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The UK healthcare ICS Congress
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Session Title and Description |
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9:45 - 10:00 |
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Welcome from our chairman |
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10:00 - 10:45 |
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How can ICBs shift the digital focus from in-year to long term? In the current financial landscape, there is a strong focus on delivering in-year efficiency savings, and prioritising projects that return cash to the system in the short term. However, in an industry where it is known that the biggest outcomes, such as preventing lifestyle diseases, take place over a very long term. Dr Rima Makarem, Chair of Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB will be joined by other local leaders to consider how local systems can realistically embed digital for long term outcomes, and offer tips to those looking to build or offer longer term oriented solutions to local systems. |
| 10:45 - 11:30 |
“From Ink to Action: Are NHS strategies transforming healthcare or collecting dust? The NHS system is awash with formal strategy documents, centrally, regionally and locally. But what are they and who writes them? Are they just “window dressing” or do they accurately reflect the aspirational realities of the organisations who create them? Once you’ve read one, have you read them all? And if you’re a healthtech innovator, how can a deeper understanding of NHS strategies help you to engage with the system? Join us for a deep dive into the thrilling world of NHS strategy documentation!” Speakers 
Phil Evans,
Independent Consultant, HealthTech Assist 
Liam Cahill,
Advisor to national bodies, local providers and healthtech companies, founder of Together Digital 
Anna Bokobza,
Director of Strategy at Essex Partnership University NHS FT and Board Trustee of the North London Hospice 
Chris Fleming,
Partner at Public Digital |
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| 11:30 - 12:15 |
Is the current NHS approach to technology empowering the frontline, and what can we do to improve this? Across NHS strategy, from the Long Term Plan to the Topol Review, great emphasis is put on empowering and upskilling the NHS workforce to at the very least be involved in digital initiatives, and at best drive it themselves. But are we actually achieving this, and if not why not? This panel session chaired by Liam Cahill, and joined by a group of clinical leaders, will consider whether enough agency is being granted to clinicians, whether the technology being implemented offers enough opportunities to empower and the training, skills and learning opportunities are building the right kinds of digital skills. In this session the panel members will offer their own tips and tricks for other NHS staff, and those building technology, to drive greater empowerment for and with 'digital'.Chairperson:
Liam Cahill,
Advisor to national bodies, local providers and healthtech companies, founder of Together Digital Panel members: 
Antonia Brown,
CNIO at Sussex Community Foundation Trust 
Jane Sproat,
Deputy Director of Virtual Wards at NHS England 
Gurnak Singh Dosanjh,
Deputy CCIO and ICB Clinical Lead at NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB |
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| 12:15 - 13:00 |
How can listening to communities help us deliver tech for better care? All major NHS strategy emphasises embedding more services within local communities, and working across a range of stakeholder groups to achieve this. But when designing or redesigning local services in response, what does genuine co-design look like, how can the community play a more active role in the design, and what would communities want to see? These are questions The Health Foundation has been focusing on through funding proactive and preventative community-oriented tech initiatives. Jenna Collins, who leads this work for the THF is joined by leads from these initiatives to share their lessons, and insights into the reality of listening and design. |
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| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch and Networking |
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14:30 - 15:15 |
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Navigating NHS Procurement: Strategies for Success Join us for an interactive workshop/seminar designed to demystify the NHS procurement process. Through case studies, role-playing exercises, and expert insights, participants will gain practical strategies and tools for engaging with NHS procurement, fostering successful partnerships, and driving innovation within the NHS. |
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15:15 - 16:00 |
How can we ensure that governance for digital is enabling and not disabling? When it comes to new health technology local systems and suppliers alike can experience the Catch 22 of ‘practical applicability’, or when a product or intervention is proven in isolation, but not proven in terms of integration within local systems. Local systems may struggle to justify commissioning without answers to practical questions, yet suppliers cannot answer these questions in isolation of these systems. In this session we will consider what can pragmatically be done on both sides, to help address this critical issue |
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16:00 - 16:45 |
What could the role of ‘digital place’ be when considering the next NHS landscape? The principle of ‘place’ is baked into the current landscape offering connection to communities and a two way interface for systems. But when it comes to digital, which can often be big infrastructural projects and initiatives, what is the role of place and digital combined? In this session we explore what an ideal, tangible vision of place could look like, what reality looks like in a challenging landscape, and what needs to happen to ‘give place a place’ in digital. |
- Long-Term Digital Transformation: Explore strategies to embed sustainable digital solutions that deliver long-term benefits in healthcare.
- From Strategy to Visible Change: Learn how to turn NHS strategies into actionable, impactful healthcare improvements.
- Community-Centered Tech Design: Discover how involving communities in tech design leads to better, more responsive healthcare solutions.
- Elevating Frontline Staff with Technology: Find out how to enhance the effectiveness of technology to better support NHS frontline staff.
Uncover the Power of Integrated Care: Join leaders of the ICB and healthcare innovators in conversation, advancing the vision of integrated care. Secure your place today to shape the future of healthcare delivery.
The Next Era of Healthcare: Since the transition from Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to Integrated Care Bodies (ICBs) in 2022, the NHS has embraced a new vision of integrated care. Learn more about this transformation here
Integrated Care Systems (ICS) bring together various healthcare organisations, local authorities, and community groups to collaborate closely in providing seamless and coordinated care to patients. Discover more about ICS here and for more analysis read here
Join us to witness the evolving conversation, ensuring the ICS achieves its purpose through the lens of innovation.
- Save the Date and Connect: Reserve your spot at the ICB Congress and connect with colleagues to plan attendance together. Networking opportunities and discussions await to shape your professional journey.
- Prepare and Engage: Reflect on your challenges and questions for the Congress, enriching your learning experience. Engage with speakers and fellow attendees to tailor discussions and spark valuable exchanges.
- Showcase Achievements: Bring materials highlighting your ICB achievements to inspire others and foster meaningful conversations.
- Research and Strategise: Learn about speakers and review the agenda to strategically plan your sessions. Prioritise topics aligning with your interests to gain a comprehensive understanding of key issues.
- Engage Online and Follow Up: Join relevant social media groups to connect before, during, and after the event for additional networking opportunities. Follow up with new connections post-Congress to continue discussions and explore collaborations.
Join us on the journey leading up to this year’s Integrated Care System Congress. We're engaging in conversations with our esteemed panel chairs and speakers to delve into this year’s themes. Stay tuned as we release short clips from behind the scenes, offering a preview of what’s to come and setting the stage for the insightful dialogues ahead. Come along as we prepare for this year’s ICB Congress. Follow the Giant Health Event on LinkedIn for updates!
This event is for ICS/ICB Network members: ICB and ICP Chairs, CEOs, Directors, Advisorate members, and non-Exec Directors.
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