2009 External Events
January
Urgent Care - Developing integrated community-based pathways to deliver the right care, in the right place, at the right time
Start Date: 20/01/2009
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Description: Delivering high quality urgent care, in the right place and at the right time poses unique challenges to all those responsible for its provision. HSJ is delighted to present its 5th annual Urgent Care conference. This important forum explores the key challenges and changes in the urgent care arena. Showcasing best-practice service models and helping deliver the skills and knowledge necessary for you to drive transformation in your Urgent Care services. Plus - New for 2009! – Delegate-led round table discussion session Take the opportunity to network with your peers from across the country. Discuss the improvements being made in different localities and strategies for overcoming common challenges and pitfalls in service transformation. Key areas for discussion include: Improving management of non-urgent care Capacity management systems, including local interpretations of the three-digit urgent care access number Visit www.hsj-urgentcare.com to find out more.
Location: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
URL: www.hsj-urgentcare.com
Document: J846_UrgentCare_4ppBro(Alliance).pdf
Commissioning for Change
Start Date: 21/01/2009
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Description: Health Investor in association with NHS Alliance are hosting this one day conference. To see the flyer please click on the link below.
To book a place on this conference, please contact their events team.
Telephone: 020 7104 2000
Email: kate.atkins@healthinvestor.co.uk
Location: Central London
URL: http://www.healthinvestor.co.uk/HIConference21stJanuary2009.aspx
HSJ World Class Workforce
Start Date: 27/01/2009
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Description: An intelligently designed, fully engaged, flexible workforce is a critical NHS resource. At all levels of the NHS, securing well-trained, incentivised and appropriately placed staff builds the foundation for all of the NHS's activities, and holds the potential make or break progress. Due to the sheer scale of the Workforce agenda, progress can occur in silos, and global strategies to link up workforce development throughout the NHS's many layers can be scarce. This forward looking flagship event will tackle a wide and challenging agenda, providing strategy and guidance that will be relevant for every NHS Deparment. Quote NHS Alliance when booking, to receive 15% alliance members discount.
Location: Holiday Inn, Birmingham
URL: www.hsj-workforce.com
Feburary
Addressing Health Inequalities through Primary Care
Start Date: 05/02/2009
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Description: Royal College of General Practitioner’s Health Inequalities Standing Group is hosting a conference on Thursday 5th February 2009 at Princes Gate to launch the recently published Addressing Health Inequalities: A Guide for General Practitioners booklet and to explore the following:
• Targeting unequal groups: how to set up and run a social inequality practice
• Quality from Inequality: for people with learning disabilities - registers, annual health checks and beyond
• Practical ways to tackle health inequality through community action
• Practice based commissioning for health inequalities
• Primary care workforce to address health inequalities
• Health Inequalities in the undergraduate curriculum
• Addressing the barriers: taking the next steps in tackling health inequality through primary care
The conference will be of benefit to GPs, primary and secondary health care professionals, social care workers, trainees, charities, policy makers and commissioners.
Confirmed speakers include Dr Julian Tudor Hart, Professor Steve Field, Dr Iona Heath and Dr Clare Gerada.
Location: RCGP, 14 Princes Gate, London, SW7 1PU
URL: http://www.rcgp.org.uk/default.aspx?page=3772&eventId=1733
Meeting the challenges of practice-based commissioning
Start Date: 19/02/2009
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Description: This conference will examine the next stage in the evolution of practice-based commissioning, engaging general practitioners and primary care trusts to look at devolving budgets, accountability and the challenges of making this work in practice. For further details please click on the link below
Location: The King's Fund, London
Document: PBC for alliance.pdf
March
Developing NHS Leadership Skills
Start Date: 12/03/2009
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Description: Developing local leadership skills will be pivotal to the delivery of key NHS reforms. In order to realise Lord Darzi’s vision of High Quality Care for All, it is essential that the NHS invests in equipping frontline managers and clinicians with the leadership skills they need to drive service transformation. Recognising this, Health Service Journal, in partnership with Nursing Times, is delighted to present this timely new conference.
For further details please click on the links below.
Location: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
URL: www.hsj-leadershipskills.com
World Class Commissioning
Start Date: 17/03/2009
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Description: HFMA are pleased to present this World Class Commissioning conference in association with the NHS Alliance. This comprehensive one day conference will provide a unique opportunity for NHS professionals to think about what world class commissioning means to commissioners, where PBC fits, to learn from practical sessions and examples of best practice to enable their PCT and health community to become ‘world class’. For further details or to book online please click on the links below.
Location: London
URL: www.hfma.org.uk/events.cfm
Document: WCC09_Programme_-_Booking_Form(1).pdf
Delivering the Primary and Community Care Strategy
Start Date: 25/03/2009
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Description: As a key part of the next stage review, the primary and community care strategy puts forward an ambitious agenda to deliver high-quality, integrated services. HSJ is proud to present this essential new conference, which brings together national and local leaders to address how trusts are commissioning primary and community services and delivering integrated care.
For further details please click on the link below
Location: Cavendish Conference Centre, London
URL: www.hsj-primaryandcommunitycare.com
April
Clinicians, quality and data
Start Date: 28/04/2009
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Description: The NHS Next Stage Review focuses firmly on improving quality of care and quality initiatives, such as the Commissioning Quality and Innovation(CQUIN) payment framework, are being rolled out. Clinicians and managers are being actively encouraged to improve standards of care and need the tools and information to support them in this work. This conference, produced in partnership with the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal College of Physicians, will look at the best ways of collecting and using data in order to improve the quality of services and care.
For further information and booking form please click on the link below.
Location: The King’s Fund, London
Document: Clinicians conference programme.pdf
May
The Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health - First Annual Conference
Start Date: 13/05/2009
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Description: The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health is leading the way in championing an integrated approach to how we view health and wellbeing
For programme and booking form please click on the link below.
Location: THe King's Fund, London
Document: FIH09booking final(1).pdf
World Class Commissioning: effectively managing the market
Start Date: 27/05/2009
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Description: This conference aims to increase understanding of some of the key issues involved in managing markets and will provide commissioners and other senior NHS professionals with practical solutions to take this forward.
Location: The King's Fund, London
URL: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/learn/conferences_and_seminars/world_class.html
June
PBC making it happen
Start Date: 04/06/2009
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Description: Reinvigorating PBC is one of the Government’s priorities for 2009. With only pockets of success around the country, there are still vast areas that need help and guidance to kick-start their PBC programme. Practical Commissioning, in association with Pulse, presents a practical one-day seminar with solutions to the common problems that consortiums and GPs face when trying to get PBC off the ground. The programme boasts a panel of expert speakers from pioneering consortiums, including national PBC champions and PCT leads. Benefit from their fresh ideas and key learning points to help you develop a robust foundation for success.
Location: Cavendish Conference Centre
URL: www.pulse-seminars.com
Document: PBC Making it happen.pdf
The Development of a Primary Care Based DVT Service
Start Date: 19/06/2009
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Description: A great deal has changed in the way we manage our patients over the past few years, and this meeting will explore some of the issues that we are all facing today in Primary Care Based Commissioning, as well as looking towards the future.
Location: Cumberland Hotel, London
Document: Service Redesign invite FINAL.PDF
Achieving Excellence in NHS Customer Care
Start Date: 23/06/2009
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Description: Investing in patient satisfaction to build a robust brand and positive reputation in a competitive and quality-driven NHS Within the competitive and contestable market that is today’s NHS, reputation has become of critical importance. Faced with increasing competition from the independent sector and each other, it is crucial that NHS providers prove themselves as the best in class in order to convince commissioners, GPs and patients that they are the provider of choice. In order to maintain and enhance your organisation’s brand and reputation now is the time to prioritise investment in customer care and patient satisfaction. This essential new conference from the Health Service Journal will provide you with the best practice tools and strategies that you need to drive customer care across your organisation to improve patient experience and enhance quality.
Location: Central London
URL: www.hsj-customercare.com
Document: J919 Customer Care.pdf
NHS Governance 2009
Start Date: 23/06/2009
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Description: Looking ahead to 2009 and beyond, immense challenges can be seen which will test even the most robust NHS governance systems. Darzi’s vision of a reformed NHS, the advent of the Care Quality Commission and a raft of fresh regulation viewed in the context of a rapidly evolving political and economic climate present a step-change in the demands placed on governance systems.
In light of this, Health Service Journal is delighted to present its 5th annual Governance conference. This event comprises of three important days and brings together national authorities on NHS governance and leads from across the country. Join the high level discussion and debate exploring the key governance challenges and identifying practical and innovative solutions and strategies.
Transformational NHS Governance, 23rd June
Developing robust, flexible and fit-for-purpose governance systems to support whole system change
Board Level Development, 24th June
Cultivating the skills to strengthen governance systems from board to ward and beyond
PCT Governance, 25th June
Developing sound governance for commissioning arms, provider services and the body corporate
Each day can be booked separately, but attend all three days or share bookings with colleagues to save! To find out more visit click on the link below.
Location: Earls Court, London
URL: www.hsj-governance.com
Primary Healthcare Real Estate
Start Date: 30/06/2009
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Description: All you need to know about this buoyant, high yielding, good covenant,
rapidly expanding property sector packed with development and
investment opportunities. NHS Alliance members are entitled to book at the PCT rate - just quote NHSA/HS on the booking form.
Location: Mayfair Conference Centre, London, W2
URL: http://www.henrystewart.com/conferences/june2009/C091447/index.html
July
Reinvigorating PBC to deliver high quality local care and a world class NHS
Start Date: 02/07/2009
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Description: HSJ and NHS Alliance are delighted to deliver a national PBC forum. Exploring the future of PBC, addressing the current critical agendas and showcasing real examples of service change. Your attendance at this event will ensure you take away key transferable lessons to implement locally.
Location: Central London
Document: J914_HSJ_PBC_NHSAlliance4ppBro(web).pdf
NHS Talent Management
Start Date: 02/07/2009
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Description: Identifying, developing and retaining talent to lead the transformation to a high quality NHS As the NHS gears up for the next round of service reforms and transformations to ensure high quality care, do you have the right leadership development programmes and structures in place to ensure success? Recognising that high quality leadership will be fundamental to the delivery of ‘High quality care for all’, Health Service Journal is delighted to present this essential new conference which will help you develop a robust and proactive Talent Management strategy. This high-level conference will enable you to benefit from a comprehensive overview of all the latest schemes, approaches, tools and techniques which can be applied within your organisation. Book your place today and gain essential insights from key players which will help establish national collectiveness in the definition of talent management, and how this can be achieved.
Location: Central London
URL: www.hsj-nhstalent.com
Document: J922 NHS Talent Man.pdf
Appreciative Leadership for Sustainable Improvement
Start Date: 07/07/2009
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Description: Leadership has stepped firmly into the centre of the health and social care stage. Yet there is a history of leadership and service improvement initiatives coming and going leaving little enduring capacity for improvement behind.
This is a unique opportunity for you to take part in a facilitated and highly experiential event on an issue of key importance.
This event will be of value to anyone involved in the leadership of improvement, particularly within the health and social care sector. For example as a director, board member, manager, clinical lead, commissioner or development, OD or improvement consultant, or end user of services involved in any of these activities. NHS Alliance members can claim a 20% discount on delegate fees to this event.
Location: Altitude Broadcasting Corporate Studios, London
URL: http://www.kevinskinner.co.uk/documents/KSL%20appreciative%20leadership%20brochure.pdf
Lifephsychol programme 2009
Start Date: 07/07/2009
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Description: Lifepsychol 2009 is a unique event bringing together leading professionals to share their expertise in long-term and life-threatening illnesses. The conference programme offers a fascinating array of thought-provoking talks to demonstrate why supporting the psychosocial needs of patients is crucial to delivering an effective and efficient healthcare service. Members should quote DELVOUCHER on the booking form to receive the Alliance members discount of £85 off the price for two days or £45 off the price for one day.
Location: Birmingham
URL: www.lifepsychol.com
Document: Lifepsychol_programme.pdf
September
Using Patient Experience to Improve Quality of Care
Start Date: 09/09/2009
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Description: An event to be hosted by the Improvement. This conference gives attendees the opportunity not only to understand how to measure patient experience but to go further and use that data to help deliver better services for patients. A range of high-level, insightful and passionate keynote speakers will address issues around the importance of patient experience. Ten ‘how to’ sessions will offer attendees a range of topics to explore, discuss and learn top tips from.
Location: Hilton Hotel, Manchester
Document: PE conference flyer FINAL 09Sep09.pdf
Supporting Carers in General Practice Workshops
Start Date: 10/09/2009
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Description: he RCGP invites General Practitioners and primary care team members to a series of free workshops, being piloted by the College in conjunction with the Princess Royal Trust for Carers throughout England, which are designed to improve knowledge and understanding of carers and carers’ issues in Primary Care.
The workshops are relatively short (1/2 day), practical and interactive with opportunities for networking with colleagues. The aim is to help you and your team support carers by making them aware of their own health needs, supporting them emotionally and practically and providing useful information. Areas covered will include:
Who are carers?
Working with carers: Benefits to your patients and practice
Building on current work with carers - developing action plans
Signposting information and support for your work with carers
A GP, together with a member of the primary care team are encouraged to attend from each practice. There are a limited number of places for each event and bookings will be taken on a first come, first served basis. The workshops will be held on the following dates:
Location: See website
URL: http://www.rcgp.org.uk/practising_as_a_gp/professional_development/carers.aspx
Pathology Toolkit
Start Date: 15/09/2009
Duration:
Description: The complete guide to driving your organisation forward and revitalising your service. NHS Alliance members quoting MKTG100 on the booking form recieve a 15% discount on delegate fees when booking for one day only. Event hosted by SBK Healthcare
Location: Clare College, Cambridge
URL: www.sbk-healthcare.com/event_intro/PB9031/
NHS Marketing Toolkit
Start Date: 17/09/2009
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Description: The complete guide to key components of planning, implementing and evaluating your marketing and communitcating your strategy effectively. Hosted by SBK Healthcare
NHS Alliance members quoting MKTG100 on the booking form, receive a 15% discount if booking for one day only.
Location: Clare College, Cambridge
URL: www.sbk-healthcare.com/event_intro/BU9033/
Supporting pharmacists in delivering enhanced services
Start Date: 28/09/2009
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Description: This one-day conference will equip delegates with the skills to confidently deliver enhanced services and health advice to the public. It aims to:- Outline what commissioners look for when procuring service Equip delegates with an understanding of the need for risk assessment and use of appropriate resources in the delivery of enhanced services. Allow delegates to hear expert views on a number of enhanced services. Enable delegates to discuss and share best practice with colleagues' experience from the field.
Location: Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britian, London
URL: www.rpsgb.org/events
Document: Supporting Pharmacists in Delivering Enhanced Services.pdf
October
Succeeding PASA - Understanding the new commercial operating model
Start Date: 07/10/2009
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Description:
Is your organisation ready for the new procurement landscape? PASA, the health service's purchasing and supplies agency, is to close, with its functions taken over by OGC Buying Solutions and 10 new commercial support units.
This more commercially focused regime is designed to add greater scope, scale and impact to the procurement process and offer smaller organisations the chance to compete in a more transparent and flexible environment.
Enrol now and find out how to recognise the opportunities and respond effectively to tenders. Explore the changing role of commissioners and the new skills necessary for enhanced market awareness. Learn about the powerful benefits and potential conflicts in combining support for providers and commissioners within a single commercial centre of expertise.
Gain in-depth insight into the new system for commercial capability, including how the independent sector and third sector provider will respond and evolve, and the benefits for the NHS.
Location: Central London
URL: http://www.healthinvestor.co.uk/pdfs/SuceedingPASAWorkshop09_web.pdf
Improving patients' experiences in hospital: yes we can!
Start Date: 13/10/2009
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Description: *Discounted rate for NHS Alliance members*
Lord Darzi’s report High Quality Care for All establishes patients’ experience of care, alongside safety and clinical effectiveness, as a fundamental aim in healthcare. This practical conference will explore the steps staff and managers can take to transform patients’ experience of care in hospital.
This conference will:
• look at lessons that can be learned from hospitals where things have gone wrong
• examine methods for supporting staff and enabling patients’ voices to be heard
• consider the policies and processes that can help hospital managers and staff ensure services are centred on what patients want and need
The King’s Fund are offering all NHS Alliance members a 50% discount for this event. Prices are available at a discounted rate of £140 plus VAT.
Location: The King's Fund, London
URL: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/learn/conferences_and_seminars/improving_patients.html
Reputation matters: Providing information to enable choice and to drive service improvement
Start Date: 28/10/2009
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Description: * Discounted rate available for NHS Alliance members *
We are pleased to offer discounted rates to NHS Alliance members at this conference, which will take a practical look at how to reach patients effectively and how to use the information gained from patients to develop services. For further information and to book your place please visit our website at http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/learn/conferences_and_seminars/reputation_matters.html
Why this conference?
The NHS Constitution sets out patients’ right to make choices about their NHS care and also their right to receive information to support those choices. Since April 2009, patients who are referred for secondary care have had the legal right to choose who provides that care. All PCTs are required to publicise, and promote awareness of, information on secondary care providers to help patients to make those choices. Providers and commissioners need to understand how to communicate information to patients effectively. It is also important that they understand how to collect information on patient satisfaction to assess services and drive improvements in care
This conference will:
• share current thinking on how information should be communicated to patients to enable patient choice
• feature practical sessions on the different measures that can be used to collect information from patients, and explore how the results can be used in practice
• allow delegates to discuss and raise questions with experts on the key challenges in providing information for choice.
Speakers will include the following.
• Dr Neil Bacon, Founder, I Want Great Care
• Dr Anna Dixon, Director of Policy, The King's Fund
• Anthony Marsh, Chief Executive, West Midlands Ambulance Trust
• Professor Martin Marshall, Director of Clinical Quality, The Health Foundation
• Jennie Negus, Deputy Director of Nursing, The Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
• The Picker Institute Europe
Book your discounted place
Places are limited at this event, so book online now to secure your place at http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/learn/conferences_and_seminars/reputation_matters.html
Location: London
URL: www.kingsfund.org.uk/learn/conferences_and_seminars/reputation_matters.html
November
Delivering High Quality Nursing Care 2009
Start Date: 11/11/2009
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Description: It has been a year since Lord Darzi transformed the NHS Landscape with "High Quality care for All". Nurses have been quick to respond. Many are now siezing the opportunity that the quality agenda presents to the profession to redefine itself and demonstrate the value of the services they provide. Quality is now supposed to be the NHS's organising prinicple. However, what does that really mean in practice, prarticularly with a funding crisis looming? And what should nurses be doing? This conference hosted by the Nursing Times is the place to find out.
Location: Central London
URL: www.nt-quality.com
Document: Nursing Care 181109END.pdf
HSJ Leadership Forum 2009
Start Date: 30/11/2009
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Description: Health Service Journal is delighted once again to bring you our annual flagship event – The HSJ Leadership Forum 2009. As public spending will inevitably be squeezed, the NHS must be prepared to develop solutions and make some difficult decisions to ensure the health sector continues to deliver high quality care. In order to achieve savings and efficiencies wile maintaining and improving the quality of care, it is essential to have strong innovative leaders in place to help carry through the NHS through difficult economic times. This prestigious event brings an exceptional line up of the most senior change-drivers in the world of the NHS. Benefit from the shared wisdom and guidance of our expert speakers and your peers, this is an event not to be missed by any aspiring or current NHS leader. This essential forum is an opportunity to not only address the challenges the NHS faces, but to also explore how to improve the quality and productivity of healthcare and the NHS workforce to lead the NHS to success. David Nicholson CBE is confirmed to speak at this year's forum.
Location: London
URL: www.hsj-forum.com
Document: J947 HSJ Leadership 09 (ALLIANCE).pdf