Financial support has been provided to the Royal College of Physicians as a grant from Pfizer Ltd.
Dr Ruw Abeyratne, Dr Katie Malbon and Dr Aicha Bouraoui continue their discussion on how health inequalities affect patients’ access to care, especially in planned services. They discuss how rigid systems, social stressors, and lack of empowerment make it hard for people, particularly adolescents and vulnerable adults to attend appointments.
Speakers
A consultant paediatrician and clinical director at Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust.
A clinical research fellow in adolescent rheumatology and an ST7 in rheumatology and general internal medicine.
Ruw is a consultant in geriatric and general medicine. She is University Hospitals of Leicester's (UHL) director of health equality and inclusion and is accountable for the trust’s approach to understanding and addressing health inequalities within the local population. This includes improving access to elective and non-elective care, ensuring that restoration of services is inclusive and equitable.
