About this event
- Date and time Fri 17 May 2024 from 10:00am to 4:45pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Association of Directors of Public Health, Royal Society for Public Health
The Royal Society of Medicine has joined with the Faculty of Public Health, the Association of Directors of Public Health and the Royal Society for Public Health to host this major event addressing poverty in the UK.
Leaders from both the charitable and public health sectors will deliver insightful talks, shedding light on the root causes of poverty and the current cost-of-living crisis. The profound impact of poverty on health, particularly among vulnerable groups such as children and families, will be a particular focus of the day. Conference attendees can expect a thought-provoking day filled with diverse perspectives, robust discussions, and an emphasis on actionable solutions for combating poverty and its adverse effects at both the national and local levels.
By attending you will:
- Participate in dynamic Q&A sessions with expert speakers from charitable and public health backgrounds.
- Collaborate on identifying actionable next steps for the public health community to effectively address poverty and its health-related consequences.
- Contribute to the formulation of a comprehensive public health consensus statement on poverty, which will serve as a powerful advocacy tool for influencing governmental policy decisions.
Only virtual places are currently available. In person places are now sold out.
To secure your virtual attendance, please register via this link. Please note that you will need to create a free account with the RSM in order to register.
Join us as we unite to confront one of society's most pressing challenges and work towards meaningful change.
Show Virtual / In Person rates
Tickets (In Person)
Standard pricing available until 04 May 2024.
Member
| RSM Associate | RSM Fellow | RSM Retired Fellow | RSM Student | RSM Trainee |
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Non - Member
| AHP / Nurse / Midwife | FPH Member | Consultant / GP / SAS Doctors | Student | RSPH Member | Trainee |
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| £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Tickets (Virtual)
Standard pricing available until 15 May 2024.
Member
| RSM Retired Fellow | RSM Associate | RSM Fellow | RSM Trainee | RSM Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Non - Member
| AHP / Nurse / Midwife | Consultant / GP / SAS Doctors | FPH Member | RSPH Member | Student | Trainee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Agenda
View the programme
Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction from host organisation
Professor Kevin Fenton President Faculty of Public Health, William Roberts, Chief Executive, Royal Society of Public Health, Professor Greg Fell President Association Directors of Public Health, Professor Maggie Rae, President of Epidemiology and Public Health Section, Royal Society of Medicine
Poverty in the UK - A view from Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Paul Kissack, Group Chief Executive of Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust
Helping citizens living in poverty
Claire Moriarty, Chief Executive, Citizens Advice
Localised perspectives on poverty - Transport poverty in Scotland
Dr Margaret Douglas, Consultant Public Health Scotland
Facilitating financial wellbeing - A local authority perspective
Dr Dhanya Gardner, Public Health StR and member of the faculty of Public Health Poverty Special Interest Group
Panel discussion
Lunch
Steps to reduce poverty and improve health and the economy
Hannah Slaughter, Senior Economist at Resolution Foundation
Child poverty - A Welsh perspective
Dr Ciaran Humphreys, Public Health Wales, Child Poverty and Professor Matthew Ashton, Director of Public Health Liverpool
Tackling child poverty in the UK
Alison Garnham, Chief Executive of Child Action Poverty Group
Call to action: consensus statement and next steps
Closing remarks from host organisation
Close of meeting
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
The agenda is subject to change at any time.
If the event is recorded, we are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. There is no guarantee that all sessions will be available after the event, this is at the presenter’s and RSM’s discretion.
All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.
This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.