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News ArticleEfforts to end health inequalities should be ‘in the mix’ of metrics used to determine the NHS’ progress against key performance targets, say race inequality experts. In an exclusive interview with HSJ, NHS Race and Health Observatory (RHO) director Habib Naqvi said organisations’ performance on the issue should be scrutinised by an external body to ensure they are held accountable and “not marking their own exam answer”. It comes as the RHO publishes a report that warns the appointment of health inequalities leads across the NHS risks becoming “tokenistic” if they are not adequately supported and held accountable. The report by The King’s Fund think tank has recommended several actions to prevent the introduction of board-level leads from becoming a “hollow gesture”. In August 2020, NHS England asked all NHS organisations to have a named executive board member responsible for tackling inequalities by October that year. The RHO estimates there to be more than 450 of these named leads across the country. The report welcomed this but added “frameworks” of support and accountability should exist to “empower individuals and motivate change”. The recommendations include putting inequalities on an “equal footing” with key performance metrics, as well as a long-term policy focus that puts addressing inequalities “at the heart of system development”. Read full story (paywalled) Source: HSJ, 1 December 2021
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One percent of the population make up a third of ambulance call outs
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The British Red Cross have found that that 367,000 people, which equates to around one percent of the population in England attend A&E up to 346 times a year. These figures accounted for nearly one in three ambulance call outs and over one in six A&E visits. The research analysis found that a fifth of those repeatedly attending A&E lived alone and also often lived in deprived areas of the country. Frequent users also accounted for 29% of all ambulance call outs and 16% of non-minor-injury A&E visits. The data also revealed that people in their twenties were more likely to repeatedly visit A&E than any other age category. Mike Adamson, chief executive of the British Red Cross, said: 'High intensity use of A&E is closely associated with deprivation and inequalities - if you overlay a map of frequent A&E use and a map of deprivation, they're essentially the same.' Read full story Source: National Health Executive, 29 November 2021 -
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NHS race body commits to avoiding blanket terms such as ‘BAME’
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An independent body set up by the NHS to tackle health inequalities has formally committed to never use blanket acronyms such as “BAME” after feedback that they are not representative. The NHS Race and Health Observatory launched a four-week consultation with the public in July on how best to collectively refer to people from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. The Observatory said it has become the norm in public policy to use initialisms to refer to a “hugely diverse” group of people, but that renewed scrutiny has been spurred on by the Black Lives Matter movement. It said terminology that “crudely conflates” different groups “does not just erase identities; it can also lead to broad brush policy decisions that fail to appreciate the nuance of ethnic inequality in the UK”. Generic collective terms such as “BAME”, “BME” and “ethnic minority” are “not representative or universally popular”, the Observatory said after receiving responses from 5,104 people. It found no single, collective umbrella term to describe ethnic groups was agreed by the majority of respondents. The body had previously said it was committed to avoiding the use of acronyms and initialisms, but has now formalised this as one of five key principles it is adopting in its communications. Where possible it will be specific about the ethnic groups it is referring to, but where collective terminology is necessary it will “always be guided by context and not adopt a blanket term”. Read full story Source: The Independent, 26 November 2021 -
News ArticlePlans to scrap tens of millions of “unnecessary” hospital follow-up appointments could put patients at risk and add to the overload at GP surgeries, NHS leaders and doctors are warning. Health service leaders in England are finalising a radical plan under which hospital consultants will undertake far fewer outpatient appointments and instead perform more surgery to help cut the NHS backlog and long waits for care that many patients experience. The move is contained in the “elective recovery plan” which Sajid Javid, the health secretary, will unveil next week. It will contain what one NHS boss called “transformative ideas” to tackle the backlog. Thanks to Covid the waiting list has spiralled to a record 5.8 million people and Javid has warned that it could hit as many as 13 million. Under the plan patients who have spent time in hospital would be offered only one follow-up consultation in the year after their treatment rather than the two, three or four many get now. “While it is important that immediate action is taken to tackle the largest ever backlog of care these short-term proposals by the health secretary have the potential to present significant challenges for patients and seek to worsen health disparities across the country,” said Dr David Wrigley, the deputy chair of council at the British Medical Association. Read full story Source: The Guardian, 25 November 2021
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News ArticleThe system for assessing who should be asked to pay for NHS services “incentivises racial profiling”, an investigation has found. A study by the Institute for Public Policy Research found that overstretched NHS staff sometimes racially profile patients in order to determine who is not “ordinarily resident” in the UK, and therefore must pay for their care. The report is critical of the more stringent charging regime introduced by NHS England over the past decade as part of a series of measures devised to create a hostile environment for people living in the UK without the correct immigration status. Overseas visitors officers have been appointed by NHS trusts, responsible for identifying chargeable patients, as part of a cost recovery programme launched in 2014. One of the officers told the IPPR study they had felt forced to discriminate between patients based on their name. “If you’ve got a, I don’t know, Mohammed Khan and a Fred Cooper, you’re obviously going to go for [investigating] the Mohammed Khan … Even for someone who’s, you know, well I’d like to think hopefully open-minded, like myself, you’re just trying to save yourself time because there’s not enough hours in the day,” the officer said. A hospital employee also reported that discrimination on the basis of ethnicity was used to determine who should be billed for treatment. “It’s a system that is designed to benefit [white] people like me, not people like … the patient on intensive care who is black and British and was unconscious and sent a bill. So why did someone think he was not eligible for care? Given he was unconscious most of the admission, significantly unwell, probably not his accent, more likely his skin colour,” the health worker said. Under the rules, anyone “not ordinarily resident” in the UK should be charged 150% of the NHS national tariff for most secondary (non-urgent) healthcare, but the report found that processes varied across the country, with a lack of consistent training and widespread confusion over the 130-page rules for the charging system. Some healthcare staff told IPPR researchers that they disliked the extra burden of having to consider whether to refer a patient for charging, which they felt distracted them from their core medical responsibilities. Read full story Source: The Guardian, 23 November 2021
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Covid: Sajid Javid orders review of medical device racial bias
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A review into whether medical devices are equally effective regardless of the patient's ethnicity has been ordered by Health Secretary Sajid Javid. Research suggests oximeters, which are clipped to a person's finger, can overstate the level of oxygen in the blood of people from ethnic minorities. Ministers want to know whether bias could have prevented patients receiving appropriate Covid treatment. Mr Javid said any bias was "totally unacceptable". But the doctors' union the British Medical Association (BMA) said the review should not simply look at equipment, but also "structural issues" within healthcare that affect ethnic minorities. Mr Javid announced the review in the Sunday Times, saying he was determined to "close the chasms that the pandemic has exposed". Asked later on the BBC's Andrew Marr show whether he thought people had died of Covid because of pulse oximeters, Mr Javid said: "I think possibly yes, yes. I don't have the full facts." He said there was racial bias in some medical instruments, adding: "It's unintentional but it exists." "And the reason is that a lot of these medical devices, even some of the drugs, some of the procedures, some of the textbooks, most of them are put together in majority white countries and I think this is a systemic issue around this," he said. Read full story Source: BBC News, 21 November 2021 -
News ArticleThe increased risk of black and minority ethnic women dying during pregnancy needs to be seen as a whole system problem and not limited to just maternity departments, according to experts on an exclusive panel hosted by The Independent. Professor Marian Knight, from Oxford University told the virtual event on Wednesday night that the health service needed to change its approach to caring for ethnic minority women in a wider context. Campaigners Tinuke Awe and Clotilde Rebecca Abe, from the Fivexmore campaign, called for changes to the way midwives were trained and demanded it was time to “decolonise the curriculum” so it recognised the physiological differences between some ethnic minority women and white women. Dr Mary Ross-Davie, from the Royal College of Midwives, said work was underway to ensure the voices of black women and other minorities were represented in its work and it was examining how it could deliver better training to midwives. The data on maternity deaths in the UK show black women are four times more likely to die during pregnancy in the UK than white women. For Asian women, they are twice as likely to die. Read full story and watch video of event Source: The Independent, 18 November 2021
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Landmark sickle cell disease inquiry finds evidence of racism in patient care
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A groundbreaking inquiry into sickle cell disease has found “serious care failings” in acute services and evidence of attitudes underpinned by racism. The report by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, led by Pat McFadden MP, found evidence of sub-standard care for sickle cell patients admitted to general wards or attending A&E departments. The inquiry also found widespread lack of adherence to national care standards, low awareness of sickle cell among healthcare professionals and clear examples of inadequate training and insufficient investment in sickle cell care. The report notes frequent disclosures of negative attitudes towards sickle cell patients, who are more likely to be people with an African or Caribbean background, and evidence to suggest that such attitudes are often underpinned by racism. The inquiry also found that these concerns have led to a fear and avoidance of hospitals for many people living with sickle cell. Care failings have led to patient deaths and “near misses” are not uncommon, leading to a cross-party call for urgent changes into care for sickle cell patients. Read full story Source: The Independent, 15 November 2021 -
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Black women four times more likely to die in childbirth
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Black women are more than four times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth than white women in the UK, a review of 2017-2019 deaths shows. The MBRRACE-UK report found women from Asian backgrounds are almost twice as likely to die as white women. Some 495 individuals died during pregnancy or up to a year after birth, out of 2,173,810 having a child. The charity Birthrights is concerned that overall "this bleak picture has not changed in over a decade". University of Oxford researchers say for the vast majority of people, pregnancy remains very safe in the UK. But despite slight decreases in the maternal death rate in recent years, there have been no significant improvements to these rates since the 2010 to 2012 period. Their current report shows heart disease, epilepsy and stroke continue to be the most common causes of death. And they say in some 37% of cases, improvements in care may have made a difference to the outcome. Lead researcher, Prof Marian Knight, said: "Pregnant women get inequitable care for several reasons. "Healthcare professionals often attribute their symptoms to pregnancy alone and they do not always end up getting the treatment they need because people can be incorrectly concerned about giving them medication. "On top of that is the unconscious bias that black and Asian women can experience. It all adds up. "We know from other studies that the disparity in death rates cannot be fully explained by socio-economic factors and other medical conditions for example. We need to look for other reasons." Read full story Source: BBC News, 11 November 2021 -
News ArticleCampaigners have called for a change in how epilepsy services are delivered after "alarming" new research revealed that nearly 80% cent of deaths in young adults could have been avoided. It comes as researchers behind the first ever national review into deaths linked to the condition warned that "little has improved in epilepsy care" despite previous findings of premature mortality. They describe the situation as a "major public health problem in Scotland", adding that deaths "are not reducing, people are dying young, and many deaths are potentially avoidable”. In particular, the Edinburgh University team found that adults aged 16 to 24 were five times more likely to die compared to the general population, a problem they said may be linked to the "vulnerable period of transition from paediatric to adult care". Overall, for adults with epilepsy aged 16 to 54, the mortality rate was more than double that for the age group as a whole, with as many as 76% of these deaths potentially preventable and the majority occurring among patients from the most deprived areas. Read full story Source: The Herald, 11 November 2021
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AI skin cancer diagnoses risk being less accurate for dark skin – study
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Artificial intelligence (AI) systems being developed to diagnose skin cancer run the risk of being less accurate for people with dark skin, research suggests. The potential of AI has led to developments in healthcare, with some studies suggesting image recognition technology based on machine learning algorithms can classify skin cancers as successfully as human experts. NHS trusts have begun exploring AI to help dermatologists triage patients with skin lesions. But researchers say more needs to be done to ensure the technology benefits all patients, after finding that few freely available image databases that could be used to develop or “train” AI systems for skin cancer diagnosis contain information on ethnicity or skin type. Those that do have very few images of people with dark skin. Dr David Wen, first author of the study from the University of Oxford, said: “You could have a situation where the regulatory authorities say that because this algorithm has only been trained on images in fair-skinned people, you’re only allowed to use it for fair-skinned individuals, and therefore that could lead to certain populations being excluded from algorithms that are approved for clinical use." “Alternatively, if the regulators are a bit more relaxed and say: ‘OK, you can use it [on all patients]’, the algorithms may not perform as accurately on populations who don’t have that many images involved in training.” That could bring other problems including risking avoidable surgery, missing treatable cancers and causing unnecessary anxiety, the team said. Read full story Source: The Guardian, 9 November 2021 -
News ArticleSocioeconomic inequalities account for an estimated quarter of stillbirths, fifth of preterm births, and a third of births with fetal growth restriction, according to a study published in the Lancet of over one million births in England The nationwide study across England’s NHS was carried out by the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit team, who analysed birth records between April 2015 and March 2017 to quantify socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in pregnancy outcomes. They found that an estimated two thirds (63.7%) of stillbirths and half (55.0%) of births with fetal growth restriction in black women from the most deprived neighbourhoods could be avoided if this population had the same risks as white women living in the most affluent 20% of neighbourhoods. Read full story (paywalled) Source: BMJ, 2 November 2021
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News ArticleGender bias is leaving many women with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder undiagnosed, leading psychologists are warning. The prevailing stereotype ADHD affects only "naughty boys" means at least tens of thousands in the UK, it is estimated, are unaware they have the condition and not receiving the help they need. "I used to tell doctors and therapists all the time, 'You've got to make this constant noise in my head stop. I can't think. I can't sleep. I can't get any peace,' but this was always dismissed as anxiety or women's problems," Hester says. Diagnosed with depression at 16, she spent much of her 20s unsuccessfully battling to be referred to a psychiatrist. And she constantly felt she was not reaching her true potential. Hester was finally diagnosed with ADHD in 2015, aged 34, and only, she says, because her husband had discovered he had the condition, a year earlier. His diagnosis took 12 months. "At no point did anyone say to Chris, 'This sounds like anxiety,' or 'Have some tablets,'" Hester says. "He was taken seriously." "Whereas with me, I was on the doctor's radar from the age of 16. "Bluntly, it took so long for me to be diagnosed because I'm a woman." Read full story Source: BBC News, 26 October 2021
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News ArticleTackling inequalities was “often not a main priority” for local health and care systems over the past year, the care regulator for England has said. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said the pandemic had exposed and exacerbated inequalities, and most services demonstrated some understanding of these. But it found that tackling inequalities “was often not a main priority for systems, or strategies to identify and tackle health inequalities were not yet well established”. Issues included poor accessibility of information in different languages for some people, varying service provision and access, and a lack of understanding of how people’s individual characteristics affected the care they needed. The regulator said an example of this was the specific needs of people with a learning disability from black and minority ethnic groups. It also flagged that an increase in remote or digital care could be a barrier to people who cannot access technology or do not feel comfortable doing so. The report found inequalities had also been exposed by the coronavirus vaccine rollout, with take-up lower in all minority ethnic groups compared with in the white population, and variances according to levels of deprivation. Read full story Source: The Guardian, 22 October 2021
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EventuntilAfter decades of gender health inequality, the much-anticipated Women’s Health Strategy is an opportunity to improve the lives of all women, but especially those in lower socio-economic areas. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show women’s life expectancy varies by almost eight years across England, ranging from 78.7 years in the most-deprived areas to 86.4 in the least. Girls born in the most-deprived areas of England will have almost 20 fewer years of good health compared with those in the least. Women living in the most-deprived areas have a higher incidence of poor mental health and are more likely to have early onset dementia compared to those in the least-deprived areas. With a backlog of 1.5 million cervical screening tests missed annually, an average of 8 per cent fewer women from the most-deprived areas attended their cervical screening in 2021. This free King's Fund online event, will consider the challenges to improving women’s health in the most-deprived areas of England and will explore what needs to happen on the ground to narrow the health inequalities gap and improve diagnosis, early interventions, and treatment for women. The event will look at learning from successful case studies and how these can be applied across different pathways. Register
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EventIn this conversation, James Munro, CEO of Care Opinion, will speak with Dr Lauren Paige Ramsey of the University of Leeds. They will be talking about the safety of people with learning disabilities in care settings, and what we can learn about that from feedback shared on Care Opinion. Here is the research we will be discussing: Systemic safety inequities for people with learning disabilities: a qualitative integrative analysis of the experiences of English health and social care for people with learning disabilities, their families and carers Do join us for this conversation: everyone is welcome. You don't need any academic or research experience. You don't even have to read the paper! Each conversation will last about 15 minutes, followed by time for questions. Once you register for this event you will be able to post comments and questions, in advance or during the conversation. You can also share the event, or post questions, on Twitter using the hashtag #corc The conversation will be recorded and available here immediately after the event, or later via the Care Opinion blog.
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EventuntilThe results from the Five X More nationwide survey on Black women’s maternity experiences will be officially launching on Tuesday 24th May "No decisions about us, without us" For many years Black women and birthing people in the UK have experienced poorer health outcomes and lower quality of care. This is particularly true within maternity. In the recent MBRRACE reports, clear racial variations in maternal deaths were observed, showing that Black women are four times as likely to die as white women during pregnancy, delivery or postpartum, yet the reasons for the differences in maternal outcomes remain unclear. We believe a crucial step to solving this is to understand how maternity care is delivered from the perspective of women from the Black community. Join us as we delve further into the statistics of this landmark study completed by over 1300 respondents and hear updates from our special guest keynote speakers TBA.
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EventuntilOn 23 June 2022, National Voices is holding an all-day conference, as we explore the topic of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), on the eve of ICSs becoming statutory bodies that cover the entirety of England. Now is the right moment to identify the changes we want to see as a result of this fundamental shift in the way the health and care system is organised. We want to see better, more equal outcomes for people, especially those not currently well supported by existing models. We also want to see more coordinated and effective care that enables people to live well, with fewer barriers between communities and formal services. The day will consist of high profile, topical panel discussions and engaging workshops. During the conference we will have a number of expert speakers joining us, including the keynote speaker, Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of NHS Confederation, and of course National Voices Chief Executive, Charlotte Augst. A series of workshops will cover crucial topics, including health inequalities, social prescribing and others to be confirmed. We look forward to welcoming a range of individuals and organisations to this event, which will offer an opportunity for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector to have constructive conversations with system leaders; ensuring that people and communities are involved appropriately and that the result of the new ICSs is a positive impact on the way people experience healthcare. Register for the conference
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EventuntilOur societies are currently at a crossroads. Demographic change, growing inequalities, the climate crisis, COVID-19, and the impacts of the war in Ukraine are all having a negative impact on the health and well-being of our societies. These challenges are straining public resources and the social fabric of our communities. How can we overcome these issues and grow stronger in times of crisis? The early years and later years of life are crucial stages in the life-course. How we approach health and wellbeing during these phases has a direct impact on the long-term resilience of our health systems and our wider societies. We must prioritise health equity and wellbeing among children, youth, families and older people to ensure they have the essential conditions and resources to thrive, setting them up for lifelong health and wellbeing. Alternative economic and care models, such as the Economy of Wellbeing – as well as socially-conscious public and private investments offer the potential to grow stronger and more sustainably out of the current crises. This in-person seminar will gather experts and policy makers to explore the necessary conditions in which all members of society, including young and older people, feel like capable and valued members of their immediate and wider communities. New and innovative approaches and investments will be presented, in the context of current European policy developments, and with a critical focus on their impacts on health equity. Discussions will be centred around the following themes: Securing conditions for health equity and wellbeing in childhood and adolescence in times of uncertainty Prioritising public investments for healthy and active ageing in the wake of multiple crises Exploring how we can turn our current uncertainties into opportunities for strength, through concepts like the Economy of Wellbeing Sign up for the seminar
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EventuntilThis study day from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine will give you the unique opportunity to hear from top national and local public health experts. We will consider how to identify and address inequalities in an emergency department. Gain basic skills in public health advocacy and prepare for your role as agents of change by tackling the major causes of premature death and issues driving the demand across the healthcare system. Learning Objectives Gain a better understanding of the prevention and public health priorities in the context of unplanned emergency care. Develop ideas and showcase projects for local public health activities that align with these priorities. Identify some of the tools to implement public health interventions including through partnership working with other agencies. This event is open to all employment grades, as well as other public health practitioners and specialists. More information and booking
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EventuntilJoin cross-sector leaders and their learning partners to explore the role the voluntary sector can play in helping to tackle health inequalities in neighbourhoods, places and Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). As ICS structures are set to become formalised in July, The King’s Fund, Innovation Unit and Institute for Voluntary Action Research are providing support to understand effective cross-sector collaboration. Together, they will share learning from work in partnership with, or funded by, The National Lottery Community Fund, and profile people doing it on the ground. This webinar will spotlight three place-based partnerships that have been working to address health inequalities in their areas: Supported by the Innovation Unit Andrew Billingham and Lisa Cowley from Beacon Vision, representing the Dudley & Wolverhampton Health Equality Development Grantee partnership in conversation with Steve Terry, Head of Engagement, Black Country & West Birmingham ICS. Steve has recently moved into this role having previously been funded through the ICS to explore Engagement & Partnership with VCSE. The Dudley & Wolverhampton Healthy Communities Together Project has partnered with Steve and others to create a culture of change across the system. The work focuses on empowering and enabling positive impacts both in terms of service delivery and integration to make long lasting improvements for people and communities. Supported by the King’s Fund Neil Goulbourne, Director of Strategy, Planning and Performance, One Croydon, will reflect on experience in building a shared agenda, trust and partnership working to support a move to better understanding health and wellbeing needs at neighbourhood level. One Croydon plan to use that insight to commission new health services from a more diverse range of providers. Supported by the Institute for Voluntary Action Research Sonal Mehta, Partnership Lead (VCSE) for Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care System, will share an approach to setting up a Health and Wellbeing Alliance in Milton Keynes. Their aim was to involve the voluntary sector in strategic discussions about the design and commissioning of health and care services. As well as hearing from experienced system leaders in the NHS, Local Authority and voluntary sector about how cross-sector collaboration can drive health improvements for local people, there will be space for networking and discussion. Who is this event for? Colleagues working at place or system level within emerging Integrated Care Systems, policy professionals in NHS England and Improvement, and local VCSE organisations. Networking opportunity Following our webinar, we will be running a 45 minute informal networking session. Meet other cross-sector leaders and reflect on what you’ve heard, and what it means for your own work. Register for this webinar
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EventIt’s no secret that there’s a gender health gap between men and women, let alone the far worse experiences many women face because of their race, sexuality or disability. In December, it was announced that a women’s health ambassador will be appointed to help “reset the dial” on decades of gendered health inequality in England. This move was part of the Department for Health and Social Care’s Vision for Women’s Health strategy, which was published after almost 100,000 responses to a call for evidence. Key findings included that more than eight in 10 women feel that they are not listened to by healthcare professionals. A report published in January revealed women were being forced to wait longer for operations and healthcare appointments in the wake of the pandemic, with more women than men reporting facing these issues. This International Women’s Day, join The Independent's expert panel for a virtual event to discuss how sexism and other intersectional issues in health care impact women’s diagnoses. From mental health conditions and misdiagnosis to waiting lists, the menopause and maternity, join The Independent’s Women Correspondent Maya Oppenheim who will host this free lunchtime event. The expert panel will include Health Correspondent Rebecca Thomas, Dr Geeta Nargund, co-founder of the Ginsburg Women’s Health Board, Le’Nise Brothers, Women’s Health and Wellbeing Expert, plus more panellists to be announced. Register
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EventuntilThe Royal College of Midwives education and research conference 2022 - Ensuring every voice is heard: promoting inclusivity in education, research and midwifery care This exciting annual conference is aimed at all those involved or interested in midwifery education and research and the overall theme is promoting inclusivity in research and education. The conference is free for RCM members and £75 plus an admin fee for non-RCM members. The objectives of the conference are to: Give a platform to midwifery researchers and educators to highlight their work and spread understanding of their findings and of good practice Provide an opportunity for midwifery researchers and educators, those aspiring to be researchers and educators and others working in the maternity field to build their professional networks Enable those attending to learn about the latest evidence and innovations in midwifery education and research, particularly in relation to promoting inclusivity and reducing inequalities in midwifery education, research and practice. The conference has shared plenary sessions which include both education and research and breakout parallel sessions that focus on either education or research. The conference will have both invited speakers and those who have submitted an abstract that has been accepted for presentation. There will also be panel discussions for audience Q&As and practical workshops on literature searching and writing for publication. Overall conference themes The contribution of midwifery education and research to reducing inequalities and improving inclusion in maternity care, Hearing lesser heard voices to improve education, research and practice, Embedding the future midwife standards in education, research and practice Supporting the mental health of midwives, maternity staff, educators, student midwives and the women and families we serve. Book a place
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Public Mental Health Virtual Symposium 2022
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untilThe National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is hosting its second virtual symposium showcasing the latest research conducted within the NIHR School for Public Health Research Public Mental Health (PMH) Programme. At the symposium, you will be able to: hear updates on the latest research from across the PMH programme, provide comments and feedback on the findings, ask academic and peer researchers questions about public mental health research, improve your own knowledge of public mental health research, build connections with others interested in public mental health. Audience This event is free to attend and open to anyone interested in public mental health, including members of the Public Mental Health (PMH) Network. Programme This is a one-day event with morning and afternoon sessions that need to be booked separately. Morning session: 10.00am – 12.30pm This session will showcase the work from Phase 2 of the Public Mental Health Programme, which has been focused on evaluating promising approaches (activities, programmes, etc.) for mental health. This programme of work is divided into eight projects: five that explore public mental health in adults, and three projects which explore public mental health in children and young people: Adult mental health projects Co-located services for working-age adults Community interventions for older adults Economic evaluation of public mental health interventions Using big data to understand public mental health interventions and inequalities Public perspectives on inequalities in public mental health Children & young people mental health projects School culture and student mental health: a participatory action research study Qualitative case study examining the links between school culture and student mental health Creating a Health Research Network to improve young people’s mental health and well-being There will be presentations on all eight projects co-facilitated by academic researchers and peer researchers who have worked together throughout this phase of the programme. Afternoon session: 2.00 – 4.30pm The afternoon session will be made up of a series of short presentations showcasing the SPHR public mental health work from: PhD students Public Health Practice Evaluation Scheme (PHPES) Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellows Our Research Network (ResNet) members A full programme for the event will be made available soon. Inclusion Both the morning and afternoon sessions will include a series of presentations. In the morning session, you will have the opportunity to ask questions after the presentations, in breakout rooms, and in the chat box on Zoom. Your question will then be read by a moderator and either responded to directly in the chat or read out loud and answered. In the afternoon session, presenters will be monitoring the chat and using it to respond directly to any questions. Presentation slides used during the event will be read out loud. This will be through a mixture of live and pre-recorded presentations, which will also be made available to view on the SPHR website after the event. If there are any access requirements you would like us to be aware of, please answer the question when completing your registration form. Any information given regarding personal access requirements will be used to inform access during the event. All information will be kept confidential. Register Morning and afternoon sessions must be booked separately. Please click on the links below to register for these sessions. Morning session Afternoon session Contact Please email publicmentalhealth@ucl.ac.uk if you have any questions. -
EventuntilWomen’s health is one of the most political issues of our time. Much like the rest of society, health systems have been created by men for men – and women have been left to fit around the edges. Despite incredible medical advances across the world for women, they remain infantilised and controlled by patriarchal health systems. PPP’s international report, chaired by Dame Clare Gerada and Dame Lesley Regan, will change this narrative. Join us to round off International Women’s Week on the 11th March 2022 to delve deeper into the report’s findings – as we challenge the status quo and put women back in control of their own bodies. This event has been kindly sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company and MSD. Topics covered during this event: Contraception Abortion Assisted Conception Cervical Cancer Prevention & Treatment Breast Cancer Prevention & Treatment The Inevitability of Womanhood: Menstruation & Menopause Taking a Gendered Lens to Data, Research and Policy Violence Against Women & Girls Agenda 2-2.45pm: Report launch A Women’s Health Agenda: Redressing the Balance is an expose of how we have got it so badly wrong when it comes to women’s health and what can be done to fix it. Globally, we are about to enter the fifth wave of feminism, and yet five movements of activism have not resulted in fundamental societal changes for women’s health. In this first session, report chairs Dame Clare Gerada and Dame Lesley Regan will present the report and dive deeper into its recommendations. 2.50-3.45pm: Why violence against women and girls is a public health issue Violence against women and girls (VAWG) has been a topic of much discussion both within the UK and internationally over the past year – and rightly so. However, VAWG is rarely seen as a public health issue. In a recent study of over 20,000 women, Victim Focus found that 99.7 per cent of this sample had been repeatedly subjected to some form of male violence within the UK. Furthermore, the World Health Organisation ascertains that almost a third of women aged 15-49 report they have been subjected to physical or sexual abuse by an intimate partner. Violence against women is preventable, and the health sector has a crucial role to play in providing healthcare to women subjected to violence. In this session, experts from various disciplines will discuss the health and political issues around VAWG and what needs to be done to address this systemic societal problem. Speakers to be announced. 3:50-4:25pm: Keynote Speaker Our keynote speaker will assess the current challenges facing women’s health within both the international and UK context. Covid-19 is not a gender-neutral disease, and its burdens continue to fall most heavily on women. Similarly the climate crisis is most keenly felt by women across the world and poses huge health challenges. Our keynote speaker will discuss how 2022 can build on past activism to change the trajectory facing women’s health. Keynote to be announced. 4.25-4.30pm: Chair’s Close 4.30-6.00pm: Networking Drinks Register for this event
