Prof. Bola Owolabi

Professor Bola Owolabi has particular interest in reducing healthcare inequalities through integrated care models, service transformation, and using data insights for quality improvement. She has spearheaded NHSE’s Core20PLUS5 approach to narrowing healthcare inequalities. This approach focuses support on the most deprived ‘Core 20’ percent of the population, ‘plus’ other underserved groups identified through local population health data (such as communities with minority ethnicity), and targets ‘5’ key clinical areas for priority improvement. Bola was previously National Speciality Advisor for Older People and Integrated Person-Centred Care at NHSE. She collaborated with teams across NHSE and DHSC as part of the Covid-19 pandemic response. Bola is an Honorary Professor at the Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham. She is a Vice President of the Royal Society of Public Health and also works as a GP in the Midlands.