Inequalities in Chronic Kidney Disease: Using synthetic multilevel modelling to derive sources of unmet need
- Started
- 24th September 2011
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant cause for morbidity and mortality among UK adults and also a major call on NHS budgets. My PhD will focus on geographical inequalities in the prevalence of CKD providing new knowledge on nature of the communities where this condition is concentrated and
the relationship between prevalence estimates and patterns of relevant NHS activity.
It will offer a first comprehensive and robust assessment of the relationship between need and service provision in this important area of health care. The estimates will provide the first population-level indication of the geography of need for CKD in England.