The Covid-19 pandemic, where lockdowns forced many of us to stay at home, and the past winter, with high energy bills and a cost-of-living crisis, have brought the importance of housing into sharp focus. Many people are struggling to meet basic housing needs and living in poor conditions.
The Marmot Review 10 Years On sets out ‘poor-quality housing harms health and evidence shows that exposure to poor housing conditions is strongly associated with poor health, both physical and mental’. Recognising that healthy homes are the foundation of healthy communities and healthy lives, The King’s Fund organised a two-day virtual conference on housing and health in November. The event explored how housing affects health and wellbeing. We also explored the ways the health and care sector should work with partners in housing, local government, and local voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) to improve health outcomes.
The event highlighted the role of housing quality can impact health outcomes, from keeping older people out of hospital and giving children the best start in life, to the impact of housing on health and wellbeing. Hear about efforts to collaborate and integrate services and why putting housing at the forefront of health policy design and action can help tackle health inequalities, support prevention and protect the health of communities in the future.
What can I expect from this event?
Join your peers from across health and care, housing, local government, the VCSE sector, and experts from The King’s Fund to explore issues including:
- how housing affects health and wellbeing
- the link between housing and health inequalities
- how to improve collaboration between housing and health and the role of integrated care systems in bringing partners together to tackle the social determinants of health including housing
- building healthy communities of the future which are designed in a way that meets the wellbeing needs of people locally
Event supporters
If you’d like a conversation about your business goals, and how being involved in this event can help you, please email the Partnership team at partnerships@kingsfund.org.uk.
Confirmed speakers
Professor Sir Michael Marmot
Director, Institute of Health Equity, UCL Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Richard Blakeway
Ombudsman, Housing Ombudsman Service
Simon Bottery
Senior Fellow, Social Care, The King’s Fund
Councillor Kaya Comer-Schwartz
Leader, Islington Council and Labour Vice Chair, LGA Community Wellbeing Board.
Emma Davies
Principal Sustainability Officer, Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service
Tracey Downie
Chief Executive, Women’s Pioneer Housing
Venus Galarza-Mullins
Policy Manager, Shelter
Kate Hillerby
Strategic Funding and Programme Manager, Regeneration and Economy Team, East Hampshire District Council
Chris Harris
Associate Director of Housing, Sussex Health and Care
Connie Jennings
Director of Stronger Communities, whg
Catherine Max
Health and Sustainability Consultant, Health and Housing Impact Network
Angelina Morgan
Director of Complex Specialist Services, Look Ahead
Maria Morgan
Executive Director, Kineara CIC
Kevin McGeough
Head of Strategy and Placemaking, Ebbsfleet Garden City
Tapiwa Mtemachani
Director of Transformation and Partnership including Academy, NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Chris Naylor
Senior Policy Fellow, The King’s Fund
Dr Laura Neilson
CEO, Hope Citadel
Josephine Ozols-Riding
Housing and Health Programme Manager, Housing, Planning and Environments for Health, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care
Dr Rachel Russell
Senior Regional Advisor, Foundations
Kate Sheehan
Vice-Chair, Specialist Section for Housing, Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Julia Thrift
Healthier Place-making, Town and Country Planning Association
Dr Richard Turkington
Co-ordinator, the Healthier Housing Partnership: and Director, Housing Vision
Andrew van Doorn OBE
Chief Executive, HACT
Lauren Walker
Professional Adviser, Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Sally Warren
Director of Policy, The King’s Fund
Programme
Monday 30th October
Access the conference
We will send you an email with information on how to access the conference. Please log in and get familiar with the platform. Take this opportunity to meet other attendees and visit the exhibition. Please note, you will need to use an up-to-date web browser. We recommend using Google Chrome for the best experience.
Tuesday 7 November 2023
9.30-10.45am Session one: How to improve collaboration between housing and health
9.30amWelcome and introduction
Sally Warren, Director of Policy, The King’s Fund
9.35amHow housing contributes to health inequality and what can be done to ensure health equity for all
Key note session
Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director, Institute of Health Equity, UCL Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
9.55amQuestions and discussion
10.05amA call to action ahead of a tough winter
- Hear how integrating housing in health policies can help protect people’s health and improve health outcomes in communities.
- Learn about new initiatives and best practice ideas to support the health of those facing poor living conditions.
Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Leader, Islington Council and Labour Vice Chair, LGA Community Wellbeing Board
Josephine Ozols-Riding, Housing and Health Programme Manager, Department of Health and Social Care
10.25amQuestions and discussion
10.45-11.15am: Networking break and meet the exhibitors
11.15am-12.15 Session two: How poor housing is driving health inequalities
11.15amWelcome and introduction
Dr Richard Turkington, Co-ordinator, the Healthier Housing Partnership: and Director, Housing Vision
11.20amHow poor housing is driving health inequalities
In this session we will discuss the role of poor housing conditions are exacerbating existing health inequalities and what current plans across health care and housing to mitigate the long-term effects of unsuitable housing.
- Hear about the interventions social housing associations are using to help people through the cost-of-living crisis.
- Understand how health services can work closer together with housing and deliver better health outcomes for all.
- Hear about the impact of poor housing conditions in the context of the Housing Ombudsman Service report, It’s not lifestyle, which outlines that landlords should adopt a zero-tolerance approach to damp and mould and give it a higher priority with a change in culture from being reactive to proactive.
Tapiwa Mtemachani, Director of Transformation and Partnership including Academy, NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Richard Blakeway, Ombudsman, Housing Ombudsman Service
Connie Jennings, Director of Stronger Communities, whg
Venus Galarza-Mullins, Policy Manager, Shelter
11.44amQuestions and discussion
12.15-1.15pm: Networking break and meet the exhibitors
1.15–2.15pm Session three: Embedding housing in integrated care to achieve impact on health and reduce health inequalities
1.15pmWelcome and introduction
Catherine Max, Health and Sustainability Consultant, Health and Housing Impact Network
1.20pmEmbedding housing in integrated care to achieve impact on health and reduce health inequalities
In this session we will discuss how built environment, health, social care and environmental professionals can work together more effectively at policy, planning and delivery levels.
- How those in health and care sector – including integrated care systems – are working with others across the housing sector to tackle inequalities.
- Understand why housing is essential to the success of integrated health and social care.
- Hear about good practice integrating health, housing and social care services.
- Learn about the importance of housing’s wider context including social infrastructure and environmental factors such as climate change.
Maria Morgan, Executive Director, Kineara CIC
Tracey Downie, Chief Executive, Women’s Pioneer Housing
Emma Davies, Principal Sustainability Officer, Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service
Dr Laura Neilson, CEO, Hope Citadel
1.55pmQuestions and discussion
Wednesday 8 November 2023
10.00–11.00am Session four: How housing is supporting health in older age
10.00amWelcome and introduction
Simon Bottery, Senior Fellow, Social Care, The King’s Fund
10.05amHow housing is supporting health in older age
In this session we will explore how to enable people to leave hospital as soon as possible and avoid the harm that prolonged stay can cause. We will discuss examples of good practice, bringing together the NHS, housing and social care to create a ‘hospital from home’ for older people.
- Hear how to improve existing homes and adapt them to the needs of older age.
- Understand how to connect the dots and bring everyone working together to keep older people out of hospital and into their homes.
- How the NHS, housing and social care can work together to create a ‘hospital from home’ for older people.
Lauren Walker, Professional Adviser, Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Kate Sheehan, Vice-Chair, Specialist Section for Housing, Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Dr Rachel Russell, Senior Regional Advisor, Foundations
10.35amQuestions and discussion
11.00–11.30am: Networking break and meet the exhibitor
11.30am–12.30pm Session five: Integrating health and housing to improve recovery outcomes for people experiencing mental health problems
11.30Welcome and introduction
Andrew van Doorn OBE, Chief Executive, HACT
11.35amPanel discussion
In this session we will explore how organisations are improving recovery outcomes for people experiencing mental health problems by integrating health, housing and social care expertise in services and reforming care pathways.
- Learn about how with housing playing a more central role, people can be supported to move back closer to home from out of area placements.
- Understand how a focus on clinical integration in housing services can improve quality, experience and outcomes.
- Hear how to embed a housing workforce into NHS services that improves pathway flow.
John Child, Chief Operating Officer, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Angelina Morgan, Director of Complex Specialist Services, Look Ahead
12.05pmQuestions and discussion
12.30–1.30pm: Networking break and meet the exhibitors
1.30–2.30pm Session six: Building the healthy communities of the future
1.30pmWelcome and introduction
Chris Naylor, Senior Fellow, Policy, The King’s Fund
1.35pmBuilding healthy communities of the future
This closing session will take forward learning from the Healthy New Towns project, which changed how the health sector thinks about housing in the UK. Healthy New Towns, an initiative that focused on embedding housing principles from the planning stage of new homes.
- Learn about the impact of the Healthy New Towns project, and how those involved considered health and wellbeing in the planning and building of new homes.
- Understand the learning from the project and how the principles around healthy living and building resilient communities can be taken forward.
Julia Thrift, Director, Healthier Place-making, Town and Country Planning Association
Kevin McGeough, Head of Strategy and Placemaking, Ebbsfleet Garden City
Kate Hillerby, Strategic Funding and Programme Manager, Regeneration and Economy Team, East Hampshire District Council
2.05pmQuestions and discussion
Contact us
Programme or booking enquiries If you’d like to make a booking or programme enquiry, please email us at events@kingsfund.org.uk.
If you’d like to make a booking or programme enquiry, please email us at events@kingsfund.org.uk.
Sponsorship and exhibition enquiries If you’d like a conversation about your business goals, and how being involved with future events can help you, please email partnerships@kingsfund.org.uk.
If you’d like a conversation about your business goals, and how being involved with future events can help you, please email partnerships@kingsfund.org.uk.
FAQs
- How does the virtual conference work?
Format and time
High-quality, up-to-date content is delivered to you via an online platform that is open for four weeks. During the first week, you will have the opportunity to log in, test your connection and become familiar with the setup. The live sessions will take place over two in the second week, giving you the option to catch up on demand until the end of week four.
Virtual conferences mean you can digest content at your own pace and work around a busy schedule. You can pause and rewind presentations and put your questions to our expert speakers. There is an activity feed for public conversations and the option of one-to-one networking. Virtual exhibition stands enable you to interact with a range of organisations that will share expertise and information – all at a time that suits you.
Networking
If you choose to opt-in to networking, you will appear on the attendee list, where other delegates will be able to click on your profile and see whether you are online or offline.
If you discover someone that you would like to talk to, you can send them a message, invite them to have a one-to-one video conversation or exchange virtual business cards during the week that sessions take place. The messages and calls are encrypted and entirely private. If you are offline and another delegate sends you a private message, you will receive an email notification so you will never miss out. You are in control, so you can choose whether to accept or decline invitations and you can change your settings at any point in the four weeks, either to opt-in or opt-out of networking.
On your profile, you can share as much or as little information about yourself as you’d like, including your contact details, photo and biography, social media profiles or any websites you would like others to see.
During sessions, you can post questions for the speakers, make notes, take part in polls and take part in the session chat where you can interact with other delegates.
Resources
As well as the video content, we will share pdfs of the slides and other materials in the resources section. The exhibition will also contain links, videos and documents from the various exhibitors.
Taking notes
If you use the note-taking functionality during the sessions, you can access these later. They will be saved in the platform until the conference closes (at the end of week four) and you can email yourself a copy.
Exhibition
Virtual exhibition stands enable you to interact with a range of organisations that will share expertise and information – all at a time that suits you.- How do I get the best out of the virtual conference?
- Before the event, tell your colleagues that you are taking part and block out the time in your diary.
- Make sure you are using an up-to-date web browser on a laptop or desktop. We recommend the latest Google Chrome for the best delegate experience.
- Make the most of the online community by taking part in the live Q&A sessions and opting into networking.
- In week one, introduce yourself on the activity feed. This is an easy way of ‘getting your voice in the room’, starting conversations and establishing new relationships with colleagues in health and care.
- Avoid as many distractions as possible so you can immerse yourself in the sessions as you would at a physical conference. Treat each session as a meeting, put your phone on silent and close down your emails.
- If you know you won’t be able to watch certain sessions live, you can submit your questions in advance and put aside time in the third or fourth week to catch up on demand.
- Each session is approximately 75 minutes long and there is always at least a half-an-hour break between sessions so you can take a screen break or catch up on emails.
- Make sure you secure time in your diary at some point over the four weeks to visit the exhibition stands or the resource hub, where you will find free resources and can have conversations with experts from across the health and care system.
- What if I have technical difficulties?
When the event is taking place, we will be on hand to offer technical support, but it is worth using the extra time before the first session to log in and test your connection, just in case.
To ensure you receive the joining instructions and information leading up to the event please check that @kingsfundmail.org.uk domain is whitelisted by your IT administrator.- How do I access the presentations and conference materials?
Throughout the conference, we will share pdfs of the slides. You will find these at the bottom of each session page and we will post links to related resources in the chat and on the activity feed.
The portal is open for four weeks when you will have the opportunity to either watch, save or download these materials.
Once the platform closes, you will no longer have access to these resources so please ensure you save everything you need beforehand, including any slides, materials in the exhibition and notes you have made.
Please note, you will not be able to download the video presentations.
- Why do you charge for some events?
The King's Fund is an independent charitable organisation working to improve health and care in England. Our events are a key source of income, and this income enables us to continue with our charitable objectives.
The cost of running a virtual conference is similar to that of a physical event. Although a virtual conference has fewer room hire and catering costs, in order to produce a high-quality event, we still need to pay the costs for the technical supplier, support and developing the platform. With some sessions taking place in our building, we do have to cover some venue costs. We also have a team of dedicated events professionals, content experts, digital, marketing and finance support that work on these events.
Any profit that is made from these events goes directly towards achieving our strategic priorities. You can find out more about how we are funded.
- Do you offer bursary tickets for your virtual conferences?
We offer a limited number of bursary places for people with lived experience to ensure a balance of voices in the room. To apply for a bursary place please email us a short paragraph explaining why you wish to attend.
- Can I pay by invoice?
Yes. Please select your tickets and once you're through to the registration form on Eventbrite, you can amend the 'payment method' from credit card to 'pay by invoice' .
Please note, there is a £20 + VAT surcharge to cover the cost of processing invoices. This is an addition to the ticket price and will be added to your invoice. There is no charge for paying by debit or credit card.
- What is the refund policy?
Cancellations confirmed in writing more than 14 days before the first session will be refunded in full. We regret that no refund can be made after that date. However, you can transfer your ticket to another event in the following six months. Please email us at events@kingsfund.org.uk with confirmation of your original booking to cancel or transfer your ticket. On completion of the confirmed booking the delegate and their supporting organisation are liable for the fees for the training (regardless of whether payment has been made).
- Do you offer group discounts?
We offer a discount for group booking booked under the same order and organisation for more than 3 delegates. Please email us at events@kingsfund.org.uk to get the discount.
- 3-4 delegates (10 per cent discount)
- 5-6 delegates (15 per cent discount)
- 7+ delegates (20 per cent discount)
- What if I have accessibility requirements?
If you have other accessibility requirements you would like to discuss, please email us at events@kingsfund.org.uk We will also ask you for this information during the registration process.
Ticket prices
Please note, there is a £20+VAT surcharge to cover the cost of processing invoices. This is in addition to the ticket price and will be added to your invoice. There is one invoice fee per order, not per ticket. There is no charge for paying by debit or credit card.
Tickets now available
- Charity <1m turnover:
£150+VAT - Public sector, Charity or University:
£180+VAT - Small-medium sized enterprise (SME):
£250+VAT - Commercial/Profit-making organisation:
£355+VAT
Student tickets
If you are a student in full-time education, please email us for a promotional code, with a photograph of your valid student ID. Student tickets are £60+VAT.
