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9i...% Ethnic category - 2001 census
9S…% Ethnic groups (census)
The UK is an increasingly ethnically diverse society. Information on ethnicity is important because of the need to take into account culture, religion and language in providing appropriate individual care, changing legislation, the importance of providing information on ethnicity for shared care including secondary care and the need to demonstrate non-discrimination and equal outcomes.
The experience of the UK census now means that there are nationally used ethnic categories that have been thoroughly tested and that are known to be acceptable to the majority of the population.
Further information:
A practical guide to ethnic monitoring in the NHS and Social care. London, Department
of Health, 2005 .
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/Browsable/DH_4116927
National Resource Centre for Ethnic Minority Health and ISD ethnic
monitoring toolkit
www.isdscotland.org/isd/files/ETHNIC%20MONITORING%20TOOL.pdf
See also Gill et al. Health Care Needs Assessment: Black and Minority
Ethnic groups.
www.hcna.radcliffe-oxford.com/bemgframe.htm
It should be noted that the census codes enable the patient to refuse to divulge their ethnicity and therefore this will not affect the practice’s ability to achieve 100 per cent on this indicator.
A survey of written records or a computer search of new registrations should be carried out to determine the percentage where ethnicity is recorded. (Grade A)
A random sample of notes or computerised records of new registrations should be inspected, to confirm that ethnicity is recorded.
The practice’s own survey is verified by inspecting a number of new patient registration records at the visit.
Note: A logical query and dataset (business rule) is available to support this indicator.
Prepared By Jean Keenan