Video summary
Findings from a positive deviant analysis conducted during the pandemic highlight the importance of harnessing proactivity, flexibility, staffing resources, and team collaboration to improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities. The analysis emphasises that improving outcomes alone does not always narrow the inequality gap, reinforcing the need for targeted, equity-focused approaches.
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Professor Stamatina Iliodromiti is a Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Queen Mary University London, a Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the Royal London Hospital (Bart’s Health NHS), and Lead for the Women’s Health Research Unit at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, QMUL
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