Colleagues from across the AHSNs will be out in force at this week’s Health + Care show at ExCeL London.
A key event for health and care professionals in the UK, Health + Care brings together four events under one roof: the HealthCare Show, the Residential and Home Care Show, Digital Healthcare Show and the IPC and Patient Safety Show.
IPC and Patient Safety Show
On Thursday 27 June, Cheryl Crocker, AHSN Network Patient Safety Director, and Catherine Dale, Programme Director for Patient Safety and Patient Experience at Health Innovation Network (AHSN for South London) will be chairing the IPC and Patient Safety theatre.
The AHSNs are also involved in the following IPC and Patient Safety theatre sessions over the two days:
Wednesday 26 June
13.55 Emergency Laparotomy Collaborative
- Peter Carpenter, Kent Surrey and Sussex AHSN
- Jo Wookey, Kent Surrey and Sussex AHSN
14.35 PReCePT – reducing the risk of cerebral palsy
- Karen Luyt, Consultant and Reader in Neonatal Medicine, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust and University of Bristol
- Natasha Swinscoe, Chief Executive, West of England AHSN
Thursday 27 June
9.10 How can patients be active participants in their own safety within healthcare?
- Catherine Dale, Health Innovation Network
- Helen Hughes, Chief Executive, Patient Safety Learning
- Douglas Findlay, patient leader
10.30 The technology helping reduce Never Events
- Peter Young, consultant in critical care, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
- Dr Ceri Jones, Clinical Psychology Lecturer, University of Leicester
11.10 Panel discussion: what are the barriers to becoming the best healthcare system in the world at patient safety?
- Natasha Swinscoe, Chief Executive, West of England AHSN
- Cheryl Crocker, AHSN Network Patient Safety Director
- Helen Hughes, Chief Executive, Patient Safety Learning
- Douglas Findlay, patient leader
- Peter Young, consultant in critical care, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
13.50 Human factors in maternity safety
- Jo Keating, Innovation Delivery Manager, Imperial College Health Partners
14.30 Suspicion of Sepsis Insights Dashboard
- Kenny Ajayi, Programme Director for Patient Safety, Imperial College Health Partners (AHSN for North West London)
15.10 Working with care homes to improve safety for older people
- LPZ audit tool: Laura Hailes, Patient Safety Fellow, East Midlands AHSN
- Reducing UTIs with better hydration: Katie Lean, Patient Safety Manager, Oxford AHSN
View the full programme for the IPC and Patient Safety Show here.
The Healthcare Show
AHSNs will also be leading sessions at The Healthcare Show:
Wednesday 26 June
11:00 Adopting and spreading technology and innovation across ICSs (ICS Hub)
- Alan Davies, Director of Digital Health – Innovation Agency (AHSN for the North West Coast)
- Henry Ireland, Innovation Advisor – Imperial College Health Partners (AHSN for North West London)
14:45 All you need to know about population health management and how to make it a reality across your STP or ICS (ICS Hub)
- Chaired by Andi Orlowski, Deputy Director of Business Intelligence – Imperial College Health Partners (AHSN for North West London)
Thursday 27 June
13:50 Top Pick Digital Tools to Help Cut Costs in Secondary Care (Finance, Efficiency and Procurement Theatre)
- Chaired by Laura Boyd, Deputy Director, NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA)
- Martin Withers, Group Commercial Director – Spearmark (NIA Fellow)
- Tom Witcher, DrDoctor (NIA Fellow)
- Dr Ishani Patel, Co-Founder, Lantum (NIA Fellow)
View the full programme for The Healthcare Show here.