NIHR ARC South London learning and networking event

At this event you will hear from local commissioners and ARC partners, a director of public health at a local authority, as well as ARC researchers and staff. We will explain how our research aims to respond to the challenges of an ageing society, more people living with multimorbidities, and addressing inequalities in health and care. We will also outline how we will support research findings to be implemented into practice. This is a great opportunity to network with other health and social care professionals, researchers, commissioners, patients and service users who want to improve health and social care services in south London.    

Programme

Hosted by Professor Annette Boaz, professor of health care research at Kingston University and St George’s, University of London, and member of the ARC’s patient and public involvement research theme

3pm – 3.15pm Welcome from Professor Sir Graham Thornicroft, director of NIHR ARC South London

Opening addresses: Dr Adrian McLachlan, director of Lambeth CCG and co-chair of the ARC South London board

Professor Irene Higginson, professor of palliative care and policy, King’s College London and the ARC’s palliative and end of life care theme lead

Alan Quarterman, patient and public involvement representative in the ARC’s palliative and end of life care theme

3.15-3.35pm Multimorbidities and health inequalities – what are they and how can we address them in south London

Dr Ruth Hutt, director of public health at Lambeth Council and Dr Ingrid Wolfe, the ARC’s children and young people theme lead and director of the Children and Young People’s Health Partnership

3.35-3.55pm New priorities for the ARCs: working with social care and public health

Professor Peter Littlejohns, deputy co-director of ARC South London and public health and multimorbidity theme lead, and Dr Kritika Samsi, research fellow in the ARC’s social care theme

3.55-4.15pm The ARC’s approach to implementation and engagement

Zöe Lelliot, acting chief executive at the Health Innovation Network (HIN) and Dr Natasha Curran, medical director at the HIN, co-leads of the ARC’s implementation and engagement, and Savi Hensman, the ARC's patient and public involvement coordinator

4.15pm – 4.55pm Refreshments, ARC research theme poster presentations and networking

4.55pm – 5pm Closing remarks, Professor Annette Boaz

5pm Finish