The high profile speaker list includes the Chief Nursing Officer for England, Jane Cummings, and NHS England’s National Medical Director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh. Others speaking on behalf of NHS England include Dr Arvind Madan, Director of Primary Care, Professor Chris Harrison, National Clinical Director for Cancer, and Claire Murdoch, National Director for Mental Health.
The theme for this year’s event is ‘Collaboration to implement the NHS Five Year Forward View across health and social care’. As well as the two main ‘Future NHS’ and ‘Innovate’ stages, there will be four smaller theatre stages and four feature zones focussing on Transformation of Care, Urgent and Emergency Care, Primary Care and Digital Health.
‘Pop-Up Universities’ will feature again this year, showcasing the very best in innovative care, treatment and commissioning from across the NHS, local government and social care, as well as giving in-depth information on the latest developments in individual areas of the health and care sector. Workshops are led by some of the most senior and experienced professionals in England.