Day one - lunchtime sessions
For those willing to eat and run, a variety of lunchtime sessions were available each relating to our conference themes in varying ways.
Trainees inspire improvement with better training, better care
Trainees inspire improvement with better training, better care - Edward Maile
Health Education England and Better Training Better Care - Patrick Mitchell
Avoiding Grey Wednesdays - Tim Robbins
Training Professionals; The future of non-clinical training in the NHS - Liana Vale
This workshop focussed on the work Health Education England (HEE) and its partners are doing around the role of the trainer. HEE’s Director of National Programmes, Patrick Mitchell, led a discussion on how to raise the profile of training and start shifting the culture in the NHS to ensure training and trainers at all levels are properly valued.
Led by Health Education England.
SAS doctors networking
Dr Joanna Lawson, Chair, SAS committee
This session covered the group structure, development of the SAS website, committee roles, short and long-term goals for the group and how to attract more members.
Helping leaders remediate doctors with difficulties
Prof David Blaney, Head of Risk Education, Medical Protection Society
Dr Mark Dinwoodie, Head of Member Education, Medical Protection Society
Presentations to follow
This workshop was designed to be both evidence based and of practical value. It explored the issue of ‘disruptive doctors’ and focussed on the identification, management and remediation of doctors whose behaviour and performance is a cause for concern. The workshop drew on international literature to illustrate the importance of early identification of doctors with adverse risk profiles and the impact these doctors have on patient experience – three per cent of doctors are responsible for up to 49 per cent of patient complaints. Examples of successful management approaches and intensive remediation interventions were provided, including data from the Medical Protection Society Clinical Communication Programme.
Led by Medical Protection Society
Transforming care: Building clinical commissioning group capability for large scale change
Mark Jennings MBA. BSc. CEng, Senior Associate, Transforming Care Programme, NHS Improving Quality - Delivery Team
Presentations to follow
Within the new NHS structure in England, Clinical Commissioning Groups have responsibility for commissioning health care services and improving population health. The changes they will need to bring about in a restricted financial environment are very significant and may not be achievable using conventional change management approaches. This session introduced NHS Improving Quality, explored the complex challenges faced by CCGs and described NHS Improving Quality’s experience of working with CCGs to apply large scale change techniques that seek to use a social movement approach to change through commitment rather than compliance.
Led by NHS Improving Quality
Leading a highly intellectual team
Andrew Vincent, Partner, Academyst, LLP
Presentation to follow
Leading a team of experts isn’t easy, evidenced by institutional inertia, growing clinical-managerial divides and rapidly eroding morale. Medicademy argues that a very different approach is needed. This workshop brought evidence and experience in this area into a practical, engaging session. It examined the nature of groups, why some approaches fail and detailed how to create productive and collaborative engagement, regardless of the difficulty of the issues.
Led by Academyst
Doctors as managers and leaders
Dr Mike Devlin, Head of Advisory Services, Medical Defence Union
Developing and improving leadership skills is increasingly vital for doctors. Dr Mike Devlin, Head of Advisory at the MDU, discussed the necessary competencies from the NHS Leadership Academy, guidance from the Committee on Standards in Public Life as well as the Professional Standards Authority. This seminar also featured interactive topical scenarios and looked at ways to further improve leadership skills. This seminar was for doctors who are already managers, looking to gain senior management responsibility.
Led by Medical Defence Union
The pensions clinic
Mike Gordon, Technical Manager and Rachael Hall, Financial Planning Consultant, Rutherford Wilkinson
The Pension Clincial - presentations by Rutherford Wilkinson
The Pensions Clinic examined the changes in Annual and Lifetime Allowances, along with the potential impact on career decisions made by GPs, consultants and other high earning members of the NHS Pension Scheme. The session considered strategies to mitigate the impact of the changes from both an individual and leadership perspective.
Led by Rutherford Wilkinson