
Peter is a social scientist who has worked over the last thirty years in a range of research areas, including urban and regional analysis, geriatric medicine, health services research, and, during the last decade, in public health, ethnicity terminology and classifications, and ethnicity and health. He has a broad breadth of experience of research within regional and district health authorities, London Boroughs and universities. He has been a member of the Health Services Advisory Group on the Census since 1994 and was the Office for National Statistics National Convenor for the working group on cultural background questions for the 2001 Census.
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This programme of research will use data from the 2001 Census, government surveys, NHS, and local education authorities to address the following questions: to what extent are black Africans intergrating with wider British society in terms of demographic profile, socio-economic position, patterns of residents, and civic engagement? What are the current trends and likely patterns to emerge in the next decade or two? and how can UK policy makers and practitioners address their needs? This one-year study has been funded under the Understanding Population Trends and Proccesses programme, the aim of which is to promote the use of large-scale social science data sets. Start date: 01/04/2008 End date: 30/09/2009 Funder: Economic and Social Research Council Funding: £20,256 Publications: Who is 'Black African' in Britain? Challenges to official categorisation of the sub-Saharan African origin population Determining the identity of 'black Africans' in UK population and health policy contexts: ethical issues and challenges -
Enumeration-District level analysis of indicators of mortality, morbidity, deprivation, crime & educational attainment in the London Borough of Bexley
The purpose of this project is to derive and map the above indicators (55 in all) to inform the PCT's Health Inequalities strategy. Start date: 01/06/2002 End date: 30/11/2002 Funder: Bexley Primary Care Trust Funding: £14,380 -
Measuring the GB Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual population
The University of Kent was commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in November 2008 to investigate ways of measuring the lesbian, gay and bisexual population (LGB) of Great Britain (GB), for which there is no currently reliable estimate. The absence of reliable population data means that it is impossible to develop representative samples of LGB people in research. Start date: 28/10/2008 End date: 27/03/2009 Funder: Equality and Human Rights Commission Funding: £9,998 Publication: Measuring the GB Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual population -
Secondary review of existing information in relation to the ethnic question
The purpose of this project was to review published & unpublished (audits, etc.) evidence on the use of an ethnic origin question as a primary screening tool for the haemoglobinopathies and to recommend one or more such questions. In collaboration with The Unit for the Social Study of Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell, De Montford University, Leicester. Start date: 01/11/2001 End date: 31/03/2002 Funder: NHS Haemoglobinopathy Screening Programme Funding: £14,680 -
The ethnic origin of mixed race people in Britain
Researchers at the University of Kent are conducting a small-scale survey into the preferences of people who are mixed race for terminology and classifications on official forms where an ethnic monitoring question is askedAs you may know, a new classification was adopted for the 2001 Census that for the first time included categories for mixed race. These categories have been widely used by central and local government wherever information on ethnic or cultural background is collected. Start date: 01/03/2006 End date: 31/05/2008 Funder: Economic and Social Research Council Funding: £91,162 Publication: Mixed race, mixed origins or what? Generic terminology for the multiple racial/ethnic group population -
The management of the haemoglobinopathies in hospital inpatient settings in England 1994/5-2000/01
The purpose of the project was to provide statistical data at levels of standard region, StHA, and local authority on selected measures of hospital inpatient treatment for use by the NHS Haemoglobinopathy Screening Programme, StHAs, and PCTs. Start date: 01/10/2001 End date: 28/02/2002 Funder: NHS Haemoglobinopathy Screening Programme Funding: £10,897
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Do members of minority ethnic groups experience equity of access to cancer services in the SW London Cancer Network?
The NHS Cancer Plan draws attention to the inequity of access to cancer services for members of minority ethnic groups, according importance to such matters as culturally-seusitive information and different approaches to giving information. The Department of Health's latest Cancer Services: Update states that 'to improve the experience of patients from an ethnic background' is a significant area of risk within the development of cancer services. Again, improving access and providing information and more informed choice to ethnic minority communities is identified as a priority. Start date: 01/08/2001 End date: 31/05/2002 Funder: The Royal Marsden NHS Trust Funding: £49,000 Publication: Equity of access to NHS cancer services for members of minority ethnic groups -
London Health Observatory Honorary Special Advisor
Start date: 31/07/2009 Funder: London Health Observatory Funding: £12,350 -
Refugees and asylum seekers: a review of equality and human rights implications
This report examines the situation of asylum seekers and refugees from an equality and human rights perspective. Refugees and asylum seekers are a diverse group with one thing in common: they are subject to forced migration, and are fleeing from persecution in their countries of origin. They have a range of intersectional identities and can experience discrimination on the grounds of any of the seven equality areas, or because of socio-economic factors. It is also important to remember that asylum seekers and refugees experience a range of distinct problems and inequalities due to their immigration status. The report seeks to place the evidence within its legislative context but without going into the detail of case law. As there is little official data available on the group and few large-scale quantitative studies, the report draws strongly on qualitative and more localised studies to examine the situation with regard to a number of issues including, among others, health, education and employment. Start date: 17/01/2008 End date: 25/03/2008 Funder: Equality and Human Rights Commission Funding: £7,330 Publication: Refugees and asylum seekers: a review from an equality and human rights perspective -
Single regeneration budget round 6: Health benefits regeneration in the London borough of Greenwich
To identify the three or four neighbourhoods in the London Borough of Greenwich with the poorest health and deprivation using small area analysis. Start date: 01/11/2000 End date: 28/03/2001 Funder: Bexley and Greenwich Health Authority Funding: £14,700 -
The feasibility of adding ethnic group to data items collected at birth and death registration in England and Wales
This booklet summarises the reasons why it is vital for ethnicity to be recorded at birth and death certification in England if we are to be able to open the route to tackling ethnic inequalities in health and health care. The full report of our evidence is available on the LHO’s website (http://www.lho.org.uk/hil/civilreg.htm). This booklet provides a summary of the evidence in relation to the issues that need to be weighed up by government before making any changes to information that is currently collected. These are: • What benefits will the collection of such data bring? • Will it impose an unreasonable burden on citizens? • Can the information be satisfactorily collected from elsewhere? • What are the benefits/risks of putting such information on the public Vital Statistics record? • Will it place unacceptable extra costs on government? Start date: 01/07/2002 End date: 30/11/2002 Funder: London Health Observatory Funding: £3020 Publication: Missing Record: The Case for Recording Ethnicity at Birth and Death Registration -
What kind of language service should public authorities provide to minority ethic groups: the case of Bangladeshis in London.
This project explores the motivations for the acquisition of English by the Bangladeshi community in London. This Nuffield Foundation funded project (under the Nuffield Social Science Grants Scheme) considers some key factors that are instrumental and integral to learning including fluency in English, motivations to acquire English language skills, barriers to accessing services and an assessment of the need for ESOL using a needs-based approach. Start date: 01/02/2008 End date: 30/11/2009 Funder: Nuffield Foundation Funding: £9,695 Publication: Barriers to Bangladeshis learning or improving English - report