We would like to invite you to join us for the ARC Wessex annual event, this year jointly hosted with Wessex Academic Health Science Network. This event celebrates and supports research and innovation underway in Wessex that addresses health inequalities.

We will be holding sessions on the following topics:

• Public health response to tackle alcohol use and poor diet

• Reforming health services: Improving access to all

• Managing a long-term condition: Better ways to help

• Equity in mental health services

• Fairness and older age: getting the balance of care right

There will be the opportunity to attend 2 different sessions during the event, you will be asked to select your first, second and third preferred choice when you register. We will do our best to assign you to your preferred choices but this is not guaranteed as capacity is limited.

We look forward to welcoming delegates from across the region, including:

• Patients, carers and service users

• Health professionals, managers and service improvement leads in the acute, community, primary care and mental health sectors

• Those who plan health and care services

• Members of voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

• Colleagues from local authorities and other social care providers

• Public health practitioners

• Academics and researchers

More details will be circulated closer to the event, but please get in touch if you have any questions in the meantime. Please note places are limited.

Addressing health inequalities through research and innovation