The Royal College of General Practitioners and the Chartered Institute
of Housing are pleased to announce their one day conference entitled:
'Why Should Primary Care Teams Work with Housing Agencies;
A conference on housing and health'.
on Tuesday 29th June, 1999 at St Chad's Court, Edgbaston Birmingham
The RCGP Health Inequalities Task Group and the Chartered Institute of
Housing are organising a national conference to bring together
professionals from the health and housing sectors to explore common
concerns including housing and mental health, social exclusion and the
health related problems of particular groups such as homeless people,
refugees and frail older people. The Conference will adopt an
international perspective and aims to highlight issues surrounding
housing and health agencies working together, Mental health and housing
policies, equity of access issues and moving house on medical grounds.
The outcome of the conference will be to help prepare the ground for
more effective co-operation between GPs and Housing Officers, to develop
policy recommendations for the parent bodies, the RCGP and the CHI, and
to promulgate these widely, to the government and among health and
housing agencies, both private and statutory.and housing agencies, both
private and statutory.
Draft Programme:
9:30 REGISTRATION & COFFEE
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY: DR IONA HEATH MRCP FRCGP
10:00 Welcome & Introduction
Brian Griffiths, Vice -President Elect of
Chartered Institute of Housing
10:15 Presentation 1: The International Perspective
Susan Smith, Professor of Human Geography,
Edinburgh University
10:45 Presentation 2: Social Exclusion Followed by
Coffee at 11:15
John Cross, Chief Executive, Bedfordshire
Pilgrims Health Authority
11:30 Workshops: Please choose workshop choices on the back
of the application form
1. Medical Referrals - Ian Richardon,
Newcastle C.C
2. The Elderly - Ms Imogen Parry
3. Refugees - Dr Paramjit Gill
4. Equity of Access - tbc
5. Mental Health Issues - Representative
from Camden Health Authority
6. Specific Project Examples of Joint
Working in Anti-Poverty and Regeneration - Judith Keech Public Health
Specialist, Shropshire H.A.
12:30 Discussion Followed by LUNCH at
12:45
1:45 Presentation 3: A 'Synergy of Priorities' around anti
poverty and regeneration
Judith Keech, Public Health Specialist,
Shropshire Health Authority
2:15 Presentation 4: The Transition in Adolescence to
Adulthood: changing needs with implications for mental health
Peter Wilson, Director, Young Minds (The
Childrens' Mental Health Charity)
2:45 Workshops: same as morning session
3:45 Discussion
4:15 Close
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