Improving Inclusion in Health & Care Research, Event 2: The System Level

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Background

This autumn the Health Foundation, The King’s Fund, The Nuffield Trust and Health Services Research UK will hold a series of events on improving inclusion in health and care research.

An inclusive research system is essential for the delivery of effective, appropriate and respectful health and care services for all, and for understanding and reducing health inequalities. Everyone involved in commissioning, funding, designing and conducting research has a part to play in eliminating discrimination and ensuring that health and care research genuinely serves all patients and communities.

“As a parent of a child with a serious life-threatening illness (Cystic Fibrosis), the past 20 years of his care has taught me that management of health and illness is a collaboration between people and clinicians. This should start with research – to ensure that resulting knowledge is relevant to what matters to people.”
Mandy Rudczenko

Aims for the event series

Across three online events we will showcase people, projects and organisations using inclusive and innovative approaches, and highlight ways we can move existing practice forward. We will also scrutinise the barriers to inclusion and consider how they can be tackled, at both a research project and system level. By bringing together people from across the research and policy landscape, including patients and people with lived experience, we will determine the practical actions we can take to bring about meaningful improvements.

Improving inclusion at a system level

The second event on 5 October will look at improving inclusion at a system level. Speakers will share examples of how we can encourage a more inclusive research culture, centre the role of patients and the public in research, and improve the quality and consistency of health datasets.

Speakers include:

Lilian Hunt, EDIS Programme Lead, Wellcome Trust
Niccola Hutchinson-Pascal, Head of Co-Production Collective
Shahid Muhammad, Researcher at UWE Bristol, Co-founder of the Renal Patient Support Group
Sarah Scobie, Deputy Director of Research, The Nuffield Trust
Darren Miguel Sharpe, Senior Research Fellow and Researcher in Residence, Institute for Health and Human Development, UEL

Who should attend?

This event is open to anyone with an interest in improving inclusion in health and care research including researchers, public contributors, practitioners and those involved in the funding and commissioning of research.