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2025 lectures

Social justice and health equity

Date: 30 January 2025

Synopsis

Sir Michael Marmot visited the Northern Ireland Winter Conference 2025 and was the guest of RCPsych President Dr Lade Smith, CBE.

The highlight of an exceptional agenda, Sir Michael's speech titled 'Social justice and health equity' looked at the background to health inequity and inequality across the UK and solutions.

After taking questions from delegates, Sir Michael joined Northern Ireland chair Dr Julie Anderson and Minister of Health at the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, Mike Nesbitt, for a panel discussion on health inequalities in Northern Ireland and what could be done, and the panel took audience questions.

 

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