Equity Lens

What does the role of a Public Adviser in health research look like? What motivates people in that role and what do they hope will change in the future? In this episode, Mike Tresidder, Terry Bryant, Irum Dunari and Phil Watson share their experience as lived experience experts with Rod Leiper.

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In this episode, we focus on research methods, and in particular surveys. What makes a questionnaire equitable and what implications does the use of surveys have for the equity sensitivity of our study design? Dr Rebecca Geary talks with Katalin about challenges and good practice when employing surveys as a data collection method in health research.

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The CEO of Community Futures, Denise Partington and award-winning researcher from Spectrum Centre, Paul Marshall joined an experiment, whereby they were asked to shadow each other at work for a day. In this episode, they talk to Rod Leiper and openly share their thoughts and feelings - from their original hesitation to surprising observations and newly developed appreciation for the other's sector.

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Glyn Jones, Partnership Development Manager for the Health Innovation Campus and Ross Dachraoui, Impact Development Manager at Lancaster University first met two decades ago. Working on a trajectory of impact separately and now as colleagues they meet again in this episode to talk about what impact in health research means for each of their job roles and the importance of collaboration in achieving true impact in applied research.

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Dr Catherine Davidson was more than halfway through her PhD when she became aware of the Health Inequalities Assessment Toolkit (HIAT) and decided to use it to strengthen the equity lens of her research project. How did that influence her work around body image after stroke? What would she do differently in the future and what comes up next for her after the PhD?

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Are intersectoral research partnerships equitable and of value to the third sector? Chief Executive Officer of HomeStart Central Lancashire Donna Hussain, shares her views and experiences with Katerina. She talks about the important role of research for the sector but also holds everyone involved accountable for improving partnerships and collaborations.

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In this episode, Dr Naoimh McMahon and Rod challenge the current status  quo of the health equity agenda. More specifically, they discuss how the  language currently used can inhibit rather than foster action towards  reducing health inequalities.   

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How can secondary data be used to explore health inequalities? Can an equity lens even be applied in systematic reviews if it wasn't  implemented in the studies originally? In this episode, Dr Mark Goodall and Prof Ceu Mateus share their insights with Katalin. 

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In the BBC Radio4 Understand: The economy series, Episode 10 is about Inequality. Tim Harford and Xiaowei Xu discuss how income inequality has changed over time and how that affects everyday lives. In this episode of the Equity Lens, Katerina asks Professor Heather Brown about what income inequality means for health. How have health inequalities in the UK evolved over time and how can we address them?

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The involvement of patients and the public is invaluable and necessary for the implementation of an equity lens in research. But how equitable are infrastructures and processes of patients and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) themselves? What are the challenges? Is there something we should be doing more of or differently? 

Katerina poses those questions to Selina Wallis - Public Involvement Manager, Rod Leiper - Public Adviser, Claire Selby - Community Research and Engagement Network (COREN), and Paula Wheeler - Equitable Place Based Health and Care (EPHC) Theme Manager & Neighbourhood Coordinator and asks for the lessons learned, practical tips, and their vision for the future.

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Katalin talks to Prof. Mark Gabbay, Director at NIHR ARC NWC about his vision for equity in health research. What has his time as director of CLAHRC NWC taught him and how is that learning embedded in the current programme? #ImplementEquity

What is equity, what is an equity lens, and why do we need a podcast about it? Your host Katerina, gives a quick overview of the idea and key terms behind the podcast series title. It's all part of an effort to #ImplementEquity

Rod, Katalin and Katerina welcome you to their new podcast series! 

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