Future Direction for Race Equality in the NHS 2012

Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2AB Thursday 15 March 2012 1.00pm-4.15pm followed by drinks reception Agenda 1.00pm Registration and networking 1.30pm: Welcome- Gideon Ben-tovim, Chair, Race for Health + Chair Merseyside PCT Cluster 1.35pm Sola Afuape, Chair, Afiya Trust 1.45pm 1.55pm Gideon Ben-tovim Future Direction for Race for Health and Afiya Trust Patrick Vernon, Chief Executive, Afiya Trust Helen Hally, National Director, Race for Health Questions Maqsood Ahmad Director of NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS) Implementation on new publication Good Engagement Practice for the NHS E-Qualityhealth web tool Details of a new web tool for equality in health, developed by Race for Health for NHS South East Coast and NHS South West. Questions What is needed to make equality a reality? Three table top discussions: Workforce (Chair: Maxine James); Commissioning + service delivery (Chair: TBC); Community engagement (Chair: Maqsood Ahmad) Report back + Plenary + Questions Maxine James, Chair of the NHS Confederation BME Leadership Forum and a Non-Executive Director of Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Summing up Gideon Ben-tovim & Sola Afuape Drinks reception Close

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