Finding fairhealth through focus, traction and impact
We are so excited to be sharing this conversation. Why haven’t we made much progress in tackling health inequalities up to now? We hear from someone trying to change this at a national level. Someone who is leading a team to try to make a difference in tackling health inequalities at scale. Bola Olowabi has an abundance of energy and enthusiasm, and her team are setting the national direction and vision to help support making a difference on the ground. This is a not to miss episode…
Episode breakdown
- Bola’s role in NHS England and improvement (2mins)
- Core20Plus 5 – what is it about, why now and what’s different to previous national strategies to try to tackle health inequalities? (5mins)
- What can we do at a primary care level to put Core20Plus5 into place? (10min 30seconds)
- What Bola and her team are trying to do at a national level to tackle health inequalities (14mins 50seconds)
- How to engage and work with stakeholders in tackling health inequalities(19mins 30s). Bola highlights the need for time, energy enthusiasm and humility.She talks shared purpose and shared action and emphasises the importance of investing in the quality of conversations rather than the number of conversations.
- What does success look like for Core20Plus5 in five years’ time? (24mins) What challenges she sees in achieving this success? (26mins)
- How can GPs support the Core20Plus5 effort? (29mins)
- Bola shares how she feels about being a role model for tackling health inequalities for women, BAME groups and anyone wanting to tackle health inequalities (32min 30s)
Bola’s learning resources (35mins 30s):
Michael Marmot ‘Build back fairer’
‘Fair society, healthy lives’ – Marmot Report 2010
You can hear more about the ‘10 years on’ report in our Fairhealth podcast episode with Professor Michael Marmot
Bola’s genie wish (37mins)
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