Delivering equitable MSK healthcare: from prevention to highly specialised care
Our annual lecture 2022 was given by Liz Lingard Delivery Partner, System Improvement, NHS England (North East & Yorkshire) followed by a panel discussion with Asim Suleman, GPwER Pain Management, and Jane Taylor, who was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis aged 26 and is an ARMA trustee.
Our first hybrid event asked what drives inequalities in MSK health? What can be done to address this? A recording of the event is available to watch.
The prevalence and impact of musculoskeletal conditions are not experienced equally across the population. Musculoskeletal conditions are linked to deprivation, age, are more prevalent in women, and disproportionately affect some minority ethnic groups. The profile of health inequalities is currently high, including the focus in the NHS on the Core 20+ approach. However, MSK gets a low profile in this work.
Liz Lingard explored the concepts of equality, equity, and justice in healthcare provision and how we can tackle health inequalities across the care pathways. In the panel discussion Jane Taylor emphasised the importance of justice and underlined the breadth and complexity of health inequalities. Asim Suleman discussed a culture change and workforce resilience.
In case you missed the lecture, or want to see it again, the recording of the event is available here.