East Suffolk - Marmot Place launch

Thursday 27 November 2025, 10:00am - 3:30pm

At High Lodge, Haw Wood Hinton Nr, Saxmundham, IP17 3QT

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Agenda

Time Item
10.00

Doors open - Arrival and refreshments

If you arrive early, you can visit the Clubhouse Café for Tea/Coffee and/or breakfast - refreshments will be available in the Champion Suite from 10.00am.
10.45 Welcome and introduction - Caroline Topping (Chair, East Suffolk Community Partnership Board)
10.55

Sir Michael Marmot - Inequality in East Suffolk

  • 30-minute presentation delivered by Sir Michael Marmot, exploring key data around health inequalities within East Suffolk
  • 20-minute Q&A. Questions have been submitted in advance but Sir Michael will also answer a few questions on the day 
11.45

Marmot ‘Map of Opportunity’

Starting the conversation - a chance to play our interactive game that explores how where we live can fundamentally impact on our health and life outcomes.
12.45 Lunch and networking - Buffet lunch and refreshments provided.
13.30

Workshop

  • What surprised/concerned you most about the data?
  • What does the data currently not capture - what dimensions of inequality would you like to know more about?
  • Who do you think faces the biggest inequalities in East Suffolk?
  • What work around the social determinants of health has in the past or is currently delivering well – what do we need to retain/do more of?
  • What gaps exist in tackling the social determinants of health - where do we need to act/do more?
  • Where is there duplication in tackling the social determinants of health?
  • What else do you want to share?
14.20

Bringing the Eight Principles to Life - voices from the frontline of tackling inequalities

Hear from a range of experts on the ground about inequalities
14.40

Key Speaker: Alicia Phillips (IHE & Coventry Marmot Place)

Becoming a Marmot Place - What does this mean in practice?
15.10 Closing remarks and next steps, including your pledges
15.20 Event close