Publications by authors named "Katy Dimmock"
J Public Health (Oxf)
December 2021
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for consistent ethnicity data collection in healthcare, as current disparities have affected minority populations significantly.
- The NHS Lothian's Ethnicity Coding Task Force aimed to increase the recording of ethnicity data from 3% to 90% over three years, achieving impressive completion rates of around 91% for inpatients, 85% for outpatients, and 93% for A&E visits.
- Data analysis revealed diverse attendance patterns in A&E among ethnic minority groups, challenging the assumption that lower GP registrations lead to increased A&E use, while also demonstrating how effective data collection supports healthcare assessment and future planning.
