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People and communities experiencing health and care inequalities

The following list is not exhaustive and does not include everyone who may be affected by health and care inequalities.

  • Children and young people
  • Older people
  • Looked after and accommodated children and young people
  • Transgender and non-binary people
  • People who are married or in a civil partnership
  • People who are pregnant or recently gave birth
  • Disabled people, including people with learning disabilities and learning difficulties, autistic people, Deaf people, people with visual impairments, people with mobility related disabilities, people experiencing serious mental illness and more.
  • People from racial and ethnic minority groups, including Bangladeshi people, Chinese people, Indian people, Pakistani people, Black African people, Black Caribbean people, Mixed race people, Gypsy and Irish Traveller people, Roma people, Arab people and more.
  • People seeking asylum and refuge
  • People who don’t speak English as a first language
  • People who don’t speak English fluently
  • Religious and faith groups, including Christian people, Muslim people, Jewish people, Hindu people, Sikh people, Buddhist people and more.
  • Women
  • Men
  • Lesbian, gay and bisexual people
  • Carers
  • People experiencing homelessness and insecure housing
  • People living nomadically
  • People in contact with the criminal justice system
  • Sex workers
  • Victims of Modern Slavery
  • Survivors of domestic violence
  • Survivors of sexual violence
  • People experiencing socio-economic inequality
  • People experiencing digital exclusion
  • People with low or no literacy
  • People experiencing drug and alcohol dependency
  • People from specific geographic areas such as coastal areas, rural areas and areas of socioeconomic inequality

If you have any concerns related to this list, please contact us at info@nationalvoices.org.uk.