Monday 7 June 2021

Ethnicity coding in English health service datasets

Ethnicity coding in English health service datasets The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted ethnic disparities in health care and outcomes in England, but data on the ethnicities of patients remains poor. This report looks at the quality and consistency of ethnicity coding within health datasets and calls on NHS England to provide new guidance for health service providers and GPs. Nuffield Trust

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