Thursday 10 June 2021 | 14:45-15:30

Format: Lecture

Stream: Population and Public Health

Additional filters: Responses to the covid-19 pandemic, Recommended for those new to Quality Improvement

When lockdown was eased and localised outbreaks matter-of-factly forecast to become our reality instead, I implicitly understood this would continue to disproportionately impact BAME communities. I felt compelled to show leadership in the face of confused and conflicting government messaging; I wrote a guide to meaningfully communicate the increased risks faced by vulnerable groups, alongside offering a framework to mitigate this, sensitive to the way people actually live. Delegates will see how a grassroots effort snowballed into a movement that directly responded to unmet community needs.

Farhana Rahman, NHS England; England

Chris Tang, King’s College London; England