| Conference chair: Roy Lilley, Independent health policy analyst, writer, broadcaster and commentator on health and social issues |
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| Thursday 18th June 2009 | |
| 08.30 | Arrival and registration in Chancellors Building |
| 10.00 | Conference introduction from the chair |
| 10.15 | Striving for Quality in a Cold Climate – The NHS Challenge Niall Dickson, Chief Executive, Kings Fund |
| 10.45 | The future for NICE Andrew Dillon, CBE, Chief Executive, NICE |
| 11.15 | The Constitution and beyond….. What next for prescribing support? Clive Jackson, Chief Executive, National Prescribing Centre |
| 11.45 | Question time to the panel |
| 12.00 | Lunch and table hosting |
| Conference will now split into Commissioner or Provider Streams | Provider Stream – Chair: Neal Maskrey, Director of Evidence Based Therapeutics, National Prescribing Centre – Theatre 103 |
| 1.30 | Achieving value-for-money in prescribing Alex Scharaschkin, Audit Manager, National Audit Office |
| Commissioner Stream – Chair: Steve Morris, Director of Policy and Implementation (Deputy Chief Executive), National Prescribing Centre – Westminster Theatre | |
| 1.30 | World class commissioning, driving high standards of service through commissioning Adrian Reedman, Director of Strategy and Redesign, NHS Birmingham East & North |
2.15 | 1st session of workshops |
| 3.30 | Refreshment break |
| 4.00 | 2nd session of workshops |
| 5.15 | Close of day |
| 7.30 | Drinks reception in Great Hall |
| 8.00 | Dinner in Keele Hall Restaurant Entertainment by the "Hipsters" |
| Conference chair: Roy Lilley, Independent health policy analyst, writer, broadcaster and commentator on health and social issues |
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| Friday 19th June 2009 | |
| Conference will now split into Commissioner or Provider Streams | |
| Provider Stream – Chair: Jonathan Underhill, Head of Evidence Based Therapeutics, National Prescribing Centre – Theatre 103 | |
| 9.15 | Getting the balance right - medication review referral initiative and falls prevention, Ewen Sim, General Practitioner, and Jasmeen Islam, Prescribing Adviser, NHS Wirral |
| 9.35 | Shared learning in County Durham and Darlington, Pauline Lockey, Medicines Management Lead, & Anne Henry, Medicines Management Lead, County Durham & Darlington PCTs |
| 9.50 | NPSA alert on anti-coagulants – opening a can of worms Christine Walton, Prescribing Adviser, Norfolk PCT |
| 10.15 | Putting quality at the heart of medicines management Martin Stephens, National Clinical Director for hospital pharmacy, Department of Health |
| Commissioner Stream – Chair: Rose Milnes, Director of Corporate Affairs, National Prescribing Centre - Westminster Theatre | |
| 9.15 | Prescribing and medicines management: models of delivery and leading local change Sue Carter, Head of Medicines, West Sussex Teaching PCT |
| 9.35 | NHS constitution - how we tackled it with the minimum stress levels Alison Tennant, Specialist in Pharmaceutical Public Health, Dudley PCT |
| 9.50 | Medicines management in a commissioning PCT: demystifying the role Barbra Pawulska, Pharmaceutical Adviser, Brighton and Hove City Teaching PCT |
| 10.15 | World class commissioning of pharmaceutical services Jonathan Mason, National Clinical Director for primary care and community pharmacy, Department of Health |
| 11.00 | Refreshment break |
| 11.30 | 3rd session of workshops |
| 12.45 | Lunch |
| 1.35 | Introduction into afternoon session, conference chair |
| 1.40 | PCT's - the changing landscape David Stout, Director of PCT Network, NHS Confederation |
| 2.10 | SHA priorities for pharmacy engagement and medicines management Mike Farrar CBE, Chief Executive, NHS North West |
| 2.45 | Closing address Roy Lilley, conference chair |
| 3.15 | Conference close Neal Maskrey |
| 3.25 | Depart |