Royal Society of Medicine

“We know that people’s health directly impacts their ability to be part of our economic growth as a nation." Prof. Bola Owolabi, MRCGP MFPH(Hon), FRSPH explains the meaning of the theme of the 2025 NHS England and Royal Society of Medicine Tackling Health Inequalities Conference: Health is Wealth. Join us on Tuesday 28 January and gain a deeper understanding of the Core20PLUS5 approach and its practical applications to address healthcare inequalities. Book here: https://lnkd.in/eaXVpuMc #healthinequalities #tacklinghealthinequalities #narrowthegap

In May, we were moved when Michael Rosen reflected on the care he received during his eight weeks in ICU in 2020. Speaking with Dr Rachel Clarke, Prof Rosen shared excerpts from his book, ‘Many Different Kinds of Love: A story of life, death and the NHS’, chronicling his experience of being put into a medically induced coma after becoming seriously ill with COVID-19. In this clip, Dr Clarke references the "remarkable glue running through all healthcare" ❤️

In July 2024 we inaugurated our first ever member-elected President, Gillian Leng CBE. Prof Leng is the Society’s 109th president and only the fourth woman to have held the office. In this clip, taken from the time of her inauguration, she comments on building on past successes and moving forward. Become a member of the RSM and you become part of our thriving community, working together towards our collective vision of better healthcare for better lives. If you want to connect with peers to collaborate, co-create and transform the future of healthcare, join the RSM. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/egME9Xfk

It gives me great pleasure to share our report on Wave 1 of the Innovation for Health Inequalities Programme (InHiP). I mentioned this impactful programme of work in my @Health Innovation Network podcast with @Richard Stubbs published last week. As highlighted in the report, over 34,000 people from underserved groups or deprived areas have benefitted from InHIP Wave 1 interventions, with around 8,000 patients gaining access to an innovative product on a treatment pathway. Over 1,200 project sites were able to deliver a new pathway and / or innovation to patients. Almost 4,000 patients had broader health needs identified that resulted in them being referred on to additional services beyond the original core project focus. I commend the excellent case studies as sources of inspiration to all teams working on innovative approaches to reaching underserved communities with innovative clinical pathways, products, and medicines. https://lnkd.in/gvH4Vh3q

Celebrating our 2024 highlights ✨ We're looking back at some of our favourite RSM moments this year, kicking off with Professor Prof. Bola Owolabi, MRCGP MFPH(Hon), FRSPH speaking at Tackling Health Inequalities - our annual joint conference with NHS England focused on advancing health equity. The third Tackling Health Inequalities conference will take place on 28 January 2025 on the theme of health is wealth, with key speakers including: ☑️ Prof. Kevin Fenton CBE President, UK Faculty of Public Health ☑️ Professor Maggie Rae, President, Epidemiology and Public Health Section, Royal Society of Medicine and Past President, Faculty of Public Health ☑️ Dr Amit Aggarwal, Executive Director, Medical Affairs and Strategic Partnerships, The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Help up advance health equity. Join us: https://lnkd.in/eaXVpuMc #tacklinghealthinequalities #healthinequalities #healthcareprofessionals

Some words from Prof. Bola Owolabi, MRCGP MFPH(Hon), FRSPH, Director of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme, NHS England: "It is both instructive and inspiring that the Tackling Health Inequalities Conference, organised by NHS England in partnership with the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), has quickly become a staple in the calendars of a wide cross-section of healthcare professionals over the course of a few short years. "Awareness continues to increase of the vital importance of ensuring healthcare services are designed and delivered equitably so that everyone – including those who are most vulnerable, seldom-heard, often forgotten and less privileged – benefit optimally and are supported to live long, healthy, and productive lives. "Indeed, this ethos must continue to shape and transform all healthcare services. "Across the NHS, healthcare professionals continue to demonstrate they are keen to play their part in helping to narrow lamentable and persistent gaps in the provision of healthcare services and unequal levels of access and outcomes, which are felt most acutely by those with less and at the lower echelons of the socio-economic ladder. "This burning desire to make meaningful change is a key ingredient behind the success of the Tackling Health Inequalities Conference which offers an important opportunity for stakeholders to unite, engage in thought-provoking and solutions-driven dialogue, share skills, learning and tools, network, build relationships and collaborate across industries. "At NHS England, we are proud to continue the multi-year strategic partnership with the RSM that laid the foundation for this conference. "It supports our mission to realise the NHS Long Term Plan commitment to take stronger action to reduce health inequalities, while ensuring we remain ever mindful that we need to restore NHS services inclusively in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen leadership and accountability. "These are common goals shared with the RSM which is uniquely placed to help reach and connect with the medical sector. "As I mentioned in my speech at the 2024 conference, ‘the answer lies between us’ – a reminder of the vital importance of collaboration in the mission to reduce health inequalities. No single sector, specialty or industry has the answers. We will only get there together. "And so, it is with this same sense of purpose, partnership and zeal, that I look forward to the 2025 Tackling Health Inequalities Conference with its focus on ‘Health is Wealth’." Help change health equity. Join the event: https://lnkd.in/eaXVpuMc Bola's comments are taken from the report Learnings from the Tackling Inequalities Conference 2024. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/ekhdqxDb #healthinequalities #tacklinginequalities #healthequity

"The concept of take-home gifts is deeply rooted in African culture and it was my way of saying thank you and to leave a piece of the event with each guest, as a gesture of gratitude and connection." - RSM Ophthalmology Section President Evelyn Mensah said thank you to those attending her Presidential Address last month with some beautiful take-home gifts. Were you there? Please do share photos of your gifts if so. We'd love to see how you're using them.

Latest news from JRSM: People with Long COVID use the health service significantly more than they did before their diagnosis, according to research published today in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. Analysing how 280,000 people with Long COVID use healthcare services in the UK, the major study found that patients with Long COVID need to use GP, outpatient, inpatient and emergency department services more than people in other control groups - and the costs of their healthcare use have more than doubled. Read the full press release 👇 https://lnkd.in/erMWsJNW Ranked 10 out of the world’s 329 general medical journals, JRSM publishes the latest opinion and debate on important clinical topics. RSM members benefit from online access to all JRSM content with the option to add annual print subscription for just £51. #covid #longcovid

🚨 Final call for abstracts for our Tackling Health Inequalities competition. We’ve extended the deadline until Sunday 1 December for abstracts showcasing work towards reducing health inequalities. Enter and you could be in with a chance of presenting your work to industry leaders at the Royal Society of Medicine and NHS England’s annual Tackling Health Inequalities conference, Tuesday 28 January at the RSM. Abstract submissions should demonstrate ways in which we can tackle health inequalities, using the following themes: ✔️ Good examples of Life Sciences involving communities in product design & development ✔️ Good examples of employment as a tool for tackling health inequalities. ✔️ Examples of inclusive research Find out full details and how to enter: https://lnkd.in/eaXVpuMc

Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe met for the first time in February 1968, here at the Royal Society of Medicine. Together with Jean Purdy, they would go on to pioneer a ground-breaking fertility treatment: in vitro fertilisation. Now, the story of how nurse and embryologist Jean Purdy, physiologist Robert Edwards, and obstetrician and gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe successfully pioneered IVF is being told in a new Netflix movie. Starring Bill Nighy, Thomasin McKenzie and James Norton and based on true events, ‘Joy’ follows the early days of IVF as the trio collaborate, overcoming obstacles as they work towards their joint goal. The RSM was born out of a spirit of innovation. From the beginning, it has convened diverse individuals united by a desire to find new ways to advance health. Ten years after Edwards and Steptoe first met at an RSM Endocrinology Section meeting, Louise Brown, the first IVF baby, was born. Though deemed controversial by many at the time, IVF has gone on to help millions of people become parents. And in 2010, Robert Edwards – as the only surviving member of the three - was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work. Have you seen Joy yet? What did you think? https://lnkd.in/eTjaCX6u