Audio files from sessions at this year's annual conference and exhibition, providing you with an insight to the latest health service news and issues being debated.
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Wednesday 18 June
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Introduction:Setting the scene (43mb MP3)
Bryan Stoten, Chair, NHS Confederation
NHS Confederation chairman Bryan Stoten told annual conference delegates on 18 June he believes it is right to recognise and celebrate the fantastic achievements of the NHS in its 60th anniversary year. He also set out the findings of a members' poll, showing that, while NHS leaders are optimistic about the future, they are not expecting a period of stability.
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60 years of the NHS: a look back and lessons for the future (67mb MP3)
13:15 – 14:15
Chair: Nigel Edwards, Policy Director, NHS Confederation
Speakers: Nick Trimmins, Public Policy Editor, Financial Times; Geoffrey Rivett, NHS Historian, Vice Chair, Council of Governors, Homerton NHS Foundation Trust; Niall Dickson, Chief Executive, King’s Fund and Professor Brian Edwards, Chair, ATM Consulting
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Keynote address followed by Q&A (60mb MP3)
Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Health
Alongside his promise of no more structural changes, health secretary Alan Johnson told conference delegates of his plans to assess how compassionately care is being delivered. Acting director of the NHS Confederation, Steve Barnett, said there is no quick fix for addressing the problem of compassion in the NHS.
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Thursday 19 June
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Keynote address (33mb MP3) followed by Q&A (10mb MP3)
David Nicholson, Chief Executive of the NHS in England
In his keynote address, NHS chief executive David Nicholson explained that he wants the NHS constitution to have a clear value base that reflects what matters to patients, staff and the public. He told delegates: “I am, and you should, be extraordinarily proud of what we’ve achieved over the last two or three years. But we can’t look at the past. We need to ‘bank’ that and look to the future.
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NHS Values (33mb MP3)
Clare Chapman, Director General of Workforce for NHS and Social Care, Department of Health
As the NHS reaches its 60th year, there has been a programme of work to find out what matters to patients, the public and staff and to identify good practise in using values.
NHS Values (15.5mb MP3)
Andy Murdock, Pharmacy Director, Lloydspharmacy and Sir Jonathan Michael, Deputy Managing Director (Healthcare), BT Health
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How will World Class Commissioning change the NHS (40mb MP3)
Mark Britnell
This session outlines how World Class Commissioning is not just an issue for PCTs but rather carries the heavy burden of being one of the most significant drivers in changing the NHS in England.
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Friday 20 June
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The supertanker that thinks like a speedboat (66mb MP3)
Matt Kingdon, Chair and co-founder ?What If!
Drawing on his experience of innovation projects with multinational corporations, Matt Kingdon sets out to clarify the complex nature of innovation where organisational design, leadership skills, attitudes and behaviours all need to work together.
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Framing the future (97mb MP3)
Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley, has built a reputation as a policy expert while developing a clear vision for the NSH. In this session, he debates the challenges of the future alongside leading policy experts.
Panel: Steve Barnett, Acting Chief Executive, NHS Confederation; Jennifer Dixon, Chief Executive, Nuffield Trust; Andrew Lansley, CBE MP, Shadow Secretary for Health and Simon Stevens, CEO of Ovations, UnitedHealth
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