Panel: Closing the health inequity gap - access and outcomes
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 2:00 PM to 2:40 PM · 40 min. (Europe/London)
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- To what extent has the NHS LTP successfully reduced inequalities and regional variations in care and outcomes?
- Adopting a data led approach in expanding targeted screening such as the Targeted Lung Health Check Programme
- Evaluating drivers of health inequalities which aren’t easily measured or uncovered through traditional data-led approaches
- Introducing direct patient representation from the communities which are underrepresented, raising awareness of specific issues faced and closing the inclusivity gap
- Moderator: Julian Cole, Medical Director, UK & Ireland, Gilead Life Sciences
- Panellists:
- Femi Odewale, Managing Director, North East London Cancer Alliance
- Jonathan Ferguson, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon & Cancer Lead, South Tees NHS FT
- Ruw Abeyratne, Director of Health Equality and Inclusion, University Hospitals of Leicester
- Stewart O’Callaghan, Founder & CEO, OUTpatients
Speakers

Julian Cole
Country Medical Director, UK & IrelandGilead Life Sciences
Stewart O'Callaghan
Founder & CEOOUTpatients
Femi Odewale
Managing DirectorNorth East London Cancer Alliance
Jonathan Ferguson
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon & Cancer LeadSouth Tees NHS FT
Ruw Abeyratne
Director of Health Equality and InclusionUniversity Hospitals of Leicester