Webinar Series: Tackling Vaccine & Screening Inequalities

27 March 2025 9:20am – 5:00pmGMT (+00:00)
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Helping to address Inequalities in Vaccination and Screening:  

Webinar series Thursday 27 March 9.30-5pm 

Are you a Vaccination/Screening service provider or commissioner who is passionate about improving health equity and reaching underserved communities?  

Then join us for an informative webinar series on 27 March 2025, where we'll be sharing our latest insights and practical solutions to help you address some of the barriers to uptake amongst these underserved communities. 

Communities of focus include Muslim, Orthodox Jewish (Charedi) and Hindu/Sikh faith communities living in deprived areas, as well as people from Bangladeshi & black ethnicity and those with learning disabilities. 

We will also be presenting the key outcomes from the Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) Insight Project, which investigated the main barriers to uptake for 20-40 year olds living in deprived areas; and another project which focused on screening homeless population in London. 

What to expect:  

  • Exclusive insights: Hear directly from our project leads about their key activities, how they overcame challenges , and most importantly, the lessons learned. 
  • Actionable recommendations: Discover practical strategies and good practices you can implement locally to improve vaccination and screening uptake within different communities. 
  • Real impact: Learn how these targeted interventions have engaged with the lives of underserved populations. 
  • Future access: The webinars will be recorded and available on our FutureNHS Collaboration Platform (Vaccinations and Screening - Vaccinations and Screening - FutureNHS Collaboration Platform), so you can revisit the content and share it with your network. (Sign up for Futures now for a wealth of shared learning resources!) 

Hosted by Khadidja Bichbiche, Deputy Director of Equalities, Engagement and Local Government Partnerships, this all webinar event is a must-attend for anyone working in vaccination and screening and committed to improving uptake of vaccination and screening, creating a healthier and more equitable future for our underserved communities. 

Who should attend? 

This webinar  is designed for vaccination and screening provider colleagues, NHSE regional colleagues, systems, and ICB colleagues. 

Ready to be part of the solution? Register today and join us on March 27th, 2025! This series of presentations have been designed so you can attend the presentations that are most appropriate for your areas of work/interest without the need to attend the all day event..- the event link is the same for all the webinars – and all webinars will be made available on futures afterwards. 

Please ensure you register with your up to date contact information as the Microsoft Teams joining link will be sent to you via a separate email nearer the event date. In the meantime, please save the date into your calendar - you can either do this manually, or by clicking on “add to calendar” or opening the attachment you will receive on the automated email after registering. 

Agenda 

Time 

Title 

Presenter 

09:20-09:30 

Welcome and Introduction 

Khadidja Bichbiche,Deputy Director of Equalities, Engagement and Local Government Partnerships 

09.30-10.30 

Muslim Faith community engagement 

Salman Waqar, GP and former President British Muslim Medical Association (BIMA) 

10:30-11:30 

Orthodox Jewish (Charedi) community engagement 

Rabbi Dovid Lichtig, Chief Executive, Interlink foundation 

11:30-12.00 

Vaccine engagement with Bangladeshi, Black African and Black Caribbean communities 

Riyad Karim, Assistant Director – Community Engagement and Vaccine/Screening Equity 

12:00-13.00 

Vaccine engagement for people with a learning disability, their families and carers

Andrea Clark, CEO Ace Anglia 

13:00-13:30 

Break  

13:30-14.30  

Hindu/Sikh Faith community engagement 

Arjun Panesar, CEO, DDM Health 

14:30-15:30 

Improving cancer screening for people experiencing homelessness 

Ekta Patel, Senior Project Manager North Central London Cancer Alliance 

15:30-16:30 

Diabetic Eye Screening (DES): Insight into barriers to uptake  amongst young people (20-40yrs) living in deprived communities 

Michelle Lloyd Managing Director, Solutions Research 

 

16:30- 16:45 

Closing remarks 

Khadidja Bichbiche, Deputy Director of Equalities, Engagement and Local Government Partnerships 

 

Questions about this event?

Name: Jalal Ahmed

Email: jalal.ahmed@nhs.net

Telephone: 07951544863

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