Webinar: Health inequalities in 2040: Current and projected patterns of illness by deprivation in England
Wednesday 5 June 2024, 11.45–13.00
Wednesday 5 June 2024, 11.45-13.00
Decades of research has shown that the health of the population in England is unequal, with people who live in more deprived areas experiencing illness earlier in life and dying younger. Previous Health Foundation analysis has projected that 9.3 million people could be living with major illness by 2040, which is 2.6 million, or 39%, more people than in 2019.
In April, the Health Foundation’s REAL Centre published its second report in our ‘Health in 2040’ series, this time exploring how current patterns of ill health vary with deprivation across England, and to what extent this is projected to change by 2040. The findings have important implications for health inequality among the working age population and how it poses a challenge to labour supply and economic growth.
This webinar will convene experts to explore what the findings mean for how we might need to change as a society, and what can we do to better prepare for the future.
Speakers
Ann joined the Health Foundation in January 2021 as an Economist in the REAL Centre.
Before joining the Health Foundation, Ann was a Research Analyst at the London Assembly, providing the necessary research and analysis to undertake evidence-based scrutiny of the Mayor of London. Ann has also held research roles with City Hall’s Strategy, Insight and Intelligence Unit, UCL and the Behavioural Development Lab in India.
Ann has an MSc in Economics from Madras School of Economics.
Chair
Jo Bibby is Director of Health at the Health Foundation.
Jo is responsible for leading the Foundation’s Healthy Lives strategy to create the opportunities for everyone to lead a healthy life.
Joining the Foundation in November 2007, Jo initially led the Foundation’s influential portfolio of work in patient safety and person-centred care.
Jo has worked in health care at local and national level for 25 years, including 10 years at the Department of Health. As Head of NHS Performance, she oversaw the implementation of the policy agenda set out in the NHS Plan. At the NHS Modernisation Agency, Jo led an international quality improvement initiative – Pursuing Perfection.
Before joining the Foundation, Jo was the Director for the Calderdale and Kirklees Integrated Service Strategy where she led a major service reconfiguration programme to deliver improvements in quality, safety and patient experience.
She is a trustee at the Centre for Homelessness Impact and from June 2021 a non-executive director at Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.
Jo has a PhD in Medical Biophysics.
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