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Summaries of conferences, slide presentations and key speeches.
November 2006
The Chief Nursing Officer Conference 2006 - Valuing Health, Valuing Care, Inspiring Confidence: 1-3 November 2006
Challenge was the key word at the 2006 Chief Nursing Officer’s conference, where hundreds of senior nurses gathered to discuss improving the patient experience, which lies at the root of all the reforms.
October 2006
Association of Directors of Social Services conference, October 18-20 2006
Delegates met for this year’s National Children’s and Adult Services Conference in Brighton at a time of almost unprecedented change, not only in health and social care, but within their own ranks.
July 2006
Allied Health Professions Conference
Allied health professionals must seize the opportunity to develop a powerful voice for the profession, Chief Health Professions' Officer, Kay East, told the annual AHP conference. Senior allied health leaders and professionals from all sectors came together at the conference to network, discuss the reform agenda for health and social care and look at the implications of the Our Health, Our Care, Our Say White Paper for AHPs.
June 2006
NHS Confederation conference report
Dr Gill Morgan, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, set the main theme of the conference by telling delegates value for money is inextricably linked to the reforms to make the NHS wholly patient-centred. This theme was picked up throughout the conference, with speakers concentrating on the tools that will help the NHS achieve this.
May 2006
Mental Health Conference 2006
Empowering service users, clinical risk management, black and minority ethnic communities and an update on the revised Mental Health Bill featured strongly at the Mental Health 2006 conference in London on May 16 and 17. The conference was supported by The Mental Health Foundation
April 2006
HR in NHS conference, April 2006
'Workforce at the heart of change' was the theme of the 2006 HR in the NHS conference. Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt and acting Chief Executive Sir Ian Carruthers underlined the message that health service staff and HR managers were pivotal in restoring financial balance and implementing the NHS reforms.
December 2005
NHS Live 2005
Chief medical officer Sir Liam co-hosted the NHS Live national event in London with TV football presenter Gabby Logan on 13 December. NHS Live is a grassroots movement that has so far engendered around 300 different projects, developed by NHS staff in conjunction with corporate partners. Sir Liam hoped delegates would be inspired by the opportunities to improve health care. 'I sometimes think we are a little bit negative about the NHS in this country,' he added. 'It's still admired across the world.'
September 2005
Health Protection Agency: annual conference, September 12 to 14 2005
This conference took place at Warwick University in Coventry. It focused on health inequalities and patient and public safety. There were key presentations about hand hygiene, healthcare acquired infections and preparations for an influenza pandemic.
June 2005
NHS Confederation: annual conference 2005
June 15 to 17, Birmingham.
Improving Care for Older People Conference 2005
This conference examined the key practical issues involved in improving services and care delivery for older people.
July 2005
Chief Scientific Officer's 2nd Annual Conference:'Healthcare Science: Achievements and Challenges' - London, 7 - 8 July 2005
Healthcare Science: Achievements and Challenges was the theme of the 2005 Chief Scientific Officer's Conference. Chaired by broadcasters Nick Ross and Vivienne Parry the conference looked towards raising the profile of healthcare scientists both within the NHS and externally. Delegates heard from NHS chief executive Sir Nigel Crisp, CSO Sue Hill as well as from a number of leading clinicians and researchers who covered subjects ranging from MRSA, diagnostics, research and development to the use of technology.
May 2005
DH hosts inaugural fringe meeting at BDA conference
One of the major events in the annual dental calendar, the 2005 BDA conference, took place 19 - 21 May at the SECC, Glasgow. A series of scientific sessions took place, including a fringe meeting entitled Realising change in dentistry, hosted by the Department of Health and chaired by the CDO.
March 2005
Hosted by the chief health professions officer Kay East, the aim of the second annual AHP Conference was to demonstrate how AHPs play a key role in investing in the future and transforming healthcare.Kay's keynote speech focused on how the professions can raise the profile of AHP's making change happen from ward to board.
January 2005
MRSA - Learning from the Best conference, London, 20 January
Hosted by chief nursing officer (CNO) Christine Beasley, the aim of the conference was to share good practice that has effectively reduced MRSA.It was attended by healthcare professionals involved in infection control from organisations at home and abroad.
December 2004
Improving Working Lives conference, London, 6 December 2004
Hosted by the Department of Health, together with NHS Employers, the Doctors' Forum and the intercollegiate improving working lives (IWL) committee, the conference explored solutions to IWL issues.
November 2004
Tackling Tobacco in England, London, 22-24 November 2004
National and international experts from this field presented their perspectives on the emerging issues and priorities and discussed how we can all contribute in the fight against tobacco.
Chief Nursing Officer's Conference 2004, Manchester, 3-5 November 2004
This year's Chief Nursing Officer's Conference saw the new CNO Chris Beasley give her first speech to the nursing leaders of the NHS.
October 2004
Emergency Care Conference: Emergency care - today, tomorrow and beyond, October 26 2004
The 2004 Emergency Care Conference provided an opportunity for delegates to celebrate recent progress in emergency care, highlight what still needs to be done and explore the direction emergency care needs to take as part of a fully integrated health and social care system.
National Social Services Conference 2004
This year's National Social Services Conference provided an opportunity for service leaders to explore how sustainable communities can be built that promote wellbeing and are safe, caring and supportive.
NHS Alliance 7th annual conference: choice and consequence, Bournemouth, 20 October 2004
The seventh annual conference of the NHS Alliance was an opportunity for primary care clinicians, managers and non-executives to discuss key NHS reforms and the frontline's role in the service's future.
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