In brief
In brief
This half day conference focused on measuring and commissioning for equitable health care services. The conference offered an update on how policy on inequalities and equity is being brought together, and featured practical examples of how to use routine data to measure inequalities and commission services that are fair and accessible.
Programme
Programme
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
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- The tension between equality and inequality issues
Dr Bobbie Jacobson OBE, Director, London Health Observatory
Download Dr Bobbie Jacobson's presentation (177 kb) - 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
Download Dr Tammy Boyce's presentation (407 kb)
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
Download Veena Raleigh's presentation (110 kb) - Using GP data and QOF
Dr Christopher Millett, Consultant in Public Health, Imperial College London
Download Dr Christopher Millett's presentation 12.15pm (292 kb) - Using data for improvement – an international perspective from the US
Ruth Thorlby, Fellow, Health Policy, The King's Fund
Download Ruth Thorlby's presentation (591 kb)
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.
- Patient profiling and data analysis
Carole Adebayo, Health Intelligence Manager, Liverpool Primary Care Trust
Pauline Mitchell, Equality Data Manager, Liverpool Primary Care Trust
Download Pauline Mitchell and Carole Adebayo's presentation (254 kb) - 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
Download Sarah Corlett and Dr Richard Williams' presentation (103 kb) - Identifying the equality dimensions within inequalities: implications for targeting interventions
Jan Smithies, Associate Delivery Manager, Health Inequalities National Support Team, Department of Health
Download Jan Smithies' presentation (639 kb)
Session four: Creating change
- Interactive session
This session gave delegates the opportunity to discuss how to use data to make changes happen in practice.
Speakers
Speakers
Keynote speaker
- David Buck
Deputy Director, Health Inequalities Unit, Department of Health
Speakers
- Carole Adebayo
Health Intelligence Manager, Liverpool Primary Care Trust - Dr Tammy Boyce
Research Fellow (Public Health), The King's Fund, Senior Research Fellow, Health Inequalities Review for England - Sarah Corlett
Consultant in Public Health, NHS Lambeth - Dr Bobbie Jacobson OBE
Director, London Health Observatory - Dr Christopher Millett
Consultant in Public Health, Imperial College London - Pauline Mitchell
Equality Data Manager, Liverpool Primary Care Trust - Veena Raleigh
Senior Fellow, Policy, The King's Fund - Jan Smithies
Associate Delivery Manager, Health Inequalities National Support Team, Department of Health - Ruth Thorlby
Fellow, Health Policy, The King's Fund - Dr Richard Williams
GP, PEC Member, NHS Lambeth
