Guidance

NHS population screening: a health equity audit guide

Guidance for screening providers and commissioners on conducting health equity audits (HEAs)

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Published: 28 July 2020
• Last updated: 24 September 2020
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  1. 24 September 2020

     Added link to the Health equity assessment tool (HEAT).

  2. 28 July 2020

     First published.

Documents

Health equity audit guide for screening providers and commissioners

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Diabetic eye screening HEA example

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Details

This guidance was developed by Public Health England (PHE) and is designed to be used in conjunction with the OHID generic Health Equity Audit Tool (HEAT). It has been tailored to be more specific to issues of relevance to screening services.

Note that Public Health England was disbanded in 2021. Its functions were taken over by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and NHS England (NHSE).

Contact screeninginformation@dhsc.gov.uk if you have any queries about this publication, making sure you include its full title.