What the data tells us: exploring public attitudes to health and wellbeing
13:00 - 14:00, Monday 4th November 2024
Speakers:
- Kelly Beaver MBE, Chief Executive, Ipsos
- Anna Quigley, Research Director, Ipsos
Chair: William Roberts, Chief Executive, RSPH
The session will explore insights from Ipsos data on public attitudes towards health and wellbeing. We’ll look at the extent to which the public place an emphasis on prevention, and their views on where responsibility lies for keeping the nation healthy. We’ll particularly look at attitudes towards government intervention in lifestyle choices, and the government’s role in mitigating health risks like air pollution and food poverty. We’ll also consider the importance of mental health for the public and how this differs throughout the population.
Speakers
Kelly Beaver MBE, Chief Executive, Ipsos
Kelly Beaver is Chief Executive of Ipsos in the UK and Ireland, one of the largest and most innovative research organisations in the UK. With over 2,000 specialist research, operational, and advisory employees across 12 offices, Ipsos delivers reliable information and true understanding of Society, Markets and People. Kelly has been with Ipsos for over a decade. Previously, she was Managing Director of Ipsos’s UK Public Affairs division, which supports government clients to monitor and understand public opinion, behaviours and societal trends, design public services and policies, and to determine what works in achieving social and economic policy objectives. In addition to her role at Ipsos, she also holds several honorary positions external to Ipsos, in academia and charities.
Kelly is a regular commentator in the national press and broadcast media. She is experienced at presenting to senior audiences on public and business leader opinion, as well as societal and consumer trends across a range of topics including trust, gender equality, employee engagement, leadership, and many others. She was awarded an MBE in June 2022 as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to academia, research and the COVID-19 response, and was named in Female FTSE Board Report - 100 Women to Watch 2022.
Kelly, who is originally from Northern Ireland, now lives in North London with her husband, and daughter Charlotte.
Anna Quigley, Research Director, Ipsos
Anna Quigley is a Research Director, and Head of the Health and Social Care Research and Evaluation Team at Ipsos, where she has worked since 2007. Anna has led many notable studies, including large-scale surveys of patient experience and public attitudes towards health and care. Much of Anna’s work has focused on public perceptions of access to, and the quality of, health services. However, her work extends to cover the breadth of issues within the health and social care sector, including prevention and integration. Anna contributes to many thought leadership reports published by Ipsos, and regularly presents our work to senior audiences across the sector. In the run up to the recent General Election, Anna regularly presented to audiences across the sector, and contributed to various events, blogs and podcasts about public attitudes on the NHS and social care.
Chair
William Roberts, Chief Executive, RSPH
William has been a senior leader in the NHS across roles in public health, commissioning, strategy, transformation and planning. He is a registered nurse who has worked in both hospital and community services, and as a nurse specialist in tuberculosis and HIV.