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All countries around the world are confronted by the challenge of making their healthcare systems sustainable. Such systems are squeezed between two irresistible forces, the escalating demands of ageing populations with multimorbid disease and the increasing costs of new technologies. Unless there is a change of approach the scandal of health inequality will only worsen; for the first time we are seeing a reversal in the increase in life expectancy in socially deprived regions of the UK.
In this lecture Professor Lechler will discuss how we can achieve affordable health gain for all, followed by a panel discussion with leaders in the field.
Sir Robert Lechler has recently stepped down from his roles as Senior Vice-President (Health) at King’s College London and Executive Director of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. He is currently Emeritus Senior Vice President (Health) at King’s College London, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Executive Director on the Board of Quell Therapeutics Limited and Senior Medical Adviser to Babylon Health.
Panellists:
Jennifer Dixon is the chief executive of the Health Foundation, a large independent endowed charity in the UK. With a background in medicine, academic research and policy analysis on population health and health care, for over 20 years Jennifer is a respected leader in her field.
Richard Douglas is the Chair for South East London Integrated Care System. He retired as Director-General of finance, commercial and the NHS directorate at the Department of Health in April 2015. Richard was a Department of Health board member since 2001 and from April 2011 to May 2014, he was the Head of the Government Finance Profession. He was Deputy Chair of NHS Improvement 2016 to 2020 and Non-Executive Director of NHS England 2018 to 2020.
Professor Chris Whitty is Chief Medical Officer for England. He is an epidemiologist and was Professor of Public and International Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine before becoming CMO. Chris is a practising NHS Consultant Physician at University College London Hospitals and the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, and Gresham Professor of Physic at Gresham College.
Sir Hugh Taylor has a long and distinguished career in the civil service including senior roles in the Department of Health and NHS Executive, the Cabinet Office and the Home Office. He is currently Chairman of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust since February 2011 and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Health Foundation from November 2017.
This is a free event. Connect via Zoom.