Speakers

Husnara Malik is the Mental Health Programme lead on advancing mental health equalities and the Co-author of the Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework, NHS England's first ever anti-racism framework launched in October 2023. Husnara has a long-standing career in the public sector particularly in housing, health and social care, combined with the experience of working with a diverse group of people. Husnara's expertise is in community transformation, partnership working and strategy development. Husnara is deeply passionate about improving system change so that the best possible outcomes is delivered for patients, carers, communities and the workforce.

As a policy lead for mental health equalities, Husnara has dedicated her efforts to help organisations to bridge the gap in reducing inequalities, social justice and inequities, ensuring the voices of lived expertise is central to shaping the future of mental health services which includes organisations cultural shift on diversifying their efforts to become more inclusive as leaders of their organisation.