Population health: an opportunity to transform health and care

In this session you will: 

• hear about what is driving decision-making about population health across the globe 

• learn about the impact of economic and commercial drivers on the social determinants of health and how these factors shape behaviours. 

In this session you will gain insight into the findings of the recently published report, A covenant for health*. This cross-party report aims to set out the policies and partnerships needed to improve health in England in the next 5 to 10 years. You will hear about:

• the role of partnerships and collaboration and what more needs to be done by the NHS, public health, charities, business, localities, individuals, and government to enable people to lead healthier lives

• why this hasn’t happened to date – and what lessons can be learnt and built on.

*This report was led by Lord Geoffrey Filkin CBE with Professor Kate Ardern, Lord George Bethell, David Buck, Dr Paul Corrigan CBE, Professor Sian Griffiths CBE and Professor David Halpern CBE.

In this session you will learn about:

• how public health voices are being represented in integrated care partnerships (ICPs) and how ICPs’ approaches to population health are evolving

• how directors of public health are working with population health roles emerging in ICSs and how public health tools can be used to support a population health approach

• how to successfully harmonise ‘big picture’ ideas with practical action to bring about change.

In this session you will learn about:

• population health approaches that can address disparities in health outcomes

• what is being done to equip the health and care workforce with the knowledge and skills to tackle health inequalities within the new integrated care system framework

• how partners across ICBs, the NHS, public health, primary care, the VCSE sector and other local partners are working together to develop a population health approach to health inequalities to benefit the communities they serve

• practical examples of successful approaches that could be tailored to local areas.

Inclusion health covers a number of populations, including: 

• people currently experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness 

• forced migrants and refugees 

• Roma and traveller communities 

• those with substance and alcohol misuse difficulties 

• people involved with the criminal justice system including prisons 

• sex workers. 

Clinical outcomes among these groups are among the worst nationally. 

In this session you will learn about:

• the role inclusion health can play in reaching out to socially excluded people, who experience multiple overlapping risk factors for poor health

• why certain population groups face stigma and discrimination, which results in them not being consistently accounted for in health data.

• how a population health approach to i

Population health management is a data-driven tool that can support health and care staff to better plan and meet the needs of those who use services, to improve the health of a population. As such it has the potential to transform and innovate care pathways.  

In this session you will hear about:  

• what an effective approach to population health management looks like and how to use data to design targeted interventions and innovate care pathways  

• practical examples of using data to inform approaches for those on elective care waiting lists and with long-term conditions  

This session is sponsored and funded by Roche Products Ltd. M-GB-00013629, August 2023.

In this session you will learn about: 

• the role different parts of the health and care system can play in delivering better health outcomes for all  

• how leaders across health and care view population health, what their priorities are and their vision for the future 

• how people working in health and care can join forces to work together more efficiently and deliver better care for communities 

In this session you will hear about the three-tier framework of how Barnsley Hospital is becoming a Population Health Institution and taking more action to improve public health and reduce inequalities. You will gain insight into how local partners are:

• taking a more holistic and preventive approach by introducing services and support for people to address key drivers of health and equity.

• measuring and closing the inequalities gap in the hospital’s core services, so that the inverse care law is addressed, and services are fair, reaching those who need them most first.

• maximising impact on Barnsley’s environment, economy and society, by improving procurement, employment and environment policies to have a reaching and lasting benefit

In this panel session you will hear about: 

• why an approach that embraces the principles of population health is not a ‘nice add-on’, but the key to solving many of the problems facing a health and care system in constant crisis

• how to make progress in tired, old and current burning issues by putting population health at the centre of the system

• how to plan next steps that create change

• why population health is a model that will help the system achieve sustainable health care for all.