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Dudley Strategy for Tackling Health Inequalities 2010-15

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Standardised Rate per 100,000 PopulationFigure 8600Directly Standardised Admission Rates from Emergency admissions AllCancers by Percentage of GP population in the Most Deprived IMD 2007QuintileBoth Sexes, All Ages, 20085003940047Correlationcoefficient0.026300200100320421230 4452671431 42 3510331 16184932389118543 2419 3728 5329<strong>15</strong>1726 2136 412713455123 3446402522DSR<strong>Dudley</strong> averageMid range IMD 1048500% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%Percentage of GP population in most deprived IMD quintileFigure 8 reveals a weak association between emergency admissions and levels ofdeprivation in general practice suggesting that quality of primary care may have alarge over-riding effect.Between 1986-90 and 96-99 the gap in survival rates between the most and theleast deprived groups in England and Wales increased <strong>for</strong> 19 out of 33 cancer typesand stayed the same or decreased <strong>for</strong> the remaining 14 cancer types. Figures 9 & 10show a similar social gradient in 1 year and 5 year survival <strong>for</strong> all cancers in <strong>Dudley</strong>2007.125

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