Tackling Vaccinations and Screening health inequalities
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Tackling Vaccinations and Screening health inequalities:
Webinar
Live | 16 April 2026 | 13:00-14:30
Delivered by the Equalities Team, Vaccinations and Screening Directorate, NHSE
Join us for an interactive and informative webinar exploring communication and engagement approaches used with faith leaders and faith communities to help reduce health inequalities in vaccination uptake and cervical cancer screening. Drawing on two nationally commissioned projects, this session will share practical learning on building trust, improving confidence, and supporting informed choice within underserved faith communities. The session will also cover how motivational interviewing approaches were tested on a small scale with faith leaders and communities.
What the Webinar Will Cover
This session will explore how culturally sensitive communication and engagement approaches and motivational interviewing approaches can:
- Increase understanding of routine childhood vaccination schedule changes
- Improve confidence in HPV vaccination
- Support informed uptake of cervical screening
- Reduce inequalities in access to vaccination and screening services
Why Attend?
- Real-world insight from funded projects
Hear directly from project leads about what worked, what didn’t work and the lessons learned. - Practical strategies you can apply locally
Take away actionable recommendations to support access across diverse populations. - Evidence of impact
Learn how culturally sensitive communication and engagement approaches and motivational interviewing approaches can support access. - On-demand access
The session will be recorded and shared on the NHS Futures Vaccinations and Screening Reducing Inequalities Hub
(Not on NHS Futures yet? Sign up to access shared learning resources.) Inequalities Webinars - Vaccinations and Screening - Futures
Agenda
Time | Session | Presenter |
13:00–13:10 | Welcome and introductions | Khadidja Bichbiche, Deputy Director, Equalities Team, Vaccinations and Screening Directorate, NHSE |
13:10–13:35 | Orthodox Jewish (Charedi) faith community engagement | Introduced by Jalal Ahmed, Equalities Manager, Equalities Team, Vaccinations and Screening Directorate, NHSE . Rabbi Dovid Lichtig, Chief Executive, Interlink Foundation |
13:35–14:00 | Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim community engagement | Introduced by Priyanka Tamang, Equalities Manager, Equalities Team, Vaccinations and Screening Directorate, NHSE. Arjun Panesar, Chief Executive Officer, DDM Health |
14:00–14:20 | Q&A | Facilitated by Priyanka Tamang, Equalities Manager, Equalities Team, Vaccinations and Screening Directorate, NHSE |
14:20–14:30 | Closing remarks | Khadidja Bichbiche, Deputy Director, Equalities Team, Vaccinations and Screening Directorate, NHSE |
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is designed for:
- NHSE vaccinations and screening colleagues
- Regional vaccinations and screening teams
- Integrated Care Board (ICB) vaccinations and screening teams
- Local authority public health teams working in vaccinations and screening
- Anyone working to reduce health inequalities
Questions about this event?
Name: jalal ahmed
Email: jalal.ahmed@nhs.net
Telephone: 07951544863
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