Abstract
Background: As the world recovers from COVID 19, reducing health inequalities (HIs) must be a priority. HIs are unjust and costly, costing the NHS over £5billion per year (The Marmot review 2010).
Aims: 1. Assess the impact of socioeconomic deprivation on hospital admissions. 2. Identify if inequalities in respiratory disease follow a similar pattern to other chronic conditions.
Methods: Ecological data was collected for childhood and adulthood using Public Health Fingertips for hospital admissions for common conditions and grouped by index of multiple deprivation deciles.
Results: Whilst inequalities existed in all adult data, there was an exponential rise seen in admissions for respiratory illness when compared to other conditions in both adults and children.
Conclusions: For common respiratory illnesses, children and adults living in the most deprived areas of England are more likely to require admission. A greater understanding of this HI and mechanistic concepts of worsening respiratory health is required. Particular focus should be given to respiratory HIs in efforts to “build back better” to reduce unfair morbidity and mortality.
Footnotes
Cite this article as Eur Respir J 2022; 60: Suppl. 66, 3501.
This article was presented at the 2022 ERS International Congress, in session “-”.
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