The programme
08:20
Registration & Networking
Registration - Open from 8:20 am - Closes at 11:00 am
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09:20
Chair Opening Address (Confirmed)
Jeevan Gunaratnam
Chair, AXREM | Director of Health Systems
Philips UK & Ireland
Chair Opening Address (Confirmed)
09:30
National Keynote - The Future of NHS Imaging: Policy, Performance and the Role of Community Diagnostic Centres (Speakers Invited)
Speakers:
- James Dennis FCMI MAPM, National Deputy Director Imaging Transformation, Diagnostics and Transport, NHS England (Invited)
- Sheila Black, Head of Community Diagnostic Centres, NHS England (Invited)
Session Overview:
This opening keynote provides a national perspective on the evolving direction of NHS imaging services and the policy drivers shaping diagnostics transformation across England. The session will explore how national programmes including imaging networks and Community Diagnostic Centres are supporting the NHS to expand diagnostic capacity and improve patient access.
Delegates will gain insight into how national strategy is translating into operational change across imaging services and what this means for organisations delivering diagnostics locally and regionally.
Key Topics & Outcomes:
- Understanding the national imaging transformation agenda and policy priorities.
- Insight into how imaging networks support improved performance and collaboration.
- An update on the Community Diagnostic Centre programme and its role in expanding imaging capacity.
09:50
Morning Skill Clinic - AI, Cloud and Teleradiology in Practice
Sivakumar Manickam
Consultant Radiologist
Mid & South Essex NHS Trust
Session Overview:
Artificial intelligence, cloud-based imaging platforms and teleradiology are rapidly transforming how diagnostic imaging services operate. However, successful implementation requires robust governance, clinical engagement and operational redesign.
This skill clinic explores how NHS imaging services can safely adopt digital technologies while maintaining quality, safety and workforce sustainability.
Key Topics and Outcomes:
- Practical approaches to implementing AI-supported triage and reporting.
- Governance considerations for cloud-based imaging platforms.
- Understanding workforce implications when adopting digital imaging technologies.
10:50
Morning Break & Networking
Morning Break & Networking
11:50
Chair Morning Reflection (Confirmed)
Jeevan Gunaratnam
Chair, AXREM | Director of Health Systems
Philips UK & Ireland
Chair Morning Reflection (Confirmed)
11:55
Case Study - Everlight Radiology
Case Study - Everlight Radiology
About us:
Everlight Radiology is the world’s leading global teleradiology provider, delivering the highest quality teleradiology reporting though our global network of over 800 Consultant Radiologists. We’ve been serving healthcare providers, hospitals and patients across the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand with urgent, sub-specialist and routine radiology reporting for over 18 years.
Our mission is to enable timely and effective treatment for all, unlocking the best care for patients and their families by providing worldwide access to specialist radiologists. We set the global standard for teleradiology and are proud to be the partner of choice for radiologists and healthcare providers worldwide.
Our 24/7/365 model and globally dispersed workforce means we never ask our radiologists to work overnight. We’re the only teleradiology provider offering true around the clock radiology reporting, IT and Operations support, whatever the time of day or year.
12:15
Case Study - Bridgehead Software
Case Study - Bridgehead Software
Fed up of painful, expensive data migrations when replacing imaging systems? Are your clinicians frustrated they can’t easily access the images, reports and associated data they need when diagnosing and treating patients? Sick of productivity grinding to a halt when your PACS goes down? Finding it difficult to power your AI initiatives with a rich imaging dataset?
Re-imagine your Enterprise Imaging strategies and take back control of your imaging data with BridgeHead’s Clinical Data Repository, HealthStore® – a future-proof, fully interoperable, next-generation vendor neutral archive (VNA).
12:35
Leadership Lessons from the Front Line - Developing the Next Generation of the Radiography Workforce: Innovation, Advanced Practice and a Gen Z Perspective (Confirmed)
Saraaz Khalil
AHP & Nursing Midwifery Practice Educator & Research Rad
Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust
Session Overview:
As imaging services across the NHS continue to face significant workforce pressures, developing new career pathways, modern training models and more inclusive learning environments will be essential to sustaining the radiography profession.
In this leadership insights session, Saraaz Khalil shares a perspective from the next generation of the imaging workforce, exploring how advanced practice pathways, digital education platforms and innovative professional development models can help strengthen workforce retention and long-term resilience across diagnostic imaging services.
Drawing on experience across clinical practice, workforce education and national professional networks, this session will highlight practical examples of how radiography teams can embrace innovation, strengthen training pathways and support a future-ready workforce capable of adapting to the evolving demands of NHS imaging services.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- How advanced practice pathways can strengthen retention, career progression and workforce sustainability within radiography services.
- The role of digital learning platforms and education innovation in addressing training gaps across diagnostic imaging.
- Practical strategies for building a resilient, adaptable and inclusive radiography workforce capable of supporting the future demands of NHS imaging services.
14:00
Chair Afternoon Address (Confirmed)
Jeevan Gunaratnam
Chair, AXREM | Director of Health Systems
Philips UK & Ireland
Chair Afternoon Address (Confirmed)
14:25
Presentation - Implementation of CDCs in Practice + Q&A (Confirmed)
Liz Elfleet
Programme Manager for CDCs
Collaboration of Acute Providers, Humber & North Yorkshire
Session Overview:
Sharing experiences of CDCs in practice, lessons learnt and maximising assets.
15:05
NHS Deep Dive - Designing Hybrid Reporting Models: Balancing In-House Teams, Networks and Teleradiology (Speaker TBC)
Session Overview:
Many NHS imaging services now operate hybrid reporting models that combine local radiology teams, imaging network collaboration and external teleradiology support. This session explores how organisations are designing these models while maintaining governance, clinical quality and workforce sustainability.
Key Topics and Outcomes:
- Governance frameworks supporting hybrid reporting models.
- Lessons from trusts using teleradiology to improve resilience.
- Managing quality and accountability across distributed reporting services.
15:25
Afternoon Skill Clinic - Delivering Community Diagnostic Centres in Practice: Operational Lessons from the Front Line (Speakers Invited)
Session Overview:
Community Diagnostic Centres are playing a critical role in expanding diagnostic capacity and improving patient access to tests across the NHS. However, implementing CDC programmes in practice requires careful coordination across imaging networks, workforce planning, digital infrastructure and clinical pathways.
This closing skill clinic brings together leaders involved in the development and delivery of Community Diagnostic Centres to share practical insights from implementation on the ground. The discussion will explore the operational realities of launching and scaling CDC services, how centres are integrating with wider imaging networks and what lessons can be drawn to support future service development.
The session will also provide an opportunity for delegates to engage directly with system leaders delivering CDC programmes and explore how emerging models of care are supporting more accessible, efficient and patient-centred diagnostic services.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Practical lessons from implementing Community Diagnostic Centres across NHS systems.
- How CDCs integrate with imaging networks and diagnostic pathways to improve diagnostic capacity.
- Operational, workforce and digital considerations when developing and scaling CDC services.
15:25
Breakout Skill Clinic - Optimising Imaging Pathways by Modality (Speakers Invited)
Session Overview:
Different imaging modalities face unique operational challenges. This breakout clinic enables delegates to explore pathway optimisation across CT, MRI, echo, breast and cardiac imaging services.
Key Topics and Outcomes:
- Modality-specific approaches to improving diagnostic pathways.
- Peer learning across specialist imaging services.
- Practical ideas to improve efficiency and patient access.
