COVID-19 impact inquiry evidence library A collaborative resource to showcase submissions from the COVID-19 impact inquiry's Call for evidence.
Our COVID-19 impact inquiry gathered evidence from a wide range of sources across the UK to consider how experiences of the pandemic have been influenced by people’s existing health conditions and inequalities.
In November 2020, we launched a Call for evidence to capture a diverse range of data and perspectives. Here, we showcase the submissions that helped to shape our final report as well as evidence that was identified as part of our qualitative review.
About the evidence
The evidence has been organised across a number of themes with tags to indicate which groups the evidence primarily refers to. Some files are reports that have been published on organisations' own website, others are not published or had not been published at the time of submission and generate a document download (this may vary depending on your browser's settings).
All evidence relates to the first wave of the pandemic. Findings do not necessarily represent the views of the Health Foundation. We would like to thank everyone who submitted evidence including those that have not been published below. If you have any questions, please email COVID-19impactinquiry@health.org.uk. New evidence will not be published to this library beyond August 2021.
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The pandemic's impact on people’s access to physical and mental health services
This section contains evidence that explores how the pandemic has affected people’s access to physical and mental health services. For example, experiences of accessing health care, barriers and opportunities presented by digital health services and the impact on treatment for certain conditions and communities.
The pandemic's impact on access to public services and other care services
This section contains evidence that explores the pandemic's impact on access to public services and other care services, including barriers in access to services, experiences of delivering care services and good practice adaptations to delivering care in difficult circumstances.
How the pandemic has affected communities across the UK
This section contains evidence that explores the impact of the pandemic on communities including how families, community groups and services, and digital exclusion have all been affected.
The unequal impact of the pandemic on certain groups
This section contains evidence that explores the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on certain groups including people from ethnic minority communities, prisoners, those shielding, migrants, carers, women, young people and older people.
Food insecurity during the pandemic
This section contains evidence that explores food insecurity during the pandemic.
The implications of the pandemic for different places in the UK
This section contains evidence that explores the implications of the pandemic for different places in the UK including the effect on transport and health inequalities in Bradford, Leeds and Tower Hamlets.
The consequences of the pandemic for people’s mental health and wellbeing
This section contains evidence that explores the consequences of the pandemic for people’s mental health and wellbeing including the mental health outcomes of certain groups as well as the impact on loneliness, worry and perceptions of risk.
The opportunities in recovery from the pandemic
This section contains evidence that explores opportunities for recovery – a recovery that improves health as well as the economy.
How the pandemic has affected people with underlying health conditions
This section contains evidence that explores how the pandemic has affected people with underlying health conditions including the impact on their health, wellbeing and day-to-day life.
The effect of the pandemic on people’s physical health
This section contains evidence that explores the impact of the pandemic on people’s physical health including COVID-19's direct impact on health and mortality, and the impact of lockdown on physical health.
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