Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report

Healthissue/conditionProtectedcharacteristicAvailabilityLocal dataAreascoveredwww.brap.org.ukRegional/national/international dataYear Available YearWhat the evidence is sayingfollowed by Pakistani (17.1%). White ethnic groupis largest group of young people accessingspecialist treatment for substance misuse,underrepresentation from Black and Asianbackgrounds compared to local school population.Sexual orientationYes20062010US studies find a higher prevalence of overweightand obese women among lesbian and bisexualwomen compared to all other sexual orientationsgroups, suggesting a higher risk of morbidity andmortality among this group – but general researchtends to attribute predisposing factors to mentalhealth related drivers such as the stress of copingwith homophobic attitudes towards LGB peoplegenerally.CancerGender Reassignment,Pregnancy and Maternity,Religion and belief,None foundAge Yes 2006-2008DisabilityTHn/dJSNA2011-12136Yes 2011Cancer is primarily a disease of older people, withincidence rates increasing with age for mostcancers. More than three out of five (63%) cancersare diagnosed in people aged 65 and over, andmore than a third (36%) are diagnosed in theelderly (aged 75 and over) (Source: CancerResearch UK website)Tower Hamlets – People with disabilities (learningdisabilities, deaf, blind, housebound) significantlymore likely to have cancer compared to rest of thelocal population.National - Overall, the proportion of people withlearning disabilities who die from cancer in the UKis lower than the general population although