Imperial College London
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Dr Jonathan M Clarke

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics

Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow
 
 
 
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St Marys Multiple BuildingsSt Mary's Campus

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Publications

Citation

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@article{Beaney:2022:10.1186/s12889-021-12373-5,
author = {Beaney, T and Clarke, J and Grundy, E and Coronini-Cronberg, S},
doi = {10.1186/s12889-021-12373-5},
journal = {BMC Public Health},
title = {A Picture of Health: determining the core population served by an urban NHS hospital trust and understanding the key health needs},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12373-5},
volume = {22},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Background: NHS hospitals do not have clearly defined geographic populations to whom they provide care, with patients able to attend any hospital.  Identifying a core population for a hospital trust, particularly those in urban areas where there are multiple providers and high population churn, is critical to understanding local key health needs especially given the move to integrated care systems. This can enable effective planning and delivery of preventive interventions and community engagement, rather than simply treating those presenting to services. In this article we describe a practical method for identifying a hospital’s catchment population based on where potential patients are most likely to reside, and describe that population’s size, demographic and social profile, and the key health needs. Methods: A 30% proportional flow method was used to identify a catchment population using an acute trust in West London as an example. Records of all hospital attendances between 1st April 2017 and 31st March 2018 were analysed using Hospital Episode Statistics. Any Lower Layer Super Output Areas where 30% or more of residents who attended any hospital for care did so at the example trust were assigned to the catchment area. Publicly available local and national datasets were then applied to identify and describe the population’s key health needs. Results:  A catchment comprising 617,709 people, of an equal gender-split (50.4% male) and predominantly working age (15 to 64 years) population was identified. 39.6% of residents identify as being from Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups, a similar proportion that report being born abroad, and over 85 languages are spoken. Health indicators were estimated, including: a healthy life expectancy difference of over twenty years; bowel cancer screening coverage of 48.8%; chlamydia diagnosis rates of 2,136 per 100,000; prevalence of visible dental decay among five-year-olds of 27.9%. Conclusions: We define
AU  - Beaney,T
AU  - Clarke,J
AU  - Grundy,E
AU  - Coronini-Cronberg,S
DO  - 10.1186/s12889-021-12373-5
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 1471-2458
TI  - A Picture of Health: determining the core population served by an urban NHS hospital trust and understanding the key health needs
T2  - BMC Public Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12373-5
UR  - https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-12373-5
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/93178
VL  - 22
ER  -
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