The Future of Hospitals 2021

Overview

The Prime Minister recently announced a funding package worth £3.7 billion to build 40 hospitals by 2030 in the biggest hospital building programme in a generation.  

The Health Infrastructure Plan will also provide capital to modernise diagnostics and technology and help eradicate critical safety issues in the NHS. The scale of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused big shifts in the way hospitals deliver services.  

The NHS has had to mobilise to respond to the acute needs of people infected with the virus whilst at the same time scaling back non-COVID-19 healthcare. Services have had to be rapidly re-designed on a large scale to release capacity for treating patients with COVID-19.  

This unique event examines the current and future state of NHS hospitals and the impact of COVD-19. It takes a close look at all the vital components that make up NHS acute care including patient safety, workforce, infection control, standards, funding, estates, and emergency care.  

Hear a combination of policy updates and best practice case studies from a wide variety of organisations within acute healthcare.  

Agenda

DAY 1 - Estates

09:00 Online Registration

09:20 Chair’s Welcome Address

09:30 Special Address: Transforming NHS Hospitals To Meet The Needs Of The Present And To Be Fit For The Future

Edward Argar MP, Minister of State for Health, Department of Health and Social Care

09:50 Questions And Answers Session

10:00 What Part Do Universities Play In The Future Of Hospitals: Moving To A Digital Age?

Jane Perry, Dean of Health, Sport and Bioscience and Robert Waterson, Director of Careers and Enterprise and Senior Lecturer, University of East London (UEL)

10:20 Keynote: The Health Infrastructure Plan: Delivering The Biggest Hospital Building Programme In A Generation

NHS Property Services

10:40 Questions And Answers Session

11:05 Break and Networking

11:35 Case Study: Building Better Hospitals For The Future To Be Better Placed To Provide Care For Patients Now And In The Future

Speaker TBC

11:55 Keynote: Learning From The Challenges Of Covid-19 And Previous Hospital Building Programmes To Guide Future Building Programmes

Nigel Edwards, Chief Executive, Nuffield Trust

12:15 Case Study: Ensuring That COVID-19 Can Be Managed Safely In Emergency Departments Through A Systemic Transformation

Speaker, TBC

12:35 Questions And Answers Session

13:00 Chairs Summary and Close

DAY 2 - Workforce

09:00 Online Registration

09:30 Chair’s Welcome Address

09:40 Case Study: Supporting Workforce Redesign Through The NHS People Plan

Patrick Mitchell, Director of Innovation and Transformation, NHS Health Education England

10:00 Panel Discussion: Developing Graduates For The Future Workforce

UEL

10:20 Tracking The Shifts In Acute Care Due To COVID-19 And Their Impact On Service Delivery

Ruth Thorlby, Assistant Director for Policy, The Health Foundation

10:40 Questions And Answers Session

11:05 Break and Networking

11:35 Keynote: Regulating Hospital Care During COVID-19: Ensuring That Services Remain Subject To Close Monitoring

Dr Nigel Acheson, Care Quality Commission

11:55 Case Study: Keeping Nurse Vacancies At A Manageable Level Through International Recruitment

Hadrien Kieffer, Interim Director, NHS Professionals

12:15: Understanding The Changing Landscape For Hospital Discharge: The Discharge To Assess Model

Karen Howell, National Director of Discharge and Recovery, NHS England & NHS Improvement

12:35 Questions And Answers Session

13:00 Chairs Summary and Close

DAY 3 - Community, Covid-19 and Digital

09:00 Online Registration

09:30 Chair’s Welcome Address

09:40 Keynote: The State Of The NHS Provider Sector in 2020: Assessing The Current Environment And The Preparedness To Meet Pressing Challenges Related To The Coronavirus Pandemic

Speaker TBC

10:00 Panel Discussion: Communities And The NHS

UEL and Trust Partners

10:20 Case Study: Significantly Reducing Avoidable Admissions To The Emergency Department Through The Implementation Of A Digital Service

Peter Grace, Directorate Manager & Clinical Nurse Lead for Digital Health & Extensive Care,

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

10:40 Questions And Answers Session

11:05 Break and Networking

11:35 Case Study: Providing New Funding To Help Hospitals Introduce Digital Records And E-Prescribing

Speaker, NHS Digital (invited)

11:55 Case Study: Designing A New Hospital From Scratch To Transform Healthcare Delivery For Local People

Alastair Finney, Whipps Cross Redevelopment Director, Barts Health NHS Trust 

12:15 Case Study: Working In Partnership With The Private Sector To Support Patient Care In The Oncology Department During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Speaker TBC

12:35 Questions And Answers Session

13:00 Chairs Summary and Close

13:00 Consultation

Benefits of Attending

• Meet other like-minded professionals and develop new, beneficial connections
• Through the learning opportunities and sharing of best practice, you will be able to implement improvements in your workplace
• Impact the wider agenda and be part of future planning
• Be part of organisations that continue to evolve, improve and innovate
• Learn how to make the best use of key products and services that can help transform your organisational capabilities

Audience

The Future of Hospitals brings together experts and practitioners from NHS Trusts, Foundation Trusts, CCG's, ICS services, national bodies, Government and academia to address the challenges facing the sector in these unprecedented times.

Payment via Invoice

If you would like to be invoiced for this event please select the 'Invoice' ticket option and we will be in touch to arrange payment. Please note, the event is not free if you choose to pay via invoice.

Additional Information

If you are interested in sponsoring this event please get in touch via info@igpp.org.uk.

If you would like to attend the event and are working within the private sector please get in touch to discuss your options via info@igpp.org.uk.