Managing your reputation - a priceless asset.

Where and when

10th April 2008, 9.30-15.00, Best Western Ufford Park Hotel, Suffolk

Speakers will include

• Gill Bellord, Director of Pay, Pensions & Employment Relations, NHS Employers
• Steve Barnett, Interim Chief Executive, NHS Confederation
• Steve Shrubb, Director, Mental Health Network, NHS Confederation
• Sarah Jones, Deputy Director of Communications, NHS Confederation

Attendance

• Chairs
• Chief Executives
• PEC Chairs
• Non-Executive Directors
• All board level directors
• Senior managers

Membership meetings are open to all our members across all organisation types.

What will you get out of it?

• Opportunity to hear from senior local and national speakers
• Get an update on wider NHS policy issues
• Network and meet colleagues from across the region
• Feed into the NHS Confederation work programme and influence the debate

Programme

09.30 Registration for main meeting and refreshments

10.00 Welcome and introductions from Chair

• Maureen Connelly, Chair, Cambridgeshire PCT

10.10 NHS Confederation Update (including discussion and questions) presented by:

• Steve Barnett, Acting Chief Executive, NHS Confederation
• Steve Shrubb, Director, Mental Health Network, NHS Confederation
• Gill Bellord, Director of Pay, Pensions & Employment Relations

11.45 Break

12.00 Managing your reputation - a priceless asset

• Sarah Jones, Deputy Director of Communications, NHS Confederation

This session will give an overview of:

• Golden rules and key techniques for reputation management - the Confederation is producing a guide on reputation management for boards
• The latest analysis of the key reputation issues for the NHS - but what is on the horizon?
• The Department of Health's priorities and approach
• How the Confederation works to support the reputation of the national NHS, local NHS organisations and NHS management
  
  

And, provide members with an opportunity help us shape our future work programme on reputation.

12.20 Questions to speaker

12.45 Lunch

13.30 - 15.00 Confidential forum with Gill Bellord, Director, Pay, Pensions and Employment Relations