| 0915 |
Registration and Coffee |
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| SESSION 1 – Setting the context |
| 1000 |
Why NHS suppliers need to understand the new commissioning environment
Andrew Rudd, Former Chief Operating Officer, NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency
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| 1015 |
Understanding NHS commissioning – what it is and how it operates and the national picture – NHS Commissioning Board, Monitor, CQC
Chris Butler, Commissioning Support Development Team, Department of Health
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| 1050 |
Commissioning for choice and innovation
Mary Crawford, Deputy Borough Director/Head of Joint Commissioning,
London Borough of Hounslow/NHS Hounslow
Ian Robinson, Senior Joint Commissioning Manager, London Borough of Hounslow/NHS Hounslow |
| 1125 |
Tea and Coffee |
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| SESSION 2 – The QIPP (Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention) and Commissioning |
| 1140 |
QIPP, commissioning and procurement – improving quality, increasing efficiency, maximising resources, improving patient outcomes and saving £20bn
Alison Kerfoot, NHS Shared Business Services
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| 1215 |
Specialised commissioning in London – commissioning in the capital
Alex Berry, Divisional Director, South London, London Specialised Commissioning Group
Dr Marilena Korkodilos, Public Health Director, London Specialised Commissioning Group |
| 1245 |
Lunch |
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| SESSION 3 – The new landscape for commissioning |
| 1345 |
A supplier's perspective – What difference will the new commissioning environment make?
Kevin Pritchard, Managing Director, Squadron Medical Ltd |
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| 1420 |
Commissioning – a view from a Clinical Commissioning Group
Dr Joe McGilligan, MB, ChB, MRCGP |
| 1455 |
Tea and Coffee |
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| SESSION 4 – Commissioning support |
| 1510 |
Specialist support to improve the commissioning of health services
Ming Tang, Chief Executive, Healthcare Commissioning Services, West Midlands CSU |
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| 1545 |
Open Forum
This session will allow delegates to raise specific questions not already covered by the presentations. |
| 1600 |
Close |
| Agenda may be subject to change |