Health Inequalities

ALL grades of clinicians, allied health professionals, advanced practitioners, staff grades and medical students are WELCOME to attend this engaging event.

This afternoon webinar will include the following talks:

2.00 pm
Dr James Webbe, Clinical Lecturer in Neonatal Population Health at Imperial College London

Dr Webbe is a paediatric trainee doctor who is currently working as an Academic Clinical Lecturer in the Section of Neonatal Medicine at Imperial College London.  His research is focused on the outcomes of neonatal care and which outcomes matter most to former patients, parents, healthcare workers and researchers.

During his PhD he led the Core Outcomes In Neonatology (COIN) project and identified a neonatal core outcomes set. More recently he led the creation of a European Standard of Care for Newborn Health for Quality Indicators and is now on the Chair Committee for this project. He also participated in the identification of an ICHOM Standard Set for Preterm and Hospitalized Newborn Health. Having grown up in Jersey, James studied medicine at Cambridge and completed his Foundation training in South Shields before coming to London to train in Paediatrics.

COIN has identified the outcomes of neonatal care that matter most to patients, parents and clinical staff to help improve current data collection and guide future research. Future work to identify standardised outcome measures and timepoints will ensure that the journey of each sick baby informs improvements in future neonatal care. 

2.35 pm
“What the scale doesn't show: Complications and Experience of Children with excess Weight”
Dr Wing Tang, Consultant Paediatrician, Manchester University NHS FT

Talk synopsis:

Excess weight in children is increasingly common, affecting approximately one in five children in Year 6. However, excess weight is more than just a number on a scale. Behind those numbers are individual children with unique physical, emotional, and social experiences that can significantly affect their health, wellbeing, and daily lives.

Learning objectives:

1. To discuss complication associated with excess weight
2. Look at factors that contribute to excess weight in children, and discuss management strategies
3. Highlight patient experiences to improve understanding of the challenges faced by children and their families.

3.15 pm
Comfort Break

3.25 pm
"Young People Can! Youth Workers within Health"
Nicola Rigby, Youth Worker Service Manager, Manchester University NHS FT

Talk synopsis:
Introducing the MFT Youth Service - Engaging young people with long term health conditions in meaningful and supportive opportunities and activities, positive experiences and having their voice heard.

4.00 pm
Public health, social determinants of child health, and health inequalities
Dr Becky Walshe, ST1 Public Health and GP Registrar, Sefton Council

Brief synopsis / learning points:

1. Understand the role and functions of UK public health professionals and trainees
2. Discuss social determinants of child health and how these contribute to inequalities in child health outcomes

4.35 pm
Meeting Close