380
Delegates Registered
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
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 Virtual Wards Conference 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:
Why Attend:
The Virtual Wards Conference 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.
THE VIRTUAL WARDS CONFERENCE: NHS IMPLEMENTATION AND BEST PRACTICE KEY SUBJECTS
• 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:
Registration
Registration - Open from 9:00 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 Virtual Wards 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 (Confirmed)
Chair Opening Address (Confirmed)
Keynote presentation - Defining Acuity in virtual wards and progress on developing integrated place based Virtual Wards (Confirmed)
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.
Panel Discussion - Investment in workforce training and development
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:
Case Study - Transforming Virtual Ward Patient Flow: Streamlining Processes through Technology Unburdening and Enhanced Early Deterioration Identification with a Managed Service (Confirmed)
Case Study - PMD
Continuous monitoring of respiratory rate, with a managed service, enables earlier appropriate intervention in the community setting and removes the burden of technology from front line staff.
Morning Break
Morning Break
Chair Morning Reflection (Confirmed)
Chair Morning Reflection (Confirmed)
Case Study - Taking an integrated approach to virtual wards (Confirmed)
Case Study - The Access Group
How we can take a different look at how we deliver virtual wards, to work within existing systems and workflows. Reducing friction and making sure those providing care have the information they need to improve outcomes for people, regardless of which systems they use.
Case Study - Can you design your way through delivering exceptional patient care (Confirmed)
Case Study - Livework
Throughout our time working with the NHS we have modelled the current complexity of the Patient journey. We have articulated interventions, both digital and physical, creating a future-state of patient care that is fit for purpose. This not only improves the patient experience, but that of caregivers, operational teams, and the technology that support them.
Keynote Presentation - Technology, Innovation and Engagement – the Key Enablers to a Successful Virtual Ward (Confirmed)
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.
Case Study - Virtual Care, a clinical and patient perspective.
Case Study - Inhealthcare
Virtual Care, a clinical and patient perspective.
Vicki Dhanjal from Sciensus
Networking & Lunch
Networking & Lunch
Chair Afternoon Address (Confirmed)
Chair Afternoon Address (Confirmed)
Program Lecture - Virtual Care, Effective Care (Confirmed)
Program Lecture - supported by educational grant from Masimo
Digital enablement facilitates efficient staffing ratios freeing the team to focus on kind and effective treatment for those who require it.
Fireside Chat: A Patient's Journey through Virtual Wards (Confirmed)
Join us for a captivating fireside chat as we delve into the transformative world of virtual wards through the eyes of a patient. In this enlightening and intimate conversation, we will explore the firsthand experience of a patient who has navigated the healthcare landscape with the aid of virtual wards.
Keynote Presentation - Virtual Ward Patient Feedback Challenges and Success from an Acute General Hospital (Confirmed)
Virtual Ward Patient Feedback Challenges and Success from an Acute General Hospital who have implemented Virtual Wards across various specialties.
Canapés, Drinks and Networking
Canapés, Drinks and Networking
End of day
End of day