The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on primary care contact among vulnerable populations in England: a controlled interrupted time-series study
Our results suggested a larger short-term impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown on primary care contact for some vulnerable groups, compared with the general population, and differential impacts persisted through subsequent lockdowns and beyond for some vulnerable groups. There is a need to examine drivers of these differences to enable more equitable primary care access and provision.
Authors
- George Hickman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-4046)
- John Macleod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8202-1144)
- Scott R. Walter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1898-6301)
- Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092)
- Chris Salisbury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4378-3960)
- Seb Bacon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-3454)
- Yoav Ben‐Shlomo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6648-3007)
- Helen J Curtis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3429-9576)
- Ben Goldacre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5127-4728)
- Lauren J Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3129-5123)
- Frank de Vocht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3631-627X)
- Aziz Sheikh
- Amir Mehrkar
Institutions
- Angkor Hospital for Children (KH)
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Nuffield Foundation (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Nuffield Health (GB)
- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (GB)
- Institute of Population and Public Health (CA)
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJGP Open
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2025.0017
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- UK Research and Innovation
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Medical Research Council
- School for Public Health Research