10:05  Education and training – meeting the patients’ needs

Professor Ian Cumming OBE, HEE Chief Executive

Ian Cumming, The Chief Executive of Health Education England, will explore how education and training within the NHS has developed over the past seven decades and look at what the future might hold.

10:50  Clinical Fellows’ Panel

Professor Wendy Reid, HEE Director of Education and Quality and National Medical Director

Wendy Reid Health Education England's Director of Education and Quality will talk with clinical fellows Paul Gilbert, Pharmacy Fellow, Laura Hailes, Nursing Fellow and  Bernedeta Bridgwood, Academic GP in Training about their experience of healthcare education.

11:40  Topol Commission

Patrick Mitchell, HEE Regional Director

The interim report of the Topol Review – Preparing the healthcare workforce to deliver the digital future, is launching today with a call for evidence across the NHS and the technology sector to help inform the final Topol Review. 

The Topol Review is exploring how to prepare the healthcare workforce, through education and training, to deliver the digital future. It is an independent review led by Dr Eric Topol, facilitated by HEE and commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health to help inform the work of the draft workforce strategy, Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future, A health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027.

Resources:

Some of the education tools and resources available to support staff to learn more about Genomics:

https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/resources/

A full list of all current and planned resources from the Genomics Education Programme:

https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/images/pdf/GEP-Educational-Resources-2018.pdf

12:05  100 years of leadership

Peter Homa CBE, Chairman of NHS Leadership Academy

Peter Homa, Chair of the NHS Leadership Academy, looks at leadership over the last 70 years and the impact on patients, carers and members of the public – and how leadership will look in 30 years’ time. What are the skills and knowledge, and the opportunities and challenges?  And how do we secure, nurture and keep the most talented leaders across health and care?  

13:15  Science, government and the biggest threat to modern medicine

Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer

Since 2010 Professor Dame Sally Davies has been the most senior adviser to the government on medicine and public health and has made full use of her position to bring scientific evidence directly into the heart of the debate at Whitehall. In her session, Sally will talk about her distinguished career and some of her major achievements on a local, regional, national and international stage.

15:50  Panel question and answer

Chaired by Sir Keith Pearson, HEE Chairman

Sir Keith will chair a session with a number of the key speakers from throughout the day to answer any questions delegates may have.