Everything, everywhere, all at once - how can the NHS deliver on the expectations of the 10 year health plan?

The 10-year health plan sets out an ambitious vision for the NHS. But how will the system turn those ambitions into reality, and what it will take to deliver on so many priorities at the same time?

Event

Start date: 04/12/2025 | 8:30

End date: 04/12/2025 | 13:00

One Great George Street, Westminster

1 Great George Street
London
SW1P 3AA
United Kingdom

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This half-day policy event in Westminster brought together leading experts, past and present, health system leaders, and key commentators to debate how health and care systems should respond to today’s most pressing challenges, while delivering on the expectations of the 10 year health plan.

The 10-year health plan sets out an ambitious vision for the NHS. But how will the system turn those ambitions into reality, and what will it take to deliver on so many priorities at the same time?

The three sessions explored the rising costs facing the NHS; delivering the neighbourhood vision and strengthening community-based care, informed by learning from other countries; and the adaptation and potential of artificial intelligence in health care.

This online event was funded by Optum as sponsor, with one representative from Optum participating in the discussion. Optum had no input into the meeting agenda, speaker selection, or other panel arrangements. Editorial control of the content remains with the Nuffield Trust.

Session 1: Why do NHS costs always rise?

8:30am Registration and breakfast
  • Speaker: Thea Stein Chief Executive, Nuffield Trust
  • Speaker: Sally Gainsbury Senior Policy Analyst, Nuffield Trust
  • Chair: Sarah Neville Global Health Editor, Financial Times
  • Speaker: Dan Wellings Senior Fellow, The King's Fund
  • Speaker: Ed Waller Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer, NHS Kent and Medway
  • Speaker: Sally Gainsbury Senior Policy Analyst, Nuffield Trust

Session 2: Neighbourhood working: what we know, what we don’t, and what we need next

  • Speaker: Sarah Reed Senior Fellow, Nuffield Trust
  • Chair: Thea Stein Chief Executive, Nuffield Trust
  • Speaker: Kevin Mckenna MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, UK
  • Speaker: Liam Loftus Associate Director, Policy and Practice Engagement, Health Equity Evidence Centre
  • Speaker: Steph Lawrence Chief Executive, Queens Institute of Community Nursing
  • Speaker: Sarah Reed Senior Fellow, Nuffield Trust

Session 3: AI in the NHS: From promise to practice

  • Speaker: Stephanie Kumpunen Senior Fellow, Nuffield Trust
  • Chair: Dr Becks Fisher Director of Research and Policy, Nuffield Trust
  • Speaker: Prof Alastair Denniston Chair of the National Commission on the Regulation of AI in Healthcare, UK
  • Speaker: Tim Horton Assistant Director (Insight and Analysis), The Health Foundation
  • Speaker: Stephanie Kumpunen Senior Fellow, Nuffield Trust
  • Speaker: Dr Indra Joshi Chief Development Officer, Optum
12:20pm Closing remarks

Supported by Optum

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