Black patients in England eight times more likely to be hospitalised with lupus

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Black patients in England eight times more likely to be hospitalised with lupus

Exclusive: Experts say ‘stark’ inequality with white counterparts could be a result of delayed diagnoses

Black patients are eight times more likely to be admitted to hospital with lupus than their white counterparts, NHS figures show, with experts saying the “stark” inequality could be a result of delayed diagnoses.

The hospital admission rate in England for black patients with a primary diagnosis of lupus was 62.6 per 100,000 in 2023/24, while there were 7.8 admissions per 100,000 for white people. Asian patients also had an increased rate of hospitalisation, with 26 admissions per 100,000.

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An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.

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