DAY ONE
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08:30
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Registration & Refreshments
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08:50
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Chair’s Opening Remarks
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09:00
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Opening Keynote
Navigating the future: Overview of the NHS 10-Year Health Plan and what this means for Trusts
- Highlighting the core themes and strategic priorities of the 10-year health plan
- Health of the nation: Discussing the deteriorating national health trends that impact service demand
- Setting clear expectations to assist the successful delivery of change
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09:30
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Opening Panel
Driving productivity and redefining the role of hospitals: Practical strategies for maximizing efficiency and patient outcomes
In partnership with Teletracking
- Unpacking productivity – how can we start progressing the conversation and start to shy away from generalization?
- Exploring new models that start to rebalance resources, shifting the focus on primary and community care
- Discussing the mismatch behind productivity versus increased staff numbers – are there opportunities that we could capitalize on to improve performance and patient outcomes?
- Addressing hospital bottlenecks through improved bed flow and patient discharge processes
- Focusing on case studies that leverage financial and operational strategies to do more with less, particularly around innovative ways to drive quality while managing costs
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10:10
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Panel Discussion
Rebalancing NHS funding and investment to achieve financial sustainability
In partnership with Siemens
- Discussing the current state of resource availability and the opportunities available to shift to robust primary care and community services
- Exploring innovative approaches to create a comprehensive capital investment strategy that targets urgent infrastructure upgrades, modernizes technology, and addresses maintenance backlogs effectively
- Delving into sustainable, long-term funding allocations that support the expansion of primary care and community services, steering away from the current reactive model
- Sharing best practices and success stories from Trusts that have successfully reallocated budgets to enhance community services, highlighting measurable impacts on patient care and financial performance
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10:50
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Panel Discussion
Progressing elective care backlogs: Equitable and efficient strategies for reduced wait times and improved patient experience
In partnership with 18 Week Support
- Implementing targeted interventions to prioritise long-wait patients for elective procedures, improving patient outcomes and reducing risks associated with delayed care
- Optimizing scheduling and staffing to perform more elective procedures without overwhelming staff
- Expanding community-based care: Use community programs for pre- and post-operative care to free up hospital space
- Ensuring equitable access to elective care by focusing on reducing disparities across different regions and patient demographics
- Novel approaches that leverage data analytics to manage waiting lists and resources more effectively
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11:30
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Morning Refreshments & Networking
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12:00
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Interactive Discussion Groups:
Join these intimate and focused small-group discussions to share experiences with senior colleagues and get your pressing questions answered. Bringing together 8-10 participants, ensure you sign up early to secure your place at your preferred table.
Optimizing workforce capacity and capability at a trust and system level
In partnership with NHS Professionals
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Elective care recovery: a discussion highlighting best practice and case studies to reduce the backlog with tangible solution to implement in your Trust
In partnership with 18 Week Support
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Improving productivity with equity of access
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Improving Productivity and Patient Flow: Replacing manual processes with Electronic Bed & Capacity Management
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Optimising financial and operational efficiencies
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Cementing the importance of continuous improvement
In partnership with GS1 UK
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01:00
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Networking Lunch
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Stream A:
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Stream B:
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02:00
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Workshop
Tackling the mental health crisis: Innovative solutions to improve access, care and community collaboration
- Exploring strategies to boost workforce capacity to reduce growing waiting times and improve care, especially for children and young people
- Expanding the use of digital tools to improve access to mental health services, reducing delays and increasing efficiency
- Tangible examples of shifting care to communities: Invest in community-based mental health services to ease hospital pressure and provide earlier interventions
- Prioritizing specialized programs for children and young people to address rising demand and prevent long-term mental health issues
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Workshop
Prioritizing patient safety in a high-pressure NHS environment: Strategic imperatives for Trust leadership
- Ensuring that patient safety is a core focus of the 10-year plan, balancing it with other priorities and supporting clinical leadership, even during high-pressure situations
- Exploring the role of patients in influencing Trust performance, and how actively engaging patient feedback can lead to better care and outcomes
- Breaking down silos in staff training and operations to enhance collaboration and improve the quality of patient care
- Highlighting the need for improved metrics to track patient safety outcomes and discuss how Trusts can use patient feedback and experiences to refine safety protocols
- Inspecting case studies where finance and productivity have improved as a result of prioritizing patient safety
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02:50
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Workshop
Unlocking the potential of Provider Collaboratives: Driving integration and efficiency in the NHS
- Beyond resource consolidation: Exploring how NHS leaders can ensure provider collaboratives deliver tangible benefits for patient care and operational efficiency
- Addressing the importance of governance structures that support strategic alignment across providers, while maintaining clear accountability for performance and patient outcomes
- Identifying key challenges in moving from institutional collaboration to true clinical integration, ensuring that services are designed around patient needs rather than organizational structures
- How can provider collaboratives work with Integrated Care Boards to tackle broader population health challenges and contribute to sustainable, preventative care models?
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Workshop
Prioritizing health inequalities in a resource-constrained NHS: Strategic solutions for long-term impact
- Exploring how senior leaders can ensure that tackling health inequalities is embedded into the 10-year health plan, aligning it with other core NHS priorities and targets
- Identifying strategies for using existing resources more effectively to address inequalities, ensuring that financial constraints do not derail efforts to support the most vulnerable populations
- Discussing the role of data in identifying and targeting health inequalities, and how NHS leaders can use insights to allocate resources efficiently and equitably across regions and communities.
- Examining how NHS Trusts can collaborate with local partners, public health agencies, and communities to reduce disparities and improve population health outcomes
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03:40
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Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
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04:10
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Panel Discussion
Rebuilding a proud and effective NHS workforce in 10 years: Strategies for sustainable leadership and talent retention
In partnership with NHS Professionals
- Assessing the impact of post-pandemic stress on staff wellbeing and strategies to foster a culture of resilience, engagement, and job satisfaction
- Discussing effective approaches to expand recruitment pipelines, including leveraging international talent and developing tailored training programs to match new care models
- Highlighting case studies that demonstrate how strong leadership development programs can enhance retention, foster a supportive work environment and effectively plan for succession
- Examine the role of flexible working arrangements in attracting and retaining key personnel, including best practices and success stories from various Trusts
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04:50
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Panel Discussion
Revitalizing urgent and emergency care: Strategic approaches to improve flow and reduce wait times
In partnership with RLDatix
- Understanding the root causes of delays, including inadequate community support and delayed hospital discharges
- Streamlining the triage process and reducing unnecessary A&E visits by improving primary care access
- Establishing urgent care hubs and increasing the capacity of community-based alternatives to A&E
- Exploring the application of real-time data and AI to predict patient surges, enabling faster triage and better emergency care
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05:30
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Quick-fire session with 10 chief executives
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06:20
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Chair’s Closing Remarks
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07:00
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Networking Drinks Reception & Dinner
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DAY TWO
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08:00
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Chair’s Opening Remarks
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08:05
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Panel Discussion
The power of data – The crucial link between technology and safer patient care (Title TBC)
In partnership with GS1 UK
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08:45
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Panel Discussion
Redefining care and the left shift: Understanding what needs to be done to realize the necessary shift from acute to primary and community care
- Instead of or on top off: Exploring the challenge of redistributing NHS funding from hospital-based care to primary and community services – how can we ensure both areas are adequately supported?
- Discussing collaborative models that innovate seamless patient pathways, reducing reliance on hospitals by improving community-based care
- Focusing on strategies to shift the focus towards prevention, early diagnosis, and long-term management in community settings
- Workforce capacity: Addressing retraining and redeployment from hospitals to community care, ensuring the workforce is equipped to handle the growing demand for localized health services
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09:25
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Brunch & Coffee
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10:05
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Panel Discussion
Empowerment of leaders and reinforcing the culture of continuous improvement: NHS Impact and driving the QI agenda
- Focusing on developing key leadership skills that support long-term quality improvements across healthcare and to see through the 10 year health plan
- Exploring ways to make continuous improvement a core part of NHS culture, ensuring staff are aligned with leadership goals
- Discussing how senior leaders can manage complex challenges while keeping patient care and quality improvement as top priorities
- Examining how strong leadership can effectively implement the QI agenda to improve patient outcomes and boost workforce satisfaction
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10:45
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Closing Keynote
Enhancing NHS leadership: Key takeaways from the CQC review
- Focusing on reducing inspection delays and addressing the backlog in provider assessments to ensure care standards are met on time
- Advocating for more healthcare-specific knowledge within inspection teams to restore trust and credibility in the CQC's assessments
- Supporting the adoption of new care models and efficient resource use, ensuring the CQC framework promotes innovation and better patient outcomes
- Pushing for greater transparency in how CQC ratings are calculated, with updated and clear criteria to help NHS providers improve their services
- Discussing how the CQC can better align its role with the NHS 10-year plan, supporting productivity, quality of care, and improved patient outcomes
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11:15
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Chair’s Closing Remarks
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