Event insights: Mental health and UEC – Understanding inequalities

Speakers

• Rebecca Gray – Director, NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network
• Paul Hopley – Deputy Director of Mental Health, National Mental Health Improvement Support Team
• Alex Thompson – Chair, RCPsych Faculty of Liaison Psychiatry and PLAN Advisory Board Member
• Marsha McAdam – Vice chair, Mental Health Network; Peer consultant, Centre for Mental Health and mental health advocate and ambassador
• Steve Gilbert – Anti-racism consultant
• Rushanara Begum – Suicide Prevention Coordinator, NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB
• Kerry Durkin – Head of Programme Management, Devon Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity Collaborative, Devon ICB
• Alana Mitchell-Tucker – Senior Information Analyst (Mental Health), Devon ICB

This webinar covered

• Understanding Health Inequalities: An overview of the current state of health disparities in A&E for people with mental ill health.
• Personal Experiences: Lived experience speakers will share their journeys, highlighting the barriers and challenges they faced.
• Professional Insights: Experts will discuss their improvement journeys, sharing successful strategies and initiatives aimed at reducing inequalities.
• Collaborative Solutions: Exploring how different sectors can work together to create a more equitable healthcare environment.