and North West Leicestershire Primary Care Trust, a health equity audit was undertaken to ensure the provision of health visiting resource was based on the health needs of the population. Equity was assessed utilising neighbourhood-based indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) and hours of health visiting activity.
authors.affiliation: Charnwood and North West Leicesteshire PCT.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pritchard
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Verteuil
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D006295:Health Resources / Q000458:organization & administration; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009731:Nursing Audit / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011204:Poverty Areas; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D016526:Workload