HWB Research Seminar Series Twelve Spring/Summer 2022 Seminar Two

Health & Wellbeing Research Seminar Series Twelve

'Deprivation and the use of emergency hospital care – supporting the most vulnerable families in society'

presented by

Dr Sanjay Patel

Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Southampton Children’s Hospital

Deprivation is associated with adverse health outcomes across the life course of children and young people (CYP). CYP from the most deprived families are far more likely to go to A&E than the least deprived. The reasons for this are complex and likely to be down to many different factors - from the relative health of the population to the availability of services outside hospital. The Healthier Together programme (www.what0-18.nhs.uk) has been supporting families across Wessex since 2014. However, it remains unclear how effectively it meets the needs of families living within underserved communities. Recent collaborations with the Institute of Health Visiting and Barnardo’s have tried to address this by improving accessibility to resources and support. During this talk, Sanjay Patel will explore the challenges facing these families, impact on the health metrics and opportunities for narrowing this health inequality. He will also discuss opportunities for conducting research in this field.

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'Engaging with underserved families in research '

presented by

Samantha Belfrage

MSc, PGCert, PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, University of Winchester

Engaging with underserved families can be a challenge for researchers. This presentation will focus on the use of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) and building relationships with key community stakeholders to support research with underserved families.

Health & Wellbeing Research Seminar Series Twelve Spring/Summer 2022

This twelfth Research Seminar Series is brought to you by the Faculty of Health & Wellbeing at the University of Winchester.  This series introduces Research colleagues, students and Visiting Research Fellows in the Faculty, who will present about current health and wellbeing research and other health and wellbeing research-related topics. Participating researchers can explore critical challenges in research and knowledge exchange, share expertise and forge connections that will support the development of future projects across a wide range of themes.

Dr Sanjay Patel,

Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Southampton Children’s Hospital and Visiting Research Fellow in the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, University of Winchester

Samantha Belfrage, MSc, PGCert, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, University of Winchester, NIHR ARC Wessex Studentship