Equality and inequality in health

Session one: Setting the context

• Welcome and introduction
  Chair: Veena Raleigh, Senior Fellow, Policy, The King's Fund 
• Keynote Address
  David Buck, Deputy Director, Health Inequalities Unit, Department of Health
• The tension between equality and inequality issues
  Dr Bobbie Jacobson OBE, Director, London Health Observatory
• What needs measuring – findings from the Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England post-2010
  Dr Tammy Boyce, Research Fellow (Public Health), The King's Fund, Senior Research Fellow, Health Inequalities Review for England

Session two: How can routine data tell us about inequalities in service use?

• Chair
  Dr Bobbie Jacobson OBE, Director, London Health Observatory 
• Using data to support needs assessment
  Veena Raleigh, Senior Fellow, Policy, The King's Fund
• Using GP data and QOF
  Dr Christopher Millett, Consultant in Public Health, Imperial College London
• Using data for improvement – an international perspective from the US
  Ruth Thorlby, Fellow, Health Policy, The King's Fund

Session three: Workshops: Using routine data to measure inequalities and prioritise commissioning 

This session featured practical examples of how to use routine data to measure inequalities and commission services that are fair and accessible.

1. Patient profiling and data analysis
   Carole Adebayo, Health Intelligence Manager, Liverpool Primary Care Trust
   Pauline Mitchell, Equality Data Manager, Liverpool Primary Care Trust
2. NHS Lambeth Datanet: collecting patient level clinical, cultural and ethnicity data to investigate inequalities in care
   Sarah Corlett, Consultant in Public Health, NHS Lambeth
   Dr Richard Williams, GP, PEC Member, NHS Lambeth
3. Identifying the equality dimensions within inequalities: implications for targeting interventions
   Jan Smithies, Associate Delivery Manager, Health Inequalities National Support Team, Department of Health

Session four: Creating change

• Interactive session
  This session gave delegates the opportunity to discuss how to use data to make changes happen in practice.