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This video features an insightful discussion on health inequalities, hosted by Dr Daniel Smith, a respiratory physician and editor-in-chief of Medical Care – driving change. He interviews Sarah Tilsed, Head of Partnerships and Involvement at the Patients Association, about the organisation's vital work in addressing health disparities. The conversation explores how social determinants—such as income, transportation, and digital access—affect patients' ability to receive care.

Dr. Daniel Smith interviews Dr. Kathy Petersen, GP partner and clinical lead at Northeast and North Cumbria ICS, about her work addressing health inequalities. Kathy shares her strategy to improve access for vulnerable adults who miss appointments due to disabilities, mental illness, or other complex needs. She discusses introducing an "adult not brought" appointment code and the importance of reasonable adjustments like extended appointment times and transport support. The video highlights the positive impact of these changes, including a reduction in missed appointments at a South Tyneside hospital. Kathy emphasizes the need for a more inclusive healthcare system that benefits all patients, particularly those facing financial or accessibility barriers.

Philippa works for the Addison’s Disease Self-Help Group (ADSHG) as their Communications and Research Manager. Through education and awareness, she aims to drive change to safer and equitable care for those living with steroid dependency, as well as raising awareness of the challenges faced by all rare diseases. Philippa has lived experience of the condition and was diagnosed with Addison’s disease 19 years ago.

Dr Daniel Thomas emphasises the dangers of multiple medications on patient health and the environment. Highlighting that unnecessary prescriptions contribute to adverse drug reactions and healthcare emissions. Advocating for reducing prescriptions and involving patients in decisions to improve both health outcomes and sustainability.

In this video, chair Dr Ruw Abeyratne is joined by Dr Aicha Bouraoui and Dr Katie Malbon to explore health inequalities and raise awareness of health inequalities in the NHS. They discuss the prevalence and effect of inequality among their patients, the lack of confidence physicians have in discussing health inequality during routine care, prevention, and how clinicians can intervene when they become aware of socioeconomic factors hindering their health outcomes. They focus on the importance of seeing a patient as a whole, not just treating the condition they present with.

Dr Katie Malbon, consultant paediatrician interviews Sara Sabra, a rheumatology patient. They discuss Sara’s experience of her condition, her experience with the NHS, the importance of education and knowledge regarding healthy lifestyles as a preventative measure. Sara highlights the importance of being treated holistically in a medical setting and encourages fellow patients to be inquisitive and ask questions of their clinicians.

In this video, pharmacist and final year medical student, Roshan Tasgaonkar Pharm.D dives into his recently published Future Healthcare Journal paper, Stars, stripes and scripts: Innovations and challenges in US pharmacy. In conversation with editor-in-chief, Dr Dan Smith, he explores the differences in the US and UK pharmaceutical systems, highlighting the evolving role of pharmacists and addressing the challenges facing the US pharmacy landscape.

In this video, Dr Debbie Wake, Dr Katie Malbon and Dr Nivedita Aswani discuss their work with helping patients with self-management of diabetes with the use apps and the digital platforms in health.

In this video, consultant rheumatologist Dr Aicha Bouraoui is joined by dietitian, Salma Mehar to discuss the importance of coproduction, multidisciplinary team working and patient involvement in the management of diabetes in children and young people.

In this video, Dr Hugh Rayner, retired consultant nephrologist, talks with Maya Anaokar, member of RCP’s patient and carer network (PCN), former head of communications and marketing for The Patients Association, about communication with patients in the NHS and recently appointed account director with Blue Lozenge.

In this webinar, Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Antonia Field-Smith along with an expert group, introduce their new communication guide, ‘talking about uncertain recovery’, in collaboration with the RCP. In their conversation with our editor-in-chief, Dr Dan Smith, they will share experiences and tips from their clinical practice to facilitate conversations around uncertain recovery, with an opportunity for questions from the audience.

Sander van der Linden is a professor of social psychology at the University of Cambridge. He studies the psychology of social influence, risk, human judgment, and decision-making and is the author of Financial Times Best Book of the Year 2023, ‘Foolproof’. In this interview, host Dr Josephina Price talks with Sander about the book, his research, and how misinformation can affect healthcare.

In this Medical Care - driving change webinar in collaboration with the Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ). Medical Care – driving change hosted a live debate on FHJ’s recent article: Will AI replace clinical decision making in our lifetimes?

In this video, John talks through the innovative machine learning techniques used at the Health Equity Evidence Centre to help navigate the growing number of health inequalities research publications.

In this interactive webinar, you’ll hear from Rory Cellan-Jones, former BBC journalist and technology correspondent; Dr Anne Kinderlerer, digital health clinical lead at the RCP; Dr Hugh Rayner, retired consultant physician and nephrologist, and Dr Charlotte Sharp, consultant rheumatologist. The panel will be discussing current practice with communicating with patients, the future of written communications and the role of AI. With an opportunity for questions from the audience.

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) recently release its clinical statement on chronic cough in adults, which includes a number of clinical practice points of interests to health professionals working in both primary and secondary care. Visit the page below for more information.