NHS Confederation events

Please find a list of all NHS Confederation events which NHSPN members may be interested to find out more on.

NHSPN members meeting, 18 January 2011

Ian Dalton, Managing Director of Provider Development and Bob Ricketts, System Management and New Enterprise, attended the NHSPN members meeting, in London, to discuss the potential impacts of NHS reform on the independent sector. Members highlighted a number of immediate concerns they had including clarity about how the Extended Choice Network and any willing provider transistion is being dealt with.
Key points from the meeting have been higlighted in a meeting summary to download. Full notes will be made available for NHSPN members soon.

Previous 2010 events

New government and the independent sector
13 July, MWB Business Exchange, Victoria, London.

Thank you to all our members and our guest speaker, Paul Corrigan, for attending our first monthly workshop. Paul presented some key points of interest for our members set within the Government’s health white paper. For further information, please read the meeting notes and view the presentation.

Local leadership, national service, 23-25 June

This year’s NHS Confederation annual conference and exhibition, took place in on 23-25 June in Liverpool. Delegates heard a plenary speech from new health secretary Andrew Lansley as he sets out his vision for healthcare in England.

NHSPN sessions at the NHS Confederation conference

The NHSPN is hosted two sessions at this year’s NHS Confederation conference in Liverpool, titled ‘Innovations in independent sector primary and community care’ and ‘Independent sector pathways in acute care'.

Watch the plenary speeches online by visiting our conference website.

2009 events

2009 Party Conferences

On October 7, NHSPN held a breakfast event at the Conservative Party conference. Shadow ministers Mike Penning and Anne Milton attended, as did John Redwood MP, Cynthia Bower of the CQC, Andrew Haldenby of Reform, representatives of Civitas and Policy Exchange, Peter Carter of the RCN and a number of other guests in addition to the NHSPN members and NHS Confederation colleagues, including Steve Barnett. There was a good discussion provoked by presentation of the Brunswick Research results and the length of time people stayed beyond the scheduled close was a clear indication of interest and success.

Local leadership: a national service
ACC, Liverpool, 10-12 June 2009
The NHS Confederation's annual conference and exhibition 2009 had a high-quality programme, insightful speakers and the provided a great arena for networking with peers. 'Themed Local leadership: a national service', this year's event provided a unique overview of the health service as a whole. 

There were two dedicated NHSPN run sessions, specifically tailored around independent sector provider issues. Futher detailed information from the conference.

NHSPN & CBI

David Worskett met with Susan Anderson, Director, Public Services and Skills and Chris Heathcote, Senior Policy Advisor- NHS Reform of the CBI to discuss the direction of NHS Reforms and the journey to a pluralistic NHS market. The conversation renewed commitments to work together on a number of issues.

Patients Association

David Worskett and Katherine Murphy, Director, Patient Association met to talk about the role on the independent sector in delivering NHS care and the excellent patient experiences. The meeting resulted in the Patients Association Chair, Roswyn Hakesley-Brown CBE, speaking at the NHSPN session on Choice and Information at the NHS Confederation conference.

Laing & Buisson Annual Acute Healthcare Conference

Adrian Fawcett, Chief Executive of General Healthcare Group and Jill Watts, Chief Executive of Ramsay presented at L&B’s May conference.

NHS Choices for NHS Partners

The Department of Health and NHS Choices held a workshop for NHSPN members to unveil the upcoming changes to the NHS Choices website and quality accounts.

The NHS Choices website is being substantially redesigned in order to make it easier for patients to navigate and empower them to make choices in their care. The new design will include significant scope for providers to edit and expand their provider profiles on the site. This was the first time IS providers had seen the new design for the scorecards that allow patients to compare hospitals and participants brought up a number of issues with the proposed changes. NHSPN will keep members updated on the progress of NHS Choices.

View the NHS Choices presentation.