NHS Confederation: Media centre

Press release: In a patient-led NHS what is the role of patient and public involvement?

09 Nov 2005

An NHS Confederation one-day conference
Cavendish Conference Centre, London
Tuesday 15 November 2005
Media invite

Health Minister, Rosie Winterton, is the keynote speaker at a one-day conference looking at the role of patient and public involvement in a patient-led NHS on Tuesday 15 November.

She will address delegates at the NHS Confederation conference which is being held at the Cavendish Conference Centre in central London.

The conference will explore what effect increased customer choice, system reform and the principles of the market will have on the way NHS services are delivered.

Delegates will examine the patient and public involvement (PPI) agenda and how to gain the practical tools to help them engage with their local communities. The event will explore lessons from the private sector and foundation trusts, as well as evaluating the mechanisms available to patients for making their voice heard.

The day will follow the timetable below:
10.15 - 11.00 Panel Discussion followed by Q&A
'How will patient views be expressed in a market economy?'

Julian Hartley (Chief Executive, Tameside and Glossop Primary Care Trust)
Jane Martin (Executive Director, Centre for Public Scrutiny)
John Bewick (Director of Performance and Planning, South West Peninsula Strategic Health Authority)
Tracey Sweet (PPI Lead, South West Peninsula Strategic Health Authority)
11.00 - 12.15 Interactive workshops
PPI in major reconfiguration
PPI Resource Centre
Becoming a foundation trust: issues around membership and governance
Working with your overview and scrutiny committee

12.15 - 13.15 Lunch

13.15 - 14.30 Interactive Workshops - Repeated

15.00 - 15.45 Presentation followed by Q&A

'Is the private sector better at understanding its customers?'
Simon O'Neill (Management Consultant, British Telecom)
15.45 - 16.15 Keynote Address
Rosie Winterton MP, Health Minister

Interactive workshop topics include:
PPI in major reconfiguration
(Chris Howgrave-Graham, Reconfiguration Consultant, Department of Health & Professor Naomi Fulop, Chair in Health and Health Policy, King's College London
PPI Resource Centre
(Sam Hudson, Senior Project Manager, Department of Health)
Becoming a foundation trust: issues around membership and governance
(first session, Sue Slipman, Director, Foundation Trust Network; second session, Celia Dossett, Networks Manager, Foundation Trust Network)
Working with your overview and scrutiny committee
(Tim Gilling, Health Scrutiny Programme Manager, Centre for Public Scrutiny)
Speakers and workshop leaders include:
Rosie Winterton MP (Health Minister)
Simon O'Neill (Management Consultant, British Telecom)
Cliff Prior (Chief Executive, Rethink)
Julian Hartley (Chief Executive, Tameside and Glossop PCT)
Jane Martin (Executive Director, Centre for Public Scrutiny)
John Bewick (Director of Performance and Planning, South West Peninsula Strategic Health Authority)
Tracey Sweet (PPI Lead, South West Peninsula Strategic Health Authority)
Sue Slipman (Director, Foundation Trust Network)
Celia Dossett (Networks Manager, Foundation Trust Network)
Chris Howgrave-Graham (Reconfiguration Consultant, Department of Health)
Professor Naomi Fulop (Chair in Health and Health Policy, King's College London)
Sam Hudson (Senior Project Manager, Department of Health)

Venue: Cavendish Conference Centre, 22 Duchess Mews, London, W1G 9DT

Time: 10am - 4.30pm (coffee and registration from 9am)

Date: Tuesday 15 November

If you would like to attend the conference please RSVP to Amy Darlington, Media Officer at the NHS Confederation, on 020 7074 3304 or amy.darlington@nhsconfed.org or to Matt Akid, Media Relations Manager, on 020 7074 3306 or matthew.akid@nhsconfed.org.

ENDS

Notes for editors

The NHS Confederation represents more than 90% of the organisations that make up the NHS throughout the UK. Its members include the majority of NHS trusts, foundation trusts, primary care trusts and health authorities in England; trusts and local health boards in Wales; NHS boards and special boards in Scotland; and health and social service trusts and boards in Northern Ireland.