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NHS Virtual Wards Conference South 2024
09:00 am
29 Feb, 2024
15 Hatfields Conference Centre
NHS Virtual Wards Conference South 2024
09:00 am
29 Feb, 2024
15 Hatfields Conference Centre
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Job titles includes
Acting Chief People and Organisational Development Officer
Associate Chief Operating Officer
Associate Director - Transformation
Associate Director of Resourcing
CEO & Medical Director
Chief Clinical Digital engagement officer
Chief Pharmaceutical Officer's Clinical Fellow
Chief Pharmacist & Clinical Director
Clinical Head of Primary & Community care
Organisations Involved
NHS Kettering general hospital foundation trust
North London Mental Health Partnership
North of England Commissioning Support
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust
Northwick Park hospital
Oxleas NHS FT
Royal Free Foundation Trust
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Royal United Hospital Bath
Nottingham University Hospitals
Current Landscape and Challenges:
The increasing utilisation of Virtual Wards within the NHS is indicative of the mounting pressure on healthcare systems.
Virtual Wards, as a remote healthcare service, have become an essential component in managing patient health, especially in the context of rising demands on the NHS. However, challenges persist in terms of scalability, effective implementation, workforce implications, and the need to continually innovate and adapt in response to the dynamic healthcare landscape.
Importance and Timeliness of the Event:
The NHS Virtual Wards Conference South 2024 assumes critical importance as it brings together healthcare professionals, policy leaders, and stakeholders to collectively address the key challenges and explore innovative solutions within the virtual wards sector.
With a focus on enhancing patient care and improving the healthcare industry, this conference provides a timely platform to foster collaboration, innovation, and knowledge-sharing, essential for the effective management of virtual wards within the NHS.
Key Content Streams:
- Virtual Ward Planning and Implementation: Developing a comprehensive understanding of the process of creating virtual ward services, building confidence among patients and clinicians, and ensuring a credible and efficient virtual ward system.
- The Future of Virtual Wards: Exploring the use of digital innovations to alleviate pressures on the health and care system, ensuring the scalability and sustainability of virtual wards within the evolving healthcare landscape.
- Challenges and Opportunities of Virtual Wards: Identifying and addressing solutions to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of virtual wards, overcoming challenges, and maximizing their potential to provide a seamless pathway for clinicians and patients.
- Workforce Narrative: Understanding the implications of workforce dynamics and the role of the NHS workforce long-term plan in enhancing the virtual ward service, ensuring a robust and sustainable healthcare workforce to support the future of virtual care.
Why Attend:
The NHS Virtual Wards Conference South 2024 offers a unique platform for attendees to actively participate in shaping the future of virtual healthcare delivery within the NHS.
By fostering collaboration, innovation, and knowledge-sharing, this event presents an opportunity for healthcare professionals to contribute to the improvement of patient care and the advancement of the healthcare industry.
Register now to be a part of this transformative event, where collective expertise meets innovation, and where the future of virtual healthcare is being redefined for the betterment of patients and healthcare professionals alike.
NHS Virtual Wards Conference South 2024 Key Subjects
- Virtual ward planning and implementation
- The future of virtual wards
- Challenges and Opportunities of Virtual Wards
- Workforce Narrative
Who will Attend
• Chief Executives
• Chief Information Officers
• Chief Medical Officers
• Chief Operating Officers
• Chief Technology Officers
• Clinical Directors/Heads/Managers/Leads
• Commissioning Directors/Heads/Managers
• Deputy Directors
• Digital Directors/Heads/Managers
• Digital Inclusion Directors/Heads/Managers
• Digital Strategy Directors/Heads/Managers
• Directors of Delivery
• Directors of Nursing
• Directors of Performance and Improvement
• General Managers
• Governance Directors/Heads/Managers
• GP Commissioners
• GPs
• Informatics Directors/Heads/Managers
• Information Assurance Directors/Heads/Managers
• Information Management Directors/Heads/Managers
• Innovation Directors/Heads/Managers
• IT Directors/Heads/Managers
• IT Security Directors/Heads/Managers
• Medical Directors
• Operations Directors/Heads/Managers
• Performance Directors/Heads/Managers
• Policy Directors/Heads/Managers
• Practice Managers
• Programme/Project Directors/Heads/Managers
• Public Health Directors/Heads/Managers
• Service Directors/Heads/Managers
• Strategic Planning Directors/Heads/Managers
• Transformation Directors/Heads/Managers
Your Pass Includes....
Your Pass Includes:
- Multiple live keynote presentations
- Live examples of both NHS and Commercial best practice
- Breakfast, Lunch and Refreshments included
- Meet the supplier sessions.
- Networking opportunity
- Live Q&A sessions with all speakers on the day
- Drinks receptions (subject to event)
- CPD accreditation
- Prize draws
Speakers
Sponsors & Partners
The Agenda
09:00
Registration
Registration
10:00
Chair Opening Address (Confirmed)
Dr Gurnak Singh Dosanjh
GP and ICB Clinical Lead for Home First
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
Chair Opening Address (Confirmed)
10:05
Keynote presentation - Adam Fitzgerald Head of Nursing, Integrated Local Services Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (Provisionally Confirmed)
Creating the opportunity to develop integrated place based Virtual Wards
Collaborative ICS (place based) challenges and how we've overcome this to create the opportunity to develop a coordinated approach to caring for more patients outside of hospital in an environment familiar to them such as their own home.
10:25
Panel Discussion - Investment in workforce training and development
Francesca Markland
Senior Programme Manager, Remote Monitoring & Virtual Wards
NHSE London Region Digital Transformation Team
Steph Lawrence
Executive Director of Nursing and AHP’s
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Investment in workforce training and development
Employing the skills of the full multi-professional team will support the virtual ward environment to be as safe as it can be for staff, patients and their families or carers. To include trainee grade staff members, GP trainees, specialist registrars, advanced practice trainees as well as ACPs (advanced clinical practitioners).
Panellists:
- Panellist 1: Steph Lawrence – Executive Director of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Confirmed)
- Panellist 2: Trish Winn – Associate Director, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust (Provisionally Confirmed)
- Panellist 3: Emily Wells – Chief Nursing Information Officer, Norfolk, Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Invited)
- Panellist 4: Francesca Markland, Senior Programme Manager, Remote Monitoring & Virtual Wards, NHSE London Region Digital Transformation Team (Confirmed)
10:55
Main Sponsor
Main Sponsor
11:15
Q&A Panel
Q&A Panel
11:25
Morning Break
Morning Break
12:25
Chair Morning Reflection (Confirmed)
Dr Gurnak Singh Dosanjh
GP and ICB Clinical Lead for Home First
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
Chair Morning Reflection (Confirmed)
12:30
Case Study - Access
Case Study - Access
12:50
Case Study
Case Study
13:10
Keynote Presentation - Technology, Innovation and Engagement – the Key Enablers to a Successful Virtual Ward (Confirmed)
Tracy Stocker
Director of Operations for Flow and Integration
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
How Medway NHS Foundation Trust developed a successful virtual ward to improve flow and provide efficiencies across the Trust and the wider system which addressed health inequalities and improved patient outcomes.
13:30
Case Study
Case Study
13:50
Q&A Panel
Q&A Panel
14:00
Networking & Lunch
Networking & Lunch
15:00
Chair Afternoon Address (Confirmed)
Dr Gurnak Singh Dosanjh
GP and ICB Clinical Lead for Home First
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
Chair Afternoon Address (Confirmed)
15:05
Case Study
Case Study
15:25
Keynote Presentation - Hadleigh Stollar CEO Healthcare Innovation Consortium (Provisionally Confirmed)
Innovating Healthcare: The Transformative Role of Virtual Wards in the NHS
Join us for a captivating session exploring how innovation is reshaping healthcare delivery through NHS virtual wards. In an ever-evolving healthcare landscape, virtual wards have emerged as a groundbreaking solution. This session will delve into the transformative power of virtual wards, showcasing real-world examples and success stories. We will discuss the benefits they offer, including enhanced patient care, reduced hospitalization rates, and improved resource allocation. Discover how innovation is not just changing the way healthcare is delivered but also improving the lives of patients and healthcare professionals in the NHS.
15:45
Case Study
Case Study
16:05
Keynote Presentation - Rosie Kaur, Deputy CMO for Physical Health Mersey Care FT & CCIO and Medical Lead for Telehealth in LTC and Virtual Wards for Cheshire and Merseyside (Provisionally Confirmed)
Keynote Presentation - Rosie Kaur, Deputy CMO for Physical Health Mersey Care FT & CCIO and Medical Lead for Telehealth in LTC and Virtual Wards for Cheshire and Merseyside (Provisionally Confirmed)
16:25
Q&A Panel
Q&A Panel
16:35
Hot Buffet Food, Drinks and Networking
Hot Buffet Food, Drinks and Networking
17:30
End of day
End of day
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