In partnership with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Health, Policy Connect has been running a series of webinars discussing a number of topics relating to COVID-19, featuring commentary from prominent figures within the health industry. These have been offered exclusively to MPs and Peers, and our members, offering cutting-edge insight into how the crisis is being handled by experts and those on the front line.
The sessions have been:
- Wednesday 8th April – NHS preparedness for coping with COVID-19 – Lord Philip Hunt & Niall Dickson – Chief Executive NHS Confederation
- Thursday 16th April – Care homes, carers and COVID-19 – Dr Lisa Cameron MP, Chris Hopson – Chief Executive of NHS Providers and Professor Martin Green – Chief Executive of Care England
- Wednesday 22nd April – Vaccines – Karin Smyth MP, Professor Eleanor Riley – Edinburgh University and Dr Sarah Buchan – Bournemouth University
- Tuesday 28th April – Mental Health – Lord Philip Hunt, Sir Norman Lamb – CEO of South East and Maudsley Trust and Paul Farmer, CEO of Mind
- May 6 – Patients’ Voices and the Public’s Response to COVID-19 – Dr Charlotte Augst, Professor Tim Spector, Chair – Baroness Joan Walmsley
- May 12 – The Well-being of the Health and Care Workforce – Danny Mortimer, Vic Rayner, Chair – Sir Paul Beresford
- May 20 – UK’s recovery strategy and easement of lockdown restrictions – Prof Anthony Costello, Professor Willem van Schaik, Chair – Lord Phillip Hunt
- May 28 – Deferred demand for non-COVID healthcare and its impact on patients and the NHS – Prof Martin Marshall, Prof Chand Nagapaul, Chair – Munira Wilson MP
- June 4 – Public Health messaging during a pandemic and beyond – Prof Steve Reicher, Chair – Dr Lisa Cameron
- June 18 – Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Care Services – Dame Cally Palmer, Emma Greenwood, Chair – Dr Lisa Cameron
- June 24 – Impact of COVID on BAME communities – Wendy Irwin, Chair – Baroness Lola Young
- July 2 – Building future resilience – Prof Trish Greenhalgh, Prof Jo Martin, Chair – Dr Lisa Cameron
- July 14 – Supporting our health system in the next phase of the recovery – Richard Murray, Prof Rebecca Hardy, Chair – Dr Lisa Cameron
The webinars have also given attendees the opportunity to put their own questions the speakers.
For more information about the webinar series, please get in contact with APHGCovid-19.Briefings@policyconnect.org.uk
