Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report

Healthissue/conditionBreastfeedingEnd of lifecareRaceProtectedcharacteristicAge, disability, genderreassignment, pregnancyand maternity, religion andbelief, sex, sexualorientationBarts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment ReportLocal dataRegional/national/international dataAvailabilityAreascoveredWFYear Available Year2010-11No data foundAge Yes 2011What the evidence is sayingWaltham Forest - Highest breastfeedingprevalence were Black African (87.3%), Indian(81.1%), Black Other (78.2%) and Asian Other(76.8%). The ethnic groups with the lowestprevalence of breastfeeding were White and BlackAfrican Caribbean (50.7%), White British (57.8%)and Pakistani (64%). The Chinese and White Irishgroup had very low prevalence (44.4% and 57.1%)but the numbers of babies in these groups werevery small.National - The majority of deaths in the UK occurin acute hospitals, and older people areparticularly likely to die in this setting. Researchparticipants identified various barriers to palliativecare provision for older people, includingattitudinal differences to the care of older people, afocus on curative treatments within hospitals and alack of resources. Participants also reporteddiffering understandings of whose responsibility itwas to provide palliative care for older people, anduncertainly over the roles of specialist andgeneralist palliative care providers in acutehospitalsDisabilityYesDisability - People with learning disabilities withcancer are less likely to: be informed of theirdiagnosis and prognosis; be given pain relief; andless likely to receive palliative care141