About this event

COVID-19 has shone a harsh light on health inequalities that persist in our society. With that, addressing healthcare inequalities has moved firmly up the priority list of leaders in the NHS, the wider healthcare sector, the community and in business.

In March 2022, the Royal Society of Medicine launched a multi-year ‘Tackling Inequalities’ programme. The inaugural Tackling Inequalities conference, in partnership with NHS England and NHS Improvement, will focus on Core20PLUS5, an approach designed to support Integrated Care systems to drive targeted action in healthcare inequalities improvement.

This will be a full-day conference taking place at the Royal Society of Medicine in Central London, with a networking event in the evening.

The conference will include key speakers and panel sessions in the morning. The panels will focus on the importance of the key clinical areas outlined in the Core20PLUS5 approach and the role of national organisations in reducing healthcare inequalities. In the afternoon there will be expert sessions on prevention. These will be delivered by senior leads from NHS England and specialist leads from the Royal Society of Medicine.

Keynote Speakers:

• Dr Bola Owolabi, Director, Health Inequalities at NHS England and NHS Improvement
• Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology at University College London, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity

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