Inequalities Meeting

NIHR Policy Research Units’ Inequalities Meeting 23rd September 2021

At this cross-PRU workshop organised by Mark Petticrew at LSHTM, experts in inequalities discussed the mechanisms driving inequalities; health economic perspectives of inequalities and embedding inequalities in policy and commissioning processes and research. Guest speakers included Martin White and Jean Adams (Public Health PRU); Susan Griffin (Public Health PRU); Simon Robinson (DHSC); and Margaret Whitehead (Public Health PRU).

Agenda

11:30-11:40 Mechanisms of inequalities: individual agency, behaviour change, and environments
Martin White / Jean Adams, Public Health PRU
10 mins
11:40-11:50 A health economics perspective on inequalities
Susan Griffin, Public Health PRU
10 mins
11:50-12:05 Discussion
ALL
15 mins
12:05-12:40 Embedding inequalities in policy and commissioning processes and in research
12:05-12:15 Embedding inequalities in policy and commissioning processes
Simon Robinson, DHSC
10 mins
12:15-12:25 Discussion
ALL
10 mins
12:25-12:40 How can inequalities perspective become embedded in PRU research?
Discussion ALL
15 mins
12:40-13:00 Reflections and closing comments
12:40-12:50 Reflections
Margaret Whitehead, Public Health PRU
10 mins
12:50-13:00 Closing comments
Mark Petticrew, Public Health PRU
10 mins


Infographics

Two infographics based on this meeting are available.

Perspectives on researching inequalities: definitions and frameworks

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NIHR Policy Research Units' Inequalities Meeting, 23rd Sept 2021
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