Poverty is a fundamental and persistent driver of health inequalities in the UK. People living in poverty are more likely to experience long-term health conditions, face early multi-morbidity and live shorter lives. Primary care sits at the frontline of this, both in witnessing and responding to the daily impacts of poverty on patients and communities
This joint webinar, hosted by the Faculty of Public Health’s Poverty and Primary Care Special Interest Groups, will explore how primary care can respond to poverty and its effects on health in the UK. The session will bring together leading voices to discuss structural drivers, practical interventions and the future policy outlook within primary care.
Speakers
- Professor Sir Sam Everington – GP and President of the Royal College of General Practitioners
- Professor Andrea Williamson – Professor of General Practice and Inclusion Health, University of Glasgow
- Dr John Ford – Senior Clinical Lecturer in Health Equity, Queen Mary University of London
- James Lander - Project Manager, Ilfracombe Poverty Truth Commission
- Chairs: Dr Elliot Clissold, FPH Poverty SIG Co-Chair; Dr Ijeoma Okafor; FPH Primary Care SIG Member
