Supporter sessions

Sessions delivered by the overall supporters of the NHS Confederation annual conference and exhibition. Places are limited so remember to book yours.

• NHS productive leader: releasing time to lead
• Maximising the benefits of change
• Developing outstanding leaders in a changing NHS
• Havoc or harmony: do healthcare partnerships really work?

NHS productive leader: releasing time to lead

Wednesday 18 June 15:00-16:00

An interactive session led by Helen Bevan to inform, involve and challenge the notion of effective leadership. Hear first hand the experiences of those involved in developing the programme and how it is revolutionising their way of working.

Speaker: Dr Helen Bevan OBE (Director of Service Transformation, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement)

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Maximising the benefits of change

Thursday 19 June 10:30-11:30

Understanding how to make change and deliver the maximum benefits for the NHS to change is difficult. The NHS has seen a consistent improvement in change management - and between the NHS and its partners change management is becoming better understood. Given the continued pace of change in the NHS, this session will examine sharing best practice, improving operating frameworks for both partners and trusts and understanding the true cost of change.

Speaker: Stuart Hill (Director, BT Health)

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Developing outstanding leaders in a changing NHS

Thursday 19 June 13.05-14.05

Lunch will be provided in this session

To develop leaders that can drive healthcare forward we need to adopt a more strengths-based approach which recognises and nurtures talent and capitalises on the latent knowledge and skills of the promising individuals within organisations. Healthcare Organisations are increasingly subjected to scrutiny and the mounting pressure upon leaders has led many to focus leadership development on modifying the weaknesses in people. This session will discuss the wider challenges facing Leaders in modern Healthcare organisations and we will showcase an approach to the selection and development of senior management at Imperial College NHS Trust where the focus was on the strengths that differentiate people as a means of selecting world class leaders and managers.

Speakers: Edward Donald (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust) and David Ramsey (Arup)

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Havoc or harmony: do healthcare partnerships really work?

Thursday 19 June 15:30-16:30

Dr Phil Hammond, GP, comedian and commentator will be running this workshop, exploring the highs and lows of local partnerships and the opportunities improving communications between different roles the NHS. Where do local partnerships fall down how can they be improved? Have your say at this workshop hosted by Lloydspharmacy.

Speaker: Dr Phil Hammond (GP, comedian and commentator)