Marmot and the Third Sector: Addressing Health Inequalities Together

Tuesday 9th March, The Congress Centre, London

England’s health inequalities pose a growing challenge for all of us. Addressing health inequalities is now one of the top priorities for the NHS. Professor Sir Michael Marmot was asked to lead a Strategic Review to develop a joint approach to tackling health inequalities. This conference will give you the opportunity to hear from Sir Michael more about the Review’s findings and recommendations. It will provide a unique opportunity to consider the essential role of Third Sector organisations to addressing the problems.

During the day you will have the chance to discuss with colleagues from across the sector some of the specific challenges we face and how the Marmot Report can help your organisation’s work.

You will have the opportunity to learn from keynote speakers as well as having the change to attend two interactive workshops during the day to discuss issues in depth.

The event has been organised by the Department of Health’s Strategic Partners, a wide ranging group of third sector organisations working with the Department to strengthen links between it and the sector.

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What the regions are doing around the recession

In each of the nine English regions there is a network which champions the engagement of the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in regional policy and strategy.  They develop and support the contribution of the sector to regional progress and raise awareness and understanding of the sector’s roles.

As such the networks have been monitoring the impact of the recession on the VCS within their region.  The following is a brief snap shot of the work they have undertaken.
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