National Strategies/Guidance for Immunisation Programmes

• GOV.UK, Vaccine Update: issue 323, 1 July 2021. Top 10 tips for increasing vaccine uptake.
• Public Health England Immunisation Inequalities: Local Action Plan Template.
• Public Health England Immunisation Inequalities Strategy, 2 February 2021.

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National Strategies/Guidance for Screening Programmes

 GOV.UK, Audit of the inclusion of screening inequalities identified at quality assurance visits during 2019 to 2020 Screening quality assurance service, November 2020.

• GOV.UK, Screening Text Message Principles, 28 September 2021
• GOV.UK, Health Equity Assessment Tool (HEAT), 24 September 2020.
• GOV.UK, NHS population screening: a health equity audit guide, 28 July 2020.
• GOV.UK, NHS population screening: effective text message use, 28 September 2020.
• Public Health England Health Equity Guide for Screening Providers and Commissioners, Updated 24 September 2020.
• Public Health England Screening Inequalities Strategy, updated 22 October 2020.
• Richards Report, Report of THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF ADULT SCREENING PROGRAMMES in England, October 2019.
• The King’s Fund, My role in tackling health inequalities: A framework for allied health professionals, 17 June 2021.

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Resources and Tools

• Beyond Words, Easy Guides to Screening (Easy-read guides for Breast, Cervical and Bowel Cancer Screening).
• Inclusion Health Tool for Primary Care Networks.

Migrant Health

• GOV.UK, Guidance: Immunisation Information for migrants, 18 December 2019 (Immunisation leaflets for migrants who have moved to the UK available in multiple languages).
• GOV.UK, Migrant Health Guide, 26 March 2021.

Gypsies and Travellers

• Friends, Families and Travellers, How to Tackle Health Inequalities in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities: A Guide for Health and Care Services, 17 November 2020.
• Services Directory | Friends, Families and Travellers (gypsy-traveller.org).

Learning disabilities

• GOV.UK, New guidance on improving access to NHS screening programmes for people with learning disabilities, 14 June 2021.
• GOV.UK, Population screening: reducing inequalities for people with a learning disability, autism or both, 14 June 2021.
• Gov.UK, Powerful service user videos remind us why focusing on inequalities is so important, 1 March 2021.

Secure settings

• GOV.UK, NHS population screening: improving access for people in secure and detained settings, 19 March 2021.

People with Severe Mental Illness

• GOV.UK, NHS population screening: improving access for people with severe mental illness, Updated 23 September 2021.

LGBT community

• GOV.UK, Reducing barriers to screening for LGBT people, 8 January 2020.

Carers

• GOV.UK, Statutory Guidance; Population screening support for carers, 19 March 2021.