Conferences and meetings

Regional bi-annual events that provide an opportunity for Board members and senior managers from all parts of the NHS to come together and discuss priorities for their region, learn more about current policy issues and hear updates from key staff from NHS Confederation, NHS Employers and NHS Confederation networks. There will also be a topical session about managing your reputation. Membership meetings are free of charge and open to all our core members. The next round of membership meetings has started, see the membership meetings page for more details.

The NHS Confederation is running a series of lectures with key players from the main political parties, including Norman Lamb and Andrew Lansley. Supported by Pfizer, the lectures provide an ideal opportunity for you to join the political debate and to question potential future health secretaries as they set out their plans for the future of the NHS ahead of next year's general election. Visit the Our work section of our website for more information and to book your place.

This half day interactive learning seminar will provide delegates with the latest information from researchers and frontline managers who have led the way in the transfer of services from hospitals to the community.

This one-day conference for Foundation Trust Network members will look at how marketing methods can be used to engage with stakeholders, attract new business and enhance reputation.

Annual conferences and exhibitions

National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery organisation (NIHS SDO) and Health Service Research Network (HSRN) are combining forces to offer two days of presentations and discussions at the leading edge of evidence-informed healthcare. The conference will bring together all those engaged in promoting high quality healthcare through research and the use of research, ranging from health technology assessment, through service delivery and organisation, to healthcare policy analysis.

The full programme for Delivering the future is now published. Book your place now and get your first choice of sessions and networking activities. In the run up to the NHS next stage review, this is the one event that gives you an overview of the whole health service as well as the chance to focus on the issues impacting on the area you work in. The conference and exhibition is themed this year around what we can all be doing now to respond to future challenges.

Book you place now for AMBEX, the leading pre-hospital and emergency healthcare conference and exhibition in the UK. In 2008 the event features over 140 exhibitors, two presentations theatres in the exhibition and a three day conference programme. This event is a major focus for learning, debate, information exchange and the leading market place for new and exciting products and developments in the industry.

Book your place now for Leading workforce thinking the annual highlight for NHS workforce leaders. This popular conference and exhibition will once again offer a combination of leading-edge thinking from high profile speakers, opportunities to share ideas and good practice with colleagues and the chance to make connections through networking events.