** There are no places left for this event - if you are interested in attending, please get in touch with us by emailing healthinequalities@london.gov.uk to be placed on the waiting list. **

The London Anti-Racism Collaboration for Health (LARCH) invites you to join us at London’s City Hall on Tuesday 21st November to focus on London’s health and care organisation’s progression to becoming actively anti-racist organisations, as part of our efforts to tackle ethnic health inequalities in London. The LARCH is a cross-sector programme, bringing together London’s health and care organisations - NHS, ICS, local authorities, public health, voluntary sector and community voices, and the GLA.

The LARCH seeks to enable us all to go further and faster on our commitments to tackling structural racism through collaboration.

This is the first event of the LARCH, following scoping and design phases over the last year. This work was developed as a response to Building a Fairer City (which has a linked event in the morning), is a key commitment of the Mayor of London’s Health Inequalities Strategy and has been supported by the Health Equity group, and funding from the above health and care partners.

Together, we will create a vision for change, share successes and challenges, and learn.

Confirmed speakers include:

Caroline Clarke, Regional Director for the NHS in London

Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London, Director of The UCL Institute of Health Equity.

Marie Gabriel, Chair of NEL ICS and Member of London Health Board, Chair of the NHS Race and Health Observatory.

Prof Kevin Fenton, Director, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (London), Regional Director of Public Health, NHS London, Statutory Health Advisor to the Mayor of London, GLA and London Assembly.

Building a Fairer City: End of Year Progress Report Event

Attendees are also welcome to join us in the morning for a celebration and progress update of the first year of the Building a Fairer City programme. The event will take place between 9:30am - 11:30am at City Hall on Tuesday 21 November. Please find more details and sign up here if you are interested in attending: Building a Fairer City: End of Year Progress Report Event

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Ahead of the event, we would ask you to review the attached slides with a short background on the LARCH development and the strategic framework.

Below you will find an event briefing and outline of the afternoon, including important information to note before you plan your journey to City Hall.

NOTE: places for the event are limited – please let us know if you are no longer able to attend.

Event briefing:

When:
TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2023

Time:
11.45 AM - 12.15 PM - Sign-in, refreshments and marketplace
12.15 PM - 3:00 PM - Event

NOTE: The LARCH event will take place following the Building a Fairer City event, which is due to finish at 11:30am. To avoid traffic at City Hall, if you are not attending the earlier event, we would ask that you arrive from 11:45am.

Where:
London Living Room, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1ZE. Click here for details about how to get there.

Security
City Hall has airport style security - please allow time ahead of the event start time of 12.15pm.

Audience
Health and Care sector; senior leaders/system leaders; reps from ICSs, Public Health, VCS

Aims
This is the first London Anti-Racism Collaboration for Health event.

The LARCH seeks to enable us all to go further and faster tackling structural racism through collaboration.
Together, we will create a vision for change, share successes and challenges, and learn.
The LARCH is delivering the HIS commitment to recognise and tackle racism.

Outcomes

Increased awareness and understanding of the anti-racism and health landscape and context for London;
Increased commitment to the LARCH and its objectives at all levels across the system and throughout organisations;
Outputs from interactive sessions to inform the LARCH’s activities over the next 6 months;
A better connected network of system colleagues working to tackle structural racism and promote anti-racism.

Agenda

11.45- 12.15 Arrive - sign-in, refreshments and marketplace

12.15- 12.20 Welcome

Debbie Weekes-Bernard, Deputy Mayor Communities and Social Justice

12.20-12.30 Introductory Address

Marie Gabriel, Chair NEL ICB, Chair Race and Health Observatory

12.30-12.40 Collaborating with communities

Jabeer Butt, Race Equality Foundation

12.40-13.05 Our vision for anti-racism and health in London - Table discussion (1)

Marie Gabriel, Chair NEL ICB, Chair Race and Health Observatory

13.05-13.35 Anti-racism journeys: Panel Discussion

Chaired by Marie Gabriel, Chair NEL ICB, Chair Race and Health Observatory
Panellists:
- Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London, Director of The UCL Institute of Health Equity
- Marie Gabriel, Chair of NEL ICS and Member of London Health Board, Chair of the NHS Race and Health Observatory
- Caroline Clarke, Regional Director for the NHS in London
- Prof Kevin Fenton, Director, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (London), Regional Director of Public Health, NHS London, Statutory Health Advisor to the Mayor of London, GLA and London Assembly.

13.35 Lunch and marketplace

14.00-14.50 Supporting change and action - Table discussion (2)

Caroline Clarke, Regional Director for the NHS in London
Case study presentations

14.50-15.00 Closing Address

Marie Gabriel, Chair NEL ICB, Chair Race and Health Observatory

15:00-15:30 Networking and marketplace

We look forward to seeing you there.

London's Anti-Racism Collaboration For Health Event