Quantifying the economic and social impact of the NHS

At the local, regional, and national level the NHS is a significant, and overlooked, economic actor. NHS trusts are often the largest employer in the area with considerable socio-economic influence beyond the core objective of treating of patients. 

Quantifying this impact is important to ensure NHS leaders are able to speak with confidence to their communities and policy makers.  

This webinar will address why quantifying the economic impact of the NHS is a necessary task and the framework to approach it. The focus on economic growth amongst policy makers gives NHS trusts the opportunity to establish themselves as central forces driving local prosperity.  

This is the sixth part in a series being led by Michael Wood, head of Health Economic Partnerships. Michael advises NHS leaders nationally and locally on policy, strategy, partnerships and funding relating to the local economy, including in areas such as skills and workforce, estates, innovation, population health and finance. 

Speakers

We will be joined by:

• Shane DeGaris – Group Chief Executive, Barts Health and Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trusts
  
  Shane was a physiotherapist in his native Australia, working clinically and managerially in public hospitals and private practice in Adelaide. He came to the UK in 1996 where he obtained a MSc in improvement methodology. He was part of the NHS London Next Generation Chief Executive programme and held several executive director posts at Board level, including at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust and Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust.

  Shane became CEO of Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and was deputy CEO at Barts Health for six years, leading on the operational performance of the five-strong hospital group. Shane took up the Group CEO role on 1 August 2022, becoming the accountable officer for both Barts Health and Barking Havering and Redbridge Hospital Trusts.

• Eve Roodhouse – Director of Strategy and Policy, Local Government Association

  As Director of Strategy and Policy at the Local Government Association Eve is part of the Executive Leadership Team and leads on strategy, policy, research and communications. Working closely with the membership of the LGA, senior politicians and officers she shapes organisational priorities across her areas of responsibility and leads work to champion and be the voice of local government working to secure the powers, resources and support local government needs to deliver the best possible outcomes for communities. Her work spans a wide range of policy areas including Health and Care, Local Government Finance, Housing, Public Service Reform, Digital, Data and Technology and Inclusive Growth. 
  
  Previously Eve was at Leeds City Council where she spearheaded the delivery of the city’s Inclusive Growth Strategy introducing pioneering work in a range of areas including the Leeds Inclusive Anchors Network, the Social Progress Index and the delivery of their vision for innovation as the council’s Chief Officer, Culture and Economy. Before joining local government, Eve worked at NHS Digital for 15 years on the delivery of complex and large-scale IT change programmes including the first Prison Health IT system in England and the Child Protection Information Sharing Project – which included her working with the LGA.

• Richard Stubbs – Chief Executive, Health Innovation Yorkshire

  Richard Stubbs is chief executive of Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber, working alongside the NHS to understand the challenges faced in delivering patient care, and to support the introduction of new, innovative ways of working that can both improve care and reduce costs for the NHS. He also works with innovators to support them in navigating the complex health and care landscape, helping to create and retain jobs across the region through the economic growth that comes from building a vibrant health innovation ecosystem.

  Richard is also chair of the national Health Innovation Network, bringing together all 15 health innovation networks across England to deliver national impact. As a long-standing member of the NHS Assembly, a board member of NHS England’s Accelerated Access Collaborative, and a member of the NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board, Richard is passionate about driving policy-level changes and programmes to accelerate NHS improvement and transformation. He has recently been part of both the NHS’s Innovation Ecosystem Programme advisory group and the ten-year health plan working group for research, life sciences and innovation, supporting the government in building a health service fit for the future.

Health Economic Partnerships

You will be automatically signed up to the full series of webinars, but you can of course choose which you would like to attend according to your interests or the needs of your organisation.

Please note this session is exclusively for NHS Confederation members, including associate members. 

The series:

• ‘Putting health at the heart of your local economy’ - Wednesday 26 February 2025, 2-3:30pm (90 mins)  
• ‘Your role in an anchor system’ - Wednesday 26 March 2025, 2-3pm (60 mins)
• ‘Reimagining how we work with our universities, colleges and schools’ - Wednesday 23 April 2025, 2-3pm (60 mins) 
• ‘What devolution means for the NHS’ - Wednesday 4 June 2025, 2-3pm (60 mins)
• ‘Embedding health on the high street’ - Wednesday 25 June 2025, 2-3pm (60 mins) 
• ‘Quantifying the economic impact of the NHS and maximising our social value’ - Wednesday 23 July 2025, 2-3pm (60 mins)

If you would like more information on becoming a member of the NHS Confederation please contact us here or reach out to our Acute Network director Rory Deighton for an informal conversation.

Audience

The sessions are open to those at director level and above, including non-executive directors, and particularly chairs and chief executives. 

We are happy to be flexible on wider participation if the session fits closely with your work area.