The role of primary care in improving health equity: report of a workshop held by the WONCA health equity special interest group at the 2015 WONCA Europe conference in Istanbul, Turkey

Chetty, U. J., O’Donnell, P., Blane, D. and Willems, S. (2016) The role of primary care in improving health equity: report of a workshop held by the WONCA health equity special interest group at the 2015 WONCA Europe conference in Istanbul, Turkey. International Journal for Equity in Health, 15, 128. (doi: 10.1186/s12939-016-0415-8) (PMID:27496027) (PMCID:PMC4975904)

Abstract

The WONCA Special Interest Group on Health Equity was established in 2014 to provide a focus of support, education, research and policy on issues relating to promotion of health equity in primary care settings. In keeping with this remit, the group hosted a workshop at the WONCA Europe conference held in Istanbul in October 2015. The aim of the session was to engage practitioners from across Europe in discussion of the barriers and facilitators to addressing the social determinants of health at practice level and in the training of doctors. This commentary reflects on the main findings from this workshop and how these compare with existing work in this field.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Chetty, Dr Ula and Blane, Dr David
• Authors: Chetty, U. J., O’Donnell, P., Blane, D., and Willems, S.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > General Practice and Primary Care
• Journal Name: International Journal for Equity in Health
• Publisher: BioMed Central
• ISSN: 1475-9276
• ISSN (Online): 1475-9276
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2016 The Authors
• First Published: First published in International Journal for Equity in Health 15: 128
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License