This popular event is now fully booked. Some places may become available closer to the time, so if you would like to be added to the waiting list please email eventbookings@nhsconfed.org with your name, job title, organisation, and the phone number and email address we should use to contact you.

This SDO Network event 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.

When and where?

Friday 9 May 2008

The Wellcome Collection, Euston, London

What will you get out of it?

This half day interactive learning seminar will consist of plenary presentations from leading academics and managers, panel and table top discussions focused on applying the knowledge gained within the seminar to delegates own work environment.

• Share learning from leading academics and managers in the field
• Identify key opportunities and challenges when transferring services from hospital to the community in terms of:
  • clinical outcomes
  • patient satisfaction
  • and financial impact
• Opportunity to influence research on this subject that will support management decisions in the future.

Who will you hear from?

Key speakers at this event include:

• Professor Martin Roland, Director of National Primary Care Research & Development Centre, University of Manchester
• Dr Keith Freeman FRCP, Consultant Dermatologist, Sunderland Teaching PCT & County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust
• Hugh McLeod MSc, PhD, Research Fellow, Department of Health Economics University of Birmingham

Who should attend?

This event is aimed at delegates from Primary Care Trust's, Ambulance and Foundation Trusts, Mental Health Trusts and Acute Trusts including:

• Directors of operations
• Directors of commissioning
• Directors of planning
• Clinical directors
• Medical directors
• Senior managers