Path360 Wales: Advancing Pathology Across Wales
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Path360 Wales: Advancing Pathology Across Wales
All Convenzis Events Provide 8 CPD Points Per Delegate
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Current Landscape and Challenges
Diagnostics and healthcare science services in Wales are entering a period of significant transformation. With a relatively small, highly connected system, Wales is uniquely positioned to deliver coordinated, national approaches to pathology, community diagnostics and healthcare science-led innovation.
However, challenges remain. An ageing population, increasing levels of deprivation and significant rurality continue to place pressure on service delivery and equitable access. Variability across health boards, workforce sustainability concerns and the complexity of cross-border working with England present ongoing barriers to consistency and performance.
At the same time, national infrastructure such as laboratory information systems and diagnostic frameworks are evolving, while large-scale structural changes across health and social care leadership are creating both uncertainty and opportunity. The system must now balance stability with transformation, ensuring that diagnostics services can meet growing demand while supporting wider population health objectives.
Timeliness of the Event
This conference takes place at a critical moment for diagnostics and healthcare science in Wales. With ongoing reform across health and social care structures, the establishment of new national leadership functions and the continued development of diagnostic frameworks, there is a clear need for alignment between strategy and delivery.
At the same time, national programmes such as point of care testing and community-based diagnostics are gaining momentum, supported by evidence-led approaches and system-wide collaboration. As Wales continues to shape its approach to diagnostics, this event provides a timely platform to bring together national leaders, healthcare scientists, clinicians and operational teams to share insight, align priorities and support implementation.
Summit Focus:
- Understanding how diagnostics and healthcare science are being coordinated across the Welsh system
- Aligning national strategy with delivery across health boards and regional services
- Exploring the role of point of care testing and community diagnostics in improving access and outcomes
- Addressing workforce challenges, visibility and sustainability within healthcare science
- Tackling variation across regions while supporting standardisation and system-wide consistency
- Navigating cross-border challenges between Wales and England, including data and service alignment
- Leveraging diagnostics to support population health, prevention and long-term system planning
- Sharing practical insight from national programmes and real-world delivery across Wales
Key Learning Outcomes:
- A clear understanding of how diagnostics and healthcare science are structured and delivered across Wales
- Insight into national priorities, frameworks and programmes shaping the future of pathology and diagnostics
- Practical examples of how services are adapting to meet demand in rural and complex environments
- Strategies for implementing point of care testing and community diagnostics at scale
- Approaches to strengthening workforce capacity, capability and visibility
- Understanding of cross-border considerations and how they impact service delivery
- Opportunities to connect with peers across health boards, national organisations and government
Why Attend?
Diagnostics Wales 2027 is designed as a national, system-led forum bringing together leaders from across Welsh Government, NHS Executive, Public Health Wales, health boards and healthcare science.
Unlike traditional conferences, this event focuses on practical delivery, collaboration and shared learning within the Welsh context. With a highly connected system and strong national leadership, Wales offers a unique opportunity to bring together stakeholders from across the entire diagnostics ecosystem in one room.
Attendees will benefit from direct access to national leaders, real-world case studies and open discussion around the challenges and opportunities shaping diagnostics across Wales. This is an opportunity to contribute to a shared national conversation, build meaningful connections and support the future direction of pathology and healthcare science services.
Relevance for Sponsors & Partners
This conference provides a highly targeted platform for diagnostics, pathology, laboratory technology and healthcare science partners supporting the transformation of pathology services across Scotland.
Sponsors will be well-positioned to demonstrate how their solutions enable:
- Digital pathology, AI and automation tools that improve reporting capacity, diagnostic accuracy and turnaround times.
- LIMS, interoperability and data-sharing platforms that support connected pathology networks and standardised service delivery.
- Laboratory workflow, sample tracking and operational efficiency solutions that help reduce variation and improve end-to-end diagnostic pathways.
- Genomics, molecular diagnostics and advanced testing technologies supporting earlier diagnosis and more personalised care.
- Workforce, training and transformation solutions that help pathology teams respond to rising demand, skills gaps and service pressures.
- Quality, governance and assurance platforms that support safe, consistent and scalable pathology service improvement.
- Infrastructure, equipment and managed service models that help NHS Scotland build more resilient and future-ready laboratory services.
Your Pass Includes....
- This conference is CPD accredited. Attendees will be eligible to gain 8 CPD points upon completion of the event.
- Access to a leading conference speaker programme
- Interactive Q&A sessions
- Leadership Lessons from the Front Line
- Cross-sector best practice
- Meet the supplier opportunities
- Hot breakfast & Lunch included
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Conference Speakers
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Registration & Networking
Registration - Open from 8:20 am - Closes at 11:00 am
All delegates must complete their registration process before the 11:00 AM cut-off time. Please arrive in a timely manner to allow for registration and to avoid any inconvenience. Delegates who arrive after the registration deadline will be refused entry to the event.
We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain the event's schedule and ensuring that everyone can fully participate in the conference. If you have any questions or require assistance, our event staff will be available to assist you with the registration process.
Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to an insightful and productive event together!
Chair Opening Address
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Keynote Presentation - Building a Nationally Connected Diagnostics Service for Wales
Speaker:
Alexandra Simmonds | Assistant Director, National Diagnostics Programme, NHS Wales Performance and Improvement
Session Overview:
This opening keynote will examine the current priorities for pathology and diagnostics across Wales, including national coordination, service improvement and the need to create more consistent and connected diagnostic pathways.
Delegate Outcomes:
- Understand the strategic priorities shaping diagnostics in Wales.
- Explore the challenges involved in coordinating services nationally.
- Identify opportunities to improve consistency, capacity and patient access.
Morning Skills Clinic - From Healthcare Scientist to Strategic Leader
Panellists:
- Dr Tom Fowler | Deputy National Director, Health Protection and Screening Services, Public Health Wales
- Craig Roberts | Assistant Director of Allied Health Professions and Health Science, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Clive Morgan | Managing Director, All Wales Medical Genomics Service
Session Overview:
Healthcare scientists increasingly contribute beyond traditional laboratory boundaries. This interactive session will explore the different career routes that can lead scientists into executive, national and cross-organisational leadership roles.
Each contributor will share reflections from their own career before joining a chaired discussion and audience Q&A.
Delegate Outcomes:
- Understand how scientific expertise can translate into strategic leadership.
- Explore career routes beyond traditional laboratory and clinical roles.
- Gain practical advice on developing influence across organisational boundaries.
Headline Sponsor - Source LDPath
Headline Sponsor - Source LDPath
Source LDPath, a part of the Source BioScience group, provides industry leading histopathology services with a focus on digital pathology and AI.
Our comprehensive clinical healthcare offering spans histopathology integrating digital pathology and AI through to molecular diagnostics, creating a seamless workflow for precision medicine. Using advanced slide scanning and high-resolution imaging, our digital pathology solutions transform traditional diagnostics with enhanced efficiency and accuracy.
We collaborate with an extensive network of over 280+ of Specialist Consultant Pathologists, all accredited by the Royal College of Pathologists and General Medical Council, while also adhering to the rigorous standards of the College of American Pathologists. By embracing digital pathology and AI, we enable real-time analysis and high-throughput capabilities, empowering pathologists to deliver rapid, high-quality diagnostic insights.
Morning Break
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Case Study - ProfilerLive
Case Study - ProfilerLive
ProfilerLive is a cutting-edge digital training and competency management platform designed to streamline workforce training and compliance processes. ProfilerLive enables organisations to automate training, track competency progress in real time, and ensure regulatory compliance. With its intuitive interface, real-time reporting, and comprehensive analytics, ProfilerLive empowers managers to make data-driven decisions and optimise workforce planning.
Case Study
Case Study
Leadership Interview Session - Scientific Leadership, Clinical Influence and Career Development
Speaker:
Dr Martin Rolles MBE | Consultant Clinical Oncologist, South West Wales Cancer Centre, Swansea Bay University Health Board
Session Overview:
This conversational leadership interview will explore the relationship between scientific expertise, clinical leadership and service improvement. It will consider how individuals can build influence, support multidisciplinary teams and contribute to wider healthcare transformation.
Delegate Outcomes:
- Explore the qualities required for effective scientific and clinical leadership.
- Understand how professional expertise can influence wider service development.
- Gain practical career and leadership lessons from a senior NHS clinician.
Case Study
Case Study
Lunch & Networking
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Case Study - UK Neqas CPT
Case Study - UK Neqas CPT
UK NEQAS is a world leader in External Quality Assessment (EQA), providing optimum EQA services since 1969. We deliver an unparalleled, multidisciplinary range of services because we understand the clinical relevance of EQA and how it supports diagnostic testing. We have an international footprint and are resolutely independent, impartial, and not-for-profit.
UK NEQAS puts education at the heart of EQA. We work in partnership with our users to deliver better outcomes for patients at every stage of their journey. We strive to improve performance through regular quality assessment, challenging the testers at critical decision-making performance limits and sharing best practices. Users have access to up-to-date guidance, troubleshooting tips and clinically relevant performance issues, in addition to being able to benchmark their performance against other laboratories/centres worldwide.
UK NEQAS supports users to provide the best results for their assays. Our expert knowledge of new technologies allows for the early implementation of EQAs for ground breaking testing, and we collaborate with manufacturers and regulatory agencies to ensure the effective resolution of problems with assays, analysers and kits.
UK NEQAS team members are recognised experts in their fields. Our staff are experienced healthcare scientists, with extensive laboratory and educational expertise and relevant, in-depth knowledge of their subjects, to support laboratories, clinicians, and the public.
UK NEQAS centres are accredited to ISO17043. We oversee a comprehensive range of over 400 accredited EQA programmes in over 175 countries. Our services are developed and delivered with the support of hundreds of expert international clinical and scientific advisors.
We are unashamedly proud of our EQA services. Working with us, you benefit from our unique approach and expertise, knowing that you are being compared to the best by the best, throughout the world.
NHS Deep Dive - Bringing Liquid Biopsy into Routine Cancer Diagnostics
Speaker:
Professor Magdalena Meissner | Medical Oncology Consultant, Velindre Cancer Centre and Clinical Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University
Session Overview:
Liquid biopsy has the potential to accelerate cancer diagnosis and support earlier, more precise treatment decisions. This session will examine the development of QuicDNA and QuicDNA Max, alongside the practical challenges of moving innovative genomic testing from research into routine NHS pathways.
Delegate Outcomes:
- Understand the role of liquid biopsy within modern cancer diagnostics.
- Explore the clinical and operational lessons from the QuicDNA programme.
- Identify the requirements for scaling genomic innovation across NHS Wales.
Case Study
Case Study
NHS Deep Dive - Expanding Point-of-Care Testing Across Community Services
Speakers:
- Mark Henry | Service Manager for Point-of-Care Testing, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Melanie Prince | Point-of-Care Testing Coordinator, Powys Teaching Health Board
Session Overview:
This joint presentation will explore the introduction of point-of-care CRP testing within primary and community care, including the work supporting the SPARROW research programme.
Mark and Melanie will compare the approaches taken across Cwm Taf Morgannwg and rural Powys, sharing practical lessons covering implementation, workforce, clinical governance and collaboration.
Delegate Outcomes:
- Understand how POCT can support care outside traditional hospital settings.
- Compare implementation approaches across urban and rural health systems.
- Identify practical considerations covering governance, workforce and service sustainability.
Afternoon Skill Clinic - Creating the Future Healthcare Science Workforce in Wales
Session Overview:
The closing discussion will bring together senior scientific leaders to consider how Wales can develop, retain and support the healthcare science workforce required for the future.
The panel will explore leadership development, clinical academic careers, multidisciplinary working and how the contribution of healthcare scientists can be better understood across the NHS and wider public.
Delegate Outcomes:
- Identify the workforce capabilities Wales will require in the coming years.
- Explore opportunities for leadership and clinical academic development.
- Consider how healthcare science can increase its visibility and influence.
Tea, Coffee & Networking
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End of Day
Every attendee makes a difference. We’ll donate one tree for every delegate attending the conference to our partners over at Play it Green and £1 to our Charity of the Year, Stockport Without Abuse.
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