Action on health inequalities

An introduction: Action on health inequalities

Our expert panel introduce themselves and why they're passionate about addressing health inequalities in healthcare.

Dr Dan Smith

Editor-in-chief, Medical Care - driving change

Dr Katie Malbon

Paediatric consultant, St Mary’s Hospital, NHS Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Dr Aicha Bouraoui

Adolescent and adult rheumatology consultant in Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, and Honorary consultant in Adolescent Rheumatology at University College London hospitals

Dr Ruw Abeyratne

Geriatric and general medicine consultant and director of health equity and inclusion, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

 

Katie Malbon and Sarah Sabra: Health inequalities in children and young people

Sara shares her reflections on health inequalities as both a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and an intern at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Katie Malbon

Paediatric consultant, St Mary’s Hospital, NHS Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Sara Sabra

Intern, Adolescent Rheumatology department, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Published

18 March 2024

Theme

Leading change

About

An introduction to the very first Medical Care - driving change podcast series, Action on health inequalities.

Further resources

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Ruw Abeyratne: Health inequality: Why my business is your business

Health inequalities cost the NHS an estimated a year in hospital episodes alone. The broader economic cost is several multiples greater.

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Ruw Abeyratne: Health equality: it starts with self-compassion

Health inequalities are avoidable differences in health between different groups of the population. If health inequalities are avoidable, are they not also deeply unjust?

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Ruw Abeyratne: Health inequality: let’s get digital

Before we can mitigate for digital exclusion, we must agree on a shared understanding of what the problem is.