Tackling health inequalities for children and young people has never been more important with NHS England’s Core20plus5 approach gives a clear steer on how to address these health inequalities from the top.
The cost-of-living crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic have exacerbated inequalities for children and young people, against a backdrop of 4.2 million children already living in poverty in the UK (2021–22).
As the health and care system continues to grapple with operational and strategic challenges, and there are increasing and competing pressures on the budgets of integrated care systems (ICSs). This conference will take a solution-focused approach to explore how the health and care system can adapt to deliver meaningful change for children and young people, and how their voices and equitable resource allocation can take centre stage in decision-making.
Join us at this in-person conference on Tuesday 12 March 2024, where you’ll be part of a wide-ranging audience from central and local government, the NHS, private and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations, and people with lived experience.
This event is being held in partnership with Barnardo’s.
What can I expect from the event?
Sessions include:
- priorities for tackling children and young people’s health inequalities
- how to work with ICSs to develop a strategic focus on children and young people’s health inequalities
- the impacts of the rising cost of living, and the long-lasting impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on children and young people’s health
- how to involve children and young people meaningfully in the design and delivery of services
- supporting school-based early intervention and prevention for children’s mental health
- what good digital support looks like for children and young people
- the future direction of travel for policy, and priorities for creating healthier lives for children and young people.
Event supporters
The Association for Young People’s Health
Confirmed speakers
Marie Gabriel
Chair, NHS North East London and NHS Race and Health Observatory.
Professor Simon Kenny
National Clinical Director for Children and Young People, NHS England
Rukshana Kapasi
Director of Health, Barnardo’s
Professor Bola Owolabi
Director, National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme, NHS England
Professor Sir Michael Marmot
Director, University College London (UCL) Institute of Health Equity
Dr Jessica Allen
Deputy Director, UCL Institute of Health Equity
Dr Elizabeth Crabtree
Programme Director, Beyond – Children and Young People’s Transformation Programme, Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership
Alistair Cooper
Policy and Public Affairs Adviser – Child Poverty, Barnardo’s
Ghino Parker
Director, SEEN, Barnardo’s
Dr Mo Akindolie
Consultant in Ambulatory Paediatrics, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Priya Singh
Chair, NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board
Tracey Faraday-Drake
Director for Children and Young People, NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board
Dr Joanna Ellins
Senior Fellow and Head of Research, Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham
Catherine Roche
Chief Executive, Place2Be
Ava Green
Assistant Director for Autistic Children’s Services, Bradford District Care Trust
Dr Erica Cini
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist & Lead Psychiatrist - Eating Disorder Intensive Pathway, NCEL Eating Disorders Workstream Lead, East London Community Eating Disorder Team for Children and Young People
Maddie Julian
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, DigiBete
Prasad Nagakumar
Paediatric Respiratory Consultant, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Lynn Perry
Chief Executive Officer, Barnardo’s
Emma Sparrow
Head of Children & Young People's Engagement, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Dr Richard Massey
Clinical Director Keswick & Solway PCN and GP Partner, Caldbeck Surgery
Tuesday 12 March
10.00-11.15am Session one: Priorities for tackling children’s and young people’s health inequalities
10.00amWelcome and introduction
Lynn Perry, Chief Executive Officer, Barnardo’s
Welcome and introduction
Professor Carolyn Wilkins OBE, Fellow at Birmingham Leadership Institute, University of Birmingham and Chair, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lynn Perry, Chief Executive Officer, Barnardo’s
10.10amPanel discussion
The health and care system is facing profound challenges structurally and financially. In this session you’ll find out:
- how to make a difference for children and young people and tackle health inequalities
- how to rebalance services to focus on early intervention and prevention
- how to make sure children and young people’s health inequalities are prioritised within resource allocations
- the benefits of designing measures and services with children, and how this is being done effectively
- how to identify specific health inequalities, particularly in areas where data is patchy.
Rukshana Kapasi, Director of Health, Barnardo’s
Professor Bola Owolabi, Director, National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme, NHS England
Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director, University College London (UCL) Institute of Health Equity
Further speakers to be confirmed
10.50amQuestions and discussion
11.15–11.45am: Networking break and meet the exhibitors
11.45am– 12.45pm Session two: Breakout sessions
Delegates can attend one of the following three parallel sessions:
Breakout A: Working with ICSs to develop a strategic focus on children and young people’s health inequalities
Breakout B: The impacts of the cost-of-living crisis and poverty on children and young people's health
Breakout C: How to improve outcomes for children and young people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds and their families - This session is sponsored by Barnardo's
11.45am– 12.45pm Breakout A: Working with ICSs to address the social determinants of health and develop a strategic focus on children and young people’s health inequalities
11.45amWelcome and introduction
Chris Naylor, Senior Fellow, Policy, The King’s Fund
11.50amPanel discussion
In this session you’ll hear early lessons from ICSs working as part of the Children and Young People’s Health Equity Collaborative, which aims to improve childhood health outcomes by addressing health inequalities, informing best practice, and influencing local government and NHS decision-makers on how to provide effective care in their communities.
Dr Jessica Allen, Deputy Director, UCL Institute of Health Equity
Dr Elizabeth Crabtree, Programme Director, Beyond – Children and Young People’s Transformation Programme, Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership
Alicia Sansome, Children and Young People's Alliance Clinical Director, South Yorkshire ICB
Further speakers to be confirmed
12.20pmQuestions and discussion
11.45am– 12.45pm Breakout B: The impacts of the cost-of-living crisis and poverty on children and young people's health
11.45amWelcome and introduction
Julia Cream, Fellow, The King’s Fund
11.50amPanel discussion
In this session you’ll learn about:
- how the rising cost of living, and the long-lasting impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, are affecting children and young people’s health in their everyday lives.
- how, by working with partners (including local government and the VCSE sector), the health and care system can help address the causes and impacts of the cost-of-living crisis and child poverty through service design, innovation and delivery.
Alistair Cooper, Policy and Public Affairs Adviser – Child Poverty, Barnardo’s
Marie Gabriel, Chair, NHS North East London
Sally Burlington, Deputy Chief Executive, Local Government Association
Young person to be confirmed
12.20pmQuestions and discussion
11.45am– 12.45pm Breakout C: How to improve outcomes for children and young people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds and their families
11.45amWelcome and introduction
Rukshana Kapasi, Director of Health, Barnardo’s
11.50amPanel discussion
There is growing evidence that children from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds and their families have worse health outcomes in a number of areas. How can organisations deliver services that are accessible and effectively address social and economic inequalities, discrimination and racism? This session explores good practice and how this can translate to better outcomes.
In this session you’ll hear about:
- examples of the innovative work being done in SEEN, Barnardo’s Centre for children and young people of African, Asian and Caribbean heritage
- the culturally literate approach and resulting impacts of Barnardo’s RSV public health campaign (October 21–March 22), developed in collaboration with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and grassroots organisations
Ghino Parker, Director, SEEN, Barnardo’s
Dr Mo Akindolie, Consultant in Ambulatory Paediatrics, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Ngozi Edi-Osagie, Consultant Neonatologist, Group Associate Medical Director – Manchester Foundation Trust; Officer for Genomics – Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health; National Specialty Advisor Neonatal Critical Care – NHS England
Further speakers to be confirmed
This session is sponsored by Barnardo’s.
12.20pmQuestions and discussion
12.45–1.45pm Lunch and meet the exhibitors
1.45–2.15pm Session three: In conversation session
1.45pmWelcome and introduction
Sally Warren, Director of Policy, The King’s Fund
1.50pmIn conversation with...
More details to follow soon.
2.15– 3.15pm Session four: breakout sessions
Delegates can attend one of the following three parallel sessions:
Breakout D: How children and young people can meaningfully influence health care
Breakout E: Supporting school-based early intervention and prevention in children’s mental health
Breakout F: What good digital support for children and young people looks like
2.15– 3.15pm Breakout D: How children and young people can meaningfully influence health care
2.15pmWelcome and introduction
Emma Sparrow, Head of Children and Young People's Engagement, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
Safya Benniche, Research Assistant, The King’s Fund
2.20pmPanel discussion
In this session you’ll learn about:
- the work being done at Frimley ICS to meaningfully involve children, young people and families
- how strategic and structural changes at board level have supported this work
- the opportunities for this approach to be replicated across the system and what lessons have been learnt
- how the NHS Health Challenge Toolkit was co-produced with children to increase connection to the NHS, and improve health and wellbeing.
Dr Priya Singh, Chair, NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board
Tracey Faraday-Drake, Director for Children and Young People, NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board
Kath Evans, Director of Nursing (Children) at Barts Health & Clinical lead for Babies, Children & Young People at North East London ICS
Further speakers to be confirmed
2.50pmQuestions and discussions
2.15– 3.15pm Breakout E: How children and young people can meaningfully influence health care
2.15pmWelcome and introduction
Chair to be confirmed
2.20pmPanel discussion
In this session you’ll hear about:
- the opportunities for intervening early in a school setting to make a difference for children’s mental health
- how schools, the NHS, and local authorities can be encouraged to put early intervention at the top of their agenda
- the impacts of mental health support teams (MHSTs) within education settings and the potential of an expanded MHST+ service model, offering a qualified counsellor as part of every MHST, in increasing flexibility and supporting services to meet local need.
Dr Joanna Ellins, Senior Fellow and Head of Research, Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham
Catherine Roche, Chief Executive, Place2Be
Dr Richard Massey, Clinical Director Keswick & Solway PCN and GP Partner, Caldbeck Surgery
Marie Thomas, Senior Practitioner, Barnardo’s Education Community
Further speakers to be confirmed
2.50pmQuestions and discussion
2.15– 3.15pm Breakout F: What good digital support for children and young people looks like
2.15pmWelcome and introduction
Pritesh Mistry, Fellow (Digital Technology), The King’s Fund
2.20pmPanel discussion
In this session you’ll hear about:
- what good digital support for children and young people looks like and how to tailor digital support to the way that children and young people use technology?
- the opportunity that good digital support offers to engage children and young people in their own health and to support those with complex needs or who are transitioning from child to adult services.
Ava Green, Assistant Director for Autistic Children’s Services, Bradford District Care Trust
Dr Erica Cini, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist & Lead Psychiatrist - Eating Disorder Intensive Pathway, NCEL Eating Disorders Workstream Lead, East London Community Eating Disorder Team for Children and Young People (EL-CEDS-CYP), East London NHS Foundation Trust
Maddie Julian, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, DigiBete
Prasad Nagakumar, Paediatric Respiratory Consultant, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
2.50pmQuestions and discussion
3.15–3.45pm: Networking break and meet the exhibitors
3.45–5.00pm Session five: Creating healthier lives for children and young people
3.45pmWelcome and introduction
David Buck, Senior Fellow, Public Health and Health Inequalities, The King’s Fund
3.50pmCall to action from young people
More details coming soon.
4.10pmPanel discussion
In this session the panel will respond to the call for action and discuss:
- the future direction of travel for policy on children and young people’s health
- what focusing on children and young people as part of a shift to a more preventive approach to health looks like
- how the health and care system needs to work with partners, including local government and others beyond the system, to prevent future ill health and support children and young people now
- how the health and care system can ensure an enduring focus on health inequalities in the face of competing pressures.
Professor Simon Kenny, National Clinical Director for Children and Young People, NHS England
Dr Camilla Kingdon, President, RCPCH
Further speakers to be confirmed
4.30pmQuestions and discussion
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.
- General admission: £60 + VAT
Please note: We are not offering organisational discounts for this event.
Bursary tickets
We offer a number of free bursary places for patients and carers. These places are limited to maintain a balance of voices in the room between patients, service users, carers, and health and care professionals. To apply for a bursary place please email us a short paragraph explaining why you wish to attend.
FAQs
- 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.
There are costs associated with running in-person conferences such as venue, catering and promotional materials to name a few. We also have a team of dedicated events professionals, content experts, and digital, marketing and finance support that work on these events. Given these costs it is sometimes necessary to charge for attendance at an in-person event, to ensure we can deliver a high-quality event experience. 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 here.
- Do you offer bursary tickets for your events?
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 in 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 live session will be refunded in full via the same payment method. We regret that no refund can be made after that date, however, if you contact us before the event start, we can offer a transfer of your ticket to another event taking place 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 event (regardless of whether payment has been made).
- What if I have accessibility requirements?
If you have 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.
- What measures will The King's Fund take to reduce the risk of Covid-19?
- Fresh-air ventilation (HVAC) is provided in all rooms to reduce potential viral load.
- Cleaning staff will be on site throughout the day. There will be increased cleaning of all high-contact surfaces.
- Hand sanitisers are available throughout the building.
- Catering staff will wear appropriate PPE to protect delegates.
- What can I do to reduce the risk of Covid-19?
We recommend that all delegates complete a Covid-19 lateral flow test before attending an event – and to attend only if they test negative. This is the most effective control measure.
We ask delegates to wear a face covering while in common areas of the building. We recommend all guests retain the same seat throughout the event.
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