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The NHS at 60: The future starts now
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| A one day conference, Monday 1st December 2008 |
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Edinburgh, Our Dynamic Earth
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| Keynote Speakers: |
| Dr Jeffrey Wigand, international anti-tobacco campaigner and subject of Oscar-nominated film, ‘The Insider’ |
| Dr Mayer Hillman, pioneering environmental and road safety campaigner |
| Professor Alan Gilloran, Vice-Chancellor, Queen Margaret University |
| Sir Donald Irvine, Chair, Picker Institute Europe |
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The 60th anniversary of the National Health Service has prompted a national period of remembrance, about the suffering of ordinary people in the days before the NHS existed to provide free, universal care; and of celebration, about the enormous achievements of the service and the millions who have worked for it in improving the health and the lives of the British people. As we near the end of the anniversary year, this major conference looks ahead to the demographic, environmental, cultural and scientific changes that will shape the future of health and healthcare and the challenges and opportunities that will arise for the NHS in its next 60 years.
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With world-class expert speakers from home and abroad, the programme will address the essential issues for those concerned with the present and future of Scotland’s health and health services, including:
- The next steps in tackling tobacco and smoking
- Climate change and public health
- The ageing population
- Advances in biogenetics
- New relationships between the public and the NHS
- Matching scarce NHS resources to new policy priorities
The conference will provide a crucial forum for delegates to contribute to thinking about how the forces bringing change to healthcare will affect the future shape of NHS Scotland and the health of the Scottish population.
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We look forward to seeing you at this important conference.
09:00 Registration and refreshments
09:45 Welcome and introduction by the Chair
Pennie Taylor, Journalist and Broadcaster
Session one: Embracing the challenges of the future
If lifestyle factors, such as smoking and alcohol consumption, have been the biggest public health problems of the NHS’s first 60 years, the major population health challenge of the next 60 could be impact of climate change on the burden of death and disease. Expect to be challenged and motivated by Dr Mayer Hillman’s urgent message about the health risks that climate change poses to us all, and about the actions that he argues we must take as individuals and as healthcare organisations.
09:55 The impact of climate change on public health
Dr Mayer Hillman , Senior Fellow Emeritus, Policy Studies Institute
10:25 Questions and discussion
10:40 Refreshments
Session two: The forces shaping the next 60 years
11:00 How scientific discovery is transforing the future of healthcare
This session will explore the profound impact that advances and new discoveries in genetics and biosciences could have on future clinical practice and delivery of healthcare
Speaker tbc
11:30 Preparing for the ageing population ‘timebomb’
What are the implications for health services of a society with growing numbers of older people? Does the so-called ‘age timebomb’ have to be the negative that it is usually portrayed as or could the accumulation of experience within the population bring benefits for health services and wider society?
Professor Alan Gilloran, Vice Principal (Research Development), Queen Margaret University
12:00 New priorities, new choices, new destinations for healthcare resources
Modern health policy has shifted in emphasis from treating illness in hospitals to preventive care and community-based management of existing illness. Meanwhile new technologies, drugs and other treatments emerge all the time. How can the NHS make the best use of its scarce resources across myriad competing priorities and fund new ways of delivering services without starving existing ones of cash?
Speaker tbc
12:30 Questions and discussion
12:50 Lunch
Session three: Panel discussion - New relationships between citizens and the NHS
The Scottish Government’s plans to introduce direct elections for some members of NHS boards have raised the prospect of a new era of democratic engagement and accountability within healthcare, but also stirred concerns that populism may trump clinical need in determining future decision-making by NHS boards. Are there limits to the extent of choice, control and power individuals and communities should have over the services they use? Do the NHS and healthcare professionals still have more to do in changing attitudes about the way they interact with patients, communities and the public? Could the feeling of being genuinely involved and empowered in decisions about services and care actually have a positive impact on health? A panel of MSPs and public involvement expert, Sir Donald Irvine, will lead a discussion on these and other key questions about citizenship and health in the 21st century.
13:50 Panellists:
Sir Donald Irvine , Chair, Picker Institute Europe
Christine Grahame MSP , Convener, Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee
Ross Finnie MSP , Scottish Liberal Democrat Health and Wellbeing Spokesperson
Cathy Jamieson MSP , Scottish Labour Health and Wellbeing Spokesperson
Mary Scanlon MSP , Scottish Conservative Health and Wellbeing Spokesperson
14:50 Refreshments
Session four: Fighting tobacco addiction in Scotland – the next steps
Our closing keynote speaker is Dr Jeffrey Wigand, who rose to international prominence when he became the highest-ranking former tobacco industry executive to publicly expose the industry’s deliberate disregard for the public health issues arising from tobacco use. His story was later dramatised in the film ‘The Insider’. Dr Wigand went on to found the non-profit organisation, Smoke-Free Kids, which works to help children make informed, healthy decisions about tobacco use. As one of the world’s leading experts both on the science behind tobacco addiction and on strategies to prevent children taking up smoking, Dr Wigand has valuable advice for those working to make Scotland smoke-free.
15:10 Closing keynote speech: Tobacco control: a public health expedition
Dr Jeffrey Wigand , Tobacco Issues Consultant and Founder, Smoke-Free Kids
16:00 Questions and discussion
16:20 Summary and conclusions
16:30 Close of conference
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This conference is for everyone with an interest in the future of health and health services in Scotland and globally, including but not limited to:
- NHS Scotland chairs and chief executives
- NHS board executive and non-executive directors
- NHS operational, strategic and practice managers, clinical staff and independent practitioners
- Local authority elected members
- CHP/CHCP staff
- Trade Unions, Royal Colleges, clinical professional bodies
- Academics, researchers, think-tanks and policy-makers
- Central Government
- Independent healthcare providers, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries
- Third sector and patient representative groups
- Hear from world-class expert speakers on the crucial issues affecting the future of health and healthcare
- Keep up to date with the latest thinking about future visions of the NHS and what we have to do to get there
- Take part in in-depth discussion of how to take forward action on key policy priorities from Better Health, Better Care, including smoking cessation and carbon reduction
- Debate with MSPs about their parties’ alternative plans for how health services should engage with citizens and communities
Book before 5pm on Monday 3rd November to take advantage of our Early Bird rate (10% off)
Full Rate £249 + VAT (£292.58)
(Commercial organisations, central government departments, agencies and other national public bodies)
Discounted Rate £149 + VAT (£175.08)
(Charitable organisations with income of less that £1,000,000 - limited places)
Reduced Rate £199 + VAT (£233.83)
(Local authorities, NHS, Police, trade unions, professional associations, and charitable organisations)
Supported Rate £99 + VAT (£116.33)
(Students, community councils and community action groups)
What is included
All fees include lunch, refreshments and conference papers if applicable. Fees do not include travel costs.
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Payment
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