Health Inequalities in Asthma Care

Mortality that is considered preventable from respiratory disease in the under 75s (2017 to 2019) was 2.9 times higher in the most socioeconomically deprived areas in England compared to the least deprived.²

Dr Llinos Jones focuses on health equity through the eyes of an asthma patient. She outlines a project which was undertaken in her local area, as part of NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, where they developed a suite of multilingual resources to help tackle common misconceptions and help patients manage their asthma.

She discusses the impact of poverty, the significance of health literacy, air pollution and ethnic/cultural considerations for clinicians to think about when engaging with patients. This video includes Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, of the Ella Roberta Family Foundation, who provides a real-life perspective on the impact of air quality on the health of her daughter.

Dr Jones ends her presentation by outlining the strategies taken to tackle inequalities including community champions and the need to change the narrative around “hard to reach populations”.

Please also consider watching the on-demand video ‘Health and Social Inequalities’ by Professor Ivan Browne who presents on healthy life expectancy and what we can learn about the vulnerabilities in society which leads to health inequalities.

References

1. Public Health England. Respiratory disease: applying All Our Health. Updated May 2022. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/respiratory-disease-applying-all-our-health/respiratory-disease-applying-all-our-health

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• Dr Llinos Jones

  Consultant Respiratory Physician

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  Dr Llinos Jones

  Consultant Respiratory Physician Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust

  Role and Location
  Dr Llinos Jones is a Consultant Respiratory Physician with a specialist interest in asthma and is the Clinical Lead for Physician Associates at Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust. Since setting up a multidisciplinary Difficult Asthma service in Dewsbury, she’s become keen to help address health inequalities, and over the last few years has worked to create a variety of multilingual and multimedia resources for asthma patients. She has founded a national repository with the Respiratory Futures team for these patients and continues to work towards improving inclusivity and our understanding of the cultural aspects of asthma care.

  Education
  She studied at Nottingham, and moved to Leeds to complete her postgraduate specialist training and a Master’s in Clinical Education.

  Research Interests
  Llinos has a keen interest in Medical Education and helped set up the British Thoracic Society e-learning platform.