Primary Healthcare And South Asian Populations: Meeting the Challenges: Meeting the Challenges

The UK has the fastest growing rate of obesity in Europe with one in five adults classified as being obese. The increasing incidence of obese and overweight children is of equal concern where the rates mirror those of adults. This is a practical guide for GPs practice and community nurses and other health professionals in primary care. Illustrated with case scenarios examples of good practice and practice protocols it describes how to incorporate clinical governance with best practice in preventing and managing obesity and overweight problems. The book provides templates for personal practice and professional development plans that can be used as part of GPs'revalidation portfolios. Reflective exercises at the end of each chapter help to identify learning and service needs and useful data are included on the National Obesity Forum Guidelines together with sources of information and relevant websites. Topics include effective interventions motivation and influence adult and child diets myths and co-existing medical conditions.'What we desperately need is a reliable evidence-based workshop manual for managing obesity. This book fits the bill. Ruth Chambers and Gill Wakley have long track records for highlighting important issues in general practice. In this book they team up with experts in obesity producing a book which I suspect will develop well-thumbed pages in a short space of time.'Ian Banks in the Foreword 'This is a book that challenges any existing complacency about the quality of healthcare offered to South Asian populations. It is written for a broad audience who have an interest or direct involvement in this important subject area and in my opinion will appeal to leaders, clinicians, nursing staff, managers, and the wider primary care community. Research, analysis and commentary are essential, but if South Asian people are to benefit from better services and improved care, then research in particular must be integrated with dissemination and development. This book engaged me, which is a hallmark of a good read. I most certainly recommend it, as I am sure it will engage you too. Inequity and inequality must be rigorously challenged and addressed. All members of the primary care team, including doctors and nurses; policy makers and shapers and healthcare academics and researchers will find this book essential reading Content: Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword List of contributors Acknowledgements Part 1 Ethnicity and primary care 1 Meeting the challenges 2 Institutional racism, policy and practice 3 Issues in the organisation and delivery of primary care Part 2 Meeting the needs of the service user 4 Equity, clinical governance and primary care 5 User involvement in primary healthcare: problems, paradigms and prospects 6 Better partnerships, better services Part 3 Modernising primary care and improving clinical outcomes 7 Heart disease: an assessment of the importance of socio-economic position8 Mental health: disadvantage, discrimination and distress 9 Diabetes: a challenge for health professionals and policy makers Part 4 Implications for policy and practice 10 Better knowledge, better care and better outcomes: implications for primary care policy and practice Index Addressing areas in which there are gaps in the knowledge of primary care professionals, this book outlines the challenges posed by chronic diseases and offers possible solutions for overcoming barriers to provide good quality care for South Asians.