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Exploring health inequalities arising from language proficiency; a routine health records study set in England

2026-01-30

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<h4>Background</h4> Within the UK, more than a million people cannot speak English well or at all. The lack of data on English proficiency means that the link between English proficiency and health status and care utilisation is not comprehensively quantified. <h4>Objective</h4> Describe the association between English proficiency and patients’ health status and healthcare utilisation, and demonstrate that GP da...

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Literature Corpus work: 4c8c4326-a93a-53cd-b0c9-7b9094702324
DOI: 10.64898/2026.01.28.26345071

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