ABSTRACT
Medical leaders globally strive not only to increase population health across primary and secondary care but also to reduce health inequalities: "Health inequalities between individuals and groups of individuals are understood and measured as marked differences in life expectancy and levels of morbidity". The causes of health inequalities are numerous and overlapping so they can be difficult to quantify. Deprivation is the biggest indicator of relative ill health: those living in areas of high deprivation are more likely to be affected by multi-morbidity, public health issues and poor living conditions. General Practitioner (GP) recruitment and retention is increasingly of concern: Blane and colleagues conclude that this is due to increasing pressure on GPs within practices, their perceived age and gender profile and the increased uptake of early retirement. The Scottish Deep End project holds an annual health inequalities training day, which is compulsory for all trainees in their first or second year.
