Events 2009

Integrating Health and Social Care: What Works? Where Next? (3/3)

Date: 13/01/2009 08:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
Building on previous work on integrated care, the Nuffield Trust is organising a series of seminars to identify examples of good practice and to review options for the future.

Across the Pond – lessons from the US on integrated health care

Date: 21/01/2009 08:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
Launching Across the Pond – lessons from the US on integrated health care, Richard Gleave's Monograph.

This report examines some of the specific lessons from the United States. It explains how integrated care operates ‘across the pond’, describing four main types of integrated care organisation. These descriptions are complemented by suggested lessons for the UK’s health system in areas including governance, risk management and the use of information technology.

These themes will be discussed at the this breakfast launch event.

Health of the Nation: Exploring the evidence behind the politics

Location: Royal College of Physicians
Date: 05/02/2009
Organisation: The Lancet Conferences

sponsored by the Nuffield Trust

Summary:
The UK's health system is moving through a period of unprecedented change. Hear leading experts review the health of our health system and propose how the best available policy evidence can reshape the UK's rapidly evolving health service.

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Integrated Care Seminar & Study Series (1/4)

Location: Royal College of Physicians
Date: 23/02/2009 18:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust, in association with Cambridge Health Network, sponsored by McKinsey

Summary:

Using data and IT to support integration

A study series to learn about integration from high quality health organisations in the USA and to disseminate this learning within the NHS. During the study series we will host four outstanding leaders of US health care, three of whom are physician- executives. The series will explore how their organisations use levers such as governance, incentives, clinician leadership, and data and IT to support and enhance integration towards better quality care. It will also explore how to apply learning in NHS organisations wanting to push ahead with the integrated care agenda.

Integrated Care Seminar (1/4)

Location: The Nuffield Trust
Date: 24/02/2009 14:30:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust, in association with Cambridge Health Network, sponsored by McKinsey,

Summary:
A study series to learn about integration from high quality health organisations in the USA and to disseminate this learning within the NHS. During the study series we will host four outstanding leaders of US health care, three of whom are physician- executives. The series will explore how their organisations use levers such as governance, incentives, clinician leadership, and data and IT to support and enhance integration towards better quality care. It will also explore how to apply learning in NHS organisations wanting to push ahead with the integrated care agenda.

Case management: evidence and experience

Location: The Nuffield Trust
Date: 25/02/2009
Organisation: Nuffield Trust & NHS Confederation’s Health Services Research Network

Summary:
Improving the management and care of people with long term conditions is a key government aim and one of the biggest challenges facing NHS managers. Case management is often seen as a service innovation that can not only meet this challenge and reduce hospital admissions but also reduce costs.

This seminar will explore the benefits and challenges to case management approaches learning, in particular, from the evidence and experiences of the Evercare, Virtual Ward and Manchester models. Stuart Parker, Sheffield University, Geraint Lewis, formerly of Croydon PCT, and David Challis, University of Manchester, will present. Nigel Edwards, NHS Confederation, will Chair.

For those who couldn't make this excellent seminar, you can now view the video casts

Public Health Training Day: Health Policy

Location: SOAS
Date: 09/03/2009
Organisation: London Deanery in conjunction with the Nuffield Trust

Improving Productivity & Performance in the NHS (1/4)

Date: 19/03/2009 08:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
The credit crunch and the global financial crisis will have important implications for public spending in general and NHS spending in particular. Although the government has said it will honour commitments made in the 2007 comprehensive spending review, there is already a renewed emphasis on finding ways of improving productivity and performance in the NHS. The pre-budget report in November signalled that the government is seeking further efficiency savings with the NHS expected to contribute £5bn annually by 2010-11.

To consider these issues and to discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, we have organised a programme of breakfast seminars.

Integrated Care Seminar (2/4)

Location: The Nuffield Trust
Date: 23/03/2009 14:30:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust in association with Cambridge Health Network, sponsored by McKinsey.

Summary:
A study series to learn about integration from high quality health organisations in the USA and to disseminate this learning within the NHS. During the study series we will host four outstanding leaders of US health care, three of whom are physician- executives. The series will explore how their organisations use levers such as governance, incentives, clinician leadership, and data and IT to support and enhance integration towards better quality care. It will also explore how to apply learning in NHS organisations wanting to push ahead with the integrated care agenda.

Integrated Care Seminar & Study Series (2/4)

Location: Royal College of Physicians
Date: 23/03/2009 18:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust, in association with Cambridge Health Network and sponsored by McKinsey.

Summary:
Governance and Accountability for Integrated Care: The experience of Geisinger Health System

A study series to learn about integration from high quality health organisations in the USA and to disseminate this learning within the NHS. During the study series we will host four outstanding leaders of US health care, three of whom are physician- executives. The series will explore how their organisations use levers such as governance, incentives, clinician leadership, and data and IT to support and enhance integration towards better quality care. It will also explore how to apply learning in NHS organisations wanting to push ahead with the integrated care agenda.

Health Strategy Summit 2009 - Progress to Quality

Location: Latimer Place Hotel
Date: 24/03/2009
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
This flagship event will focus on health care reform in the NHS, across the four UK countries; there will also be an international session on reforms relevant to the UK. This two-day summit will be held outside London with a senior audience of UK and international health leaders, top clinicians and strategic thinkers in the NHS, business, government and academia.

Improving Productivity & Performance in the NHS (2/4)

Date: 01/04/2009 08:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
The credit crunch and the global financial crisis will have important implications for public spending in general and NHS spending in particular. Although the government has said it will honour commitments made in the 2007 comprehensive spending review, there is already a renewed emphasis on finding ways of improving productivity and performance in the NHS. The pre-budget report in November signalled that the government is seeking further efficiency savings with the NHS expected to contribute £5bn annually by 2010-11.

To consider these issues and to discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, we have organised a programme of breakfast seminars.

Improving Productivity & Performance in the NHS (3/4)

Date: 29/04/2009 08:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
The credit crunch and the global financial crisis will have important implications for public spending in general and NHS spending in particular. Although the government has said it will honour commitments made in the 2007 comprehensive spending review, there is already a renewed emphasis on finding ways of improving productivity and performance in the NHS. The pre-budget report in November signalled that the government is seeking further efficiency savings with the NHS expected to contribute £5bn annually by 2010-11.

To consider these issues and to discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, we have organised a programme of breakfast seminars.

Integrated Care Seminar & Study Series (3/4)

Location: Royal College of Physicians
Date: 06/05/2009 18:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust, in association with Cambridge Health Network and sponsored by Ernst and Young.

Summary:
Integrating across small practices

A study series to learn about integration from high quality health organisations in the USA and to disseminate this learning within the NHS. During the study series we will host four outstanding leaders of US health care, three of whom are physician- executives. The series will explore how their organisations use levers such as governance, incentives, clinician leadership, and data and IT to support and enhance integration towards better quality care. It will also explore how to apply learning in NHS organisations wanting to push ahead with the integrated care agenda.

Improving Productivity & Performance in the NHS (4/4)

Date: 19/05/2009 08:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
The credit crunch and the global financial crisis will have important implications for public spending in general and NHS spending in particular. Although the government has said it will honour commitments made in the 2007 comprehensive spending review, there is already a renewed emphasis on finding ways of improving productivity and performance in the NHS. The pre-budget report in November signalled that the government is seeking further efficiency savings with the NHS expected to contribute £5bn annually by 2010-11.

To consider these issues and to discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, we have organised a programme of breakfast seminars.

Evidence on Integrated Care Systems

Location: The Nuffield Trust
Date: 04/06/2009 18:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
In this seminar, Professor Steve Shortell of Berkeley University will explore the evidence on integrated care systems. He will be summarising research evidence on integrated systems, what we know about their performance and the ingredients that contribute to successful integration.

Telehealth and Telecare

Location: The Nuffield Trust
Date: 23/06/2009 08:15:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
At this seminar for a small invited audience Dr. Molly Coye will discuss 'Health systems for managing long-term conditions: The potential of telehealth and telecare to promote independence and reduce hospital and social care use.'

European Risk Adjustment

Location: The Nuffield Trust
Date: 25/06/2009 08:30:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
At this seminar for a small invited audience Professor Wynand van de Ven of Erasmus University, Rotterdam, will discuss risk adjustment and risk selection in Europe.

NHS Mutual: engaging staff and aligning incentives to achieve higher levels of performance

Location: 28 Portland Place, W1
Date: 01/07/2009 08:15:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
Launching our latest report, NHS Mutual: Engaging staff and aligning incentives to achieve higher levels of performance; which looks at the factors that drive staff engagement in the health service, and examines various models of employee ownership in use both within and outside the NHS. The authors conclude that there are at least five ways in which employee ownership can be fostered within the health service, and that the time is now right for the Government to support those willing to test different approaches

Predicting Risk of Intensive Social Care

Location: The Nuffield Trust
Date: 06/07/2009 08:15:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
The Department of Health has commissioned the Trust to work with a group of Primary Care Trusts and Local Authorities to determine the feasibility of building predictive risk models for social care.

The purpose of this breakfast seminar is to report our initial findings on accessing and linking pseudonymous data sets, and the accuracy of the initial predictive models that emerged. We believe this work represents a novel approach to looking at existing information streams across health and social care.

The Year of Care Programme: Evidence and Experience

Location: The Nuffield Trust
Date: 10/09/2009 08:00:00
Organisation: Nuffield Trust & The NHS Confederation’s Health Services Research Network

Summary:
Improving the care of people with long term conditions is central to the NHS reforms. The year of care initiative is a partnership between the Department of Health, Diabetes UK, NHS Diabetes and The Health Foundation, that has set out to learn how routine care can be redesigned and commissioned to provide a personalised approach, including support for self management, for people with long term conditions. The programme has been piloted in three areas and early evaluation results are very positive.

This seminar will explore how the programme was developed and the lessons and challenges that have been identified from implementing the initative on the ground and from the early evaluation. Dr Sue Roberts, former National Clinical Director for Diabetes and Chair of the Year of Care Programme Board, Dr Douglas Russell, Medical Director at Tower Hamlets PCT, and Avril Surridge, user representative, will be presenting.

Integrated Care: Accelerating the Pace of Change

Location: The Nuffield Trust
Date: 16/09/2009 10:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
The workshop has two aims:

• To present interim findings from recent Nuffield Trust research on integrated care and test out our proposals for accelerating the development of more integrated services in the NHS.
• To identify the questions you want answered about achieving rapid progress with Integration.

Learning from the seminar will shape the commentary and recommendations of our forthcoming reports on integrated care, which are to be published in January 2010.

Integrated Care Seminar with the Care Quality Commission

Location: The Nuffield Trust
Date: 14/10/2009 11:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust & Care Quality Commission

Summary:
A seminar hosted with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), to share current thinking and evidence and develop a clearer understanding of what integrated care is and how it might best be regulated by CQC.

Reforming US health care: tragedy, comedy or farce? Prospects so far for meaningful change

Location: The Nuffield Trust
Date: 23/10/2009 08:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
Professor Larry Brown, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, will be assessing the structural reforms on the table at present and the prospects for future reform of healthcare in the USA, drawing out insights on reform from the political process as we in the UK enter election year.

How does Japan do it? Best health indices and no waiting lists

Location: The Nuffield Trust
Date: 30/10/2009 08:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
Professor Naoki Igekami, Department of Health Policy and Management, Keio School of Medicine, Japan, is uniquely placed to give detailed insights as to how Japan’s health care system has survived a severe economic downturn in the 1990’s yet also maintaining its commitment to egalitarianism and high quality care.

Integrated care: Removing the policy barriers (1/5)

Date: 10/11/2009 08:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
At the first seminar in our ‘Integrated care: removing the policy barriers’ series, Peter Colclough, former Chief Executive, Torbay PCT and Paul Mears, Chief Operating Officer, South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, talked about the progress on integrated care in Torbay Care Trust and the challenges that lay ahead.

Integrated Care Seminar & Study Series (4/4)

Location: Royal College of Physicians
Date: 17/11/2009 17:30:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust, in association with Cambridge Health Network, supported by Ernst & Young

Summary:
Integrated care: What are the key factors for success?

A study series to learn about integration from high quality health organisations in the USA and to disseminate this learning within the NHS. During the study series we will host four outstanding leaders of US health care, three of whom are physician- executives. The series will explore how their organisations use levers such as governance, incentives, clinician leadership, and data and IT to support and enhance integration towards better quality care. It will also explore how to apply learning in NHS organisations wanting to push ahead with the integrated care agenda.

Report launch: Beyond Practice-based Commissioning: the local clinical partnership

Location: 28 Portland Place, W1
Date: 23/11/2009 17:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust & NHS Alliance

Summary:
An event to launch a new report by the Nuffield Trust and NHS Alliance on the future of practice‐based commissioning and the potential of a new ‘local health organisation’ to engage GPs and specialists in decisions about the planning, funding and development of local health services.

Integrated care: Removing the policy barriers (2/5)

Date: 26/11/2009 08:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
At the second seminar in our ‘Integrated care: removing the policy barriers’ series Stephen Shortt, PEC Chair, Nottinghamshire County PCT, and Dr Stephen Fowlie, Medical Director, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, reflected on the experiences of integrated care at Principia Partners in Health - a social enterprise, not-for-profit company which aims to improve the co-ordination of care and develop a new community-facing clinical services model.

Integrated care: Removing the policy barriers (3/5)

Date: 09/12/2009 08:00:00
Organisation: The Nuffield Trust

Summary:
Our ‘Integrated care: removing the policy barriers’ series aimed to draw on experience in areas where integrated models of care are being developed, in order to understand what policy changes are needed to facilitate closer working between primary and secondary care, and health and social care. At the third seminar in the series, Dr Lucy Moore, Chief Executive, Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust, and Heather O’Meara, Chief Executive, NHS Redbridge, illustrated the approach being taken in Redbridge to redesign services.

Book launch: ‘Clinical Leadership: bridging the divide’

Location: The Nuffield Trust
Date: 10/12/2009 18:00:00
Organisation: Hosted by the Nuffield Trust and co-sponsored by the Department of Health National Leadership Council and the Health Foundation

Summary:
A book launch for ‘Clinical Leadership: bridging the divide’ edited by Emma Stanton, Claire Lemer and James Mountford; written by NHS London Prepare to Lead mentees (all specialist medical trainees chosen by NHS London for this leadership scheme in 2008-9).