The Patients Association: Action on health inequity

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 Dan Smith

Editor-in-Chief of Medical Care - Driving Change and respiratory consultant

Sarah Tilsed 

Head of Patient Partnership at the Patients Association and is passionate about driving change and promoting equality and inclusion. 

 

The Patients Association

 

Published

04 March 2025

Theme

Health inequalities, Leading change

About

Dr Daniel Smith hosts a discussion on health inequalities with Sarah Tilsed, Head of Partnerships at the Patients Association, highlighting their work to address health disparities.

Further resources

Sarah Tilsed: Partnering with patients in the development of the outpatient strategy

Sarah Tilsed is head of patient partnership at the Patients Association and is passionate about driving change and promoting equality and inclusion. Sarah is leading on delivering the organisation’s patient partnership strategy, building strong engagement activities, broadening their membership and managing their helpline.

Webinar: Health equity - from theory to implementation

Dr Ruw Abeyratne, Dr Guddi Singh and Dr Partha Kar discuss how health inequality affects patients with long term conditions. The panel discuss the current healthcare landscape and what changes we can implement to help address inequality.

Health inequalities in the NHS: Prevalence, Effects, and Clinical Interventions

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 impact of health inequality, physician hesitance in addressing it, and how clinicians can intervene when socioeconomic factors affect health outcomes.