The future of the hospital

This major one-day event provided a forum for health care experts to explore the future of the hospital in a time of NHS spending constraints.

Event

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As the constraints on NHS spending continue, coupled with patient’s expectations of safer and higher-quality health care, the need to provide health services differently has never been more crucial.

Under intensifying pressure to change, hospitals are adapting their organisation and services to cope with cuts to financial resources and Simon Stevens, in his inaugural speech as NHS England’s new Chief Executive, made facing financial challenges a priority. He also emphasised how frontline staff will be vital to create change and generate innovation to deliver services differently.

With this in mind we hosted an event on the future of the hospital,hoping to bring together practitioners and policy makers to share ideas for change. Delegates had the opportunity to discuss key topics including:

  • The challenges facing acute trusts and the solutions
  • How to deliver sustainability
  • Emerging models for hospital provision
  • The role of hospitals as integrated care providers
  • The future of the hospital
  • Leading edge practices

The event provided a forum for informed, non-partisan debate on the future of the hospital. This event was relevant to NHS chief executives, medical/clinical directors and finance directors, policy makers, regulators and strategy directors.

Chair

Session 1: Delivering solutions to the current challenges facing hospitals

  • Speaker: Claire Stoneham Deputy Director of Provider Policy, Department of Health
  • Speaker: Dr Bruno Holthof Chief Executive, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Speaker: Claire Stoneham Deputy Director of Provider Policy, Department of Health
  • Speaker: Dr Bruno Holthof Chief Executive, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Speaker: Sir Michael Deegan CBE Trustee, Nuffield Trust

Session 2: Emerging models for hospital provision

  • Speaker: Dr Penny Dash Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
  • Speaker: Candace Imison Director of Workforce Strategy, Nuffield Trust
  • Speaker: Jim Mackey Chief Executive, NHS Improvement
  • Speaker: Nigel Edwards Senior Associate, Nuffield Trust
  • Speaker: Paul Mears Chief Executive, Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Session 3: Small hospitals, future hospitals

  • Speaker: Dr Anita Donley Clinical Vice President, Royal College of Physicians
  • Speaker: Dr David Bennett Chief Executive, Monitor
  • Speaker: Susan Acott Chief Executive, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
14:45 Chaired discussion

Session 4: Parallel sessions - Leading-edge practices

  • Speaker: Professor Keith Willett Director for Acute Episodes of Care, NHS England
  • Speaker: Dr Richard Pope Honorary Consultant Physician, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
  • Speaker: Professor David Oliver Consultant in Geriatrics and General Internal Medicine, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
  • Speaker: Chris Hopson Chief Executive, NHS Providers
  • Speaker: Nigel Edwards Senior Associate, Nuffield Trust