Conference programme for the Boards reducing Healthcare Associated Infections: Implementing the Hygiene Code event.

09.30am: Registration, opportunity to meet other delegates over tea and coffee

10.00am: Ministerial address: A national priority- Boards reducing HCAI, delivered by Lord Hunt of Kings Health, Minister of State for Quality in Health, DH

10.30am: A national challenge- reducing MRSA, improving quality and safety, Prof Brian Duerden, Chief Inspector of Microbiology, DH (Manchester event only) Janice Stevens, Director MRSA/Cleaner Hospitals Programme, DH (London event only)

11.10am: Break

11.30am: Inspect, inform, improve: reducing HCAI Sir Ian Kennedy, Chair, Healthcare Commission

12pm: Improving quality and safety: The execs responsibility

12.30pm: Facilitated debate: Can boards be held accountable for behaviour of front line staff? Directed by Peter Mount, Chair, NHS Confederation (Manchester event only TBC) Ian Kennedy, Chair, Healthcare Commission (London event only)

1pm: Lunch and networking opportunities

2pm: Interactive breakout sessions and case studies. These small groups will focus on key areas including the role of medical directors, improvement teams and screening practice, and the role they can play in your implementation of the Hygiene Code

4pm: Depart