Health Creation: How can PCNs succeed in reducing health inequalities?
Event Information
About this event
BACKGROUND
The New NHS Alliance has worked with a wide range of cross-sector partners on a series of events exploring the question 'How can Primary Care Networks succeed in reducing health inequalities?
Two of the three events took place in February – one on Manchester, the other in Birmingham – and some radical proposals were emerging. The series was disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak with the final event, that was due to take place in March in Bristol, being postponed. We’re pleased to say that the final event has now been arranged.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Zoom details will be sent out a week before event.
The event will feature and explore what has changed with COVID-19, the extent to which some of the more radical shifts are now taking place and what needs to happen next for primary care, communities and local partners to respond effectively to the rising health inequalities exposed and exacerbated by COVID-19, supported by Primary Care Networks (PCNs).
AGENDA
14.00: Chair’s welcome and introduction to event
Dr Patrick Hutt, Immediate past chair, RCGP Health Inequalities Standing Group and Partner Queensbridge Practice, Hackney
14.10: What then? What’s changed? What now? Reflections from the last six months
Merron Simpson, Chief Executive New NHS Alliance
14.20: Steps for Primary Care Networks … how might we make it happen?
Dr Chris Tiley, Lander Medical Practice, Truro
14.25 Community relationships with primary care
1. The Crafty Fox: Life-saving Café 2. Southmead Development Trust
15.00 Facilitated breakout sessions and feedback to group
1: Changing nature of health inequalities: How has COVID-19 changed the nature of health inequalities and what does this mean for PCNs, local partners and communities going forward?
2: Recovery Journeys: How might people’s actual recovery journeys drive what PCNs, GPs and local partners do and invest in?
3: Handing power to communities: How can GPs/PCNs avoid the temptation to drive the agenda?
4: Places with no social infrastructure: What can primary care and local partners do in places with no existing infrastructure?
16.00 Reflections from an ‘enabling state’ perspective
Jennifer Wallace, Head of Policy, Carnegie UK Trust
16.15 Steps PCNs might take, emerging thinking
Dr Chris Tiley
16.25 Chair’s summary
16.30 Main event ends - Delegates welcome to stay to discuss PCN Contract with NHSEI
16.30 Health inequalities and the PCN DES: How might the DES Contract support this?
Will Tate and Belinda Yeldon
17.30 MEETING ENDS
A report will be published in the autumn.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This meeting is suitable for anyone that has, or will, be involved in PCNs - whether a provider, community organisation, a representative of a person with lived experience, or a member of the community.
INFORMING NHSEI THINKING
In addition, at the end of the meeting (16:30-17:30) there will be an opportunity for people to inform NHSEI's new thinking on DES Contract Specification 2020/21 as it relates to PCNs.
OUR VALUED SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
The events are supported by NHS England and NHS Improvement and a range of partner organisations including: Health Foundation, Carnegie (UK) Trust, Power to Change, Accord Housing, Walsall Housing Group, Birmingham VCS, National Pharmacy Association, Royal College of Nursing, Queen’s Nursing Institute, Institute for Health Visiting, Association of Directors of Public Health, Taskforce for Multiple Conditions and Local Government Association.
“To be successful, PCNs should aim to develop a culture and ‘business as usual’ approach of working in partnership with their local community, connecting with community assets and ensuring that the views and experiences of local people can influence all aspects of the design and delivery of care” - Olivia Butterworth, Head of Public Participation, NHS England and NHS Improvement
Organiser The Health Creation Alliance
Organiser of Health Creation: How can PCNs succeed in reducing health inequalities?
The Health Creation Alliance (formally New NHS Alliance) is a national cross sector movement that is addressing health inequalities through Health Creation. We are driving transformation on health and care through:
- Voice for change. Giving voice to the high value knowledge held by people with lived experience and those engaged in creating health. Providing opportunities for these voices to be heard, to help others make sense of why Health Creation works and what else needs to happen to reduce health inequalities.
- Connecting to transform. Drawing on our members and extensive connections to bring together movements and enable collaborations that energise and empower professionals and local residents to take action to address health inequalities through Health Creation.
- Communities of learning. Supporting a broad range of sectors and communities to learn from each other on how best to go further in adopting and embedding health creating practices in their place to reduce health inequalities.
Our mission is To increase the number of years people live in good health in every community.
