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Chair Opening Address (Confirmed)

Scotland’s Health and Social Care Workforce strategy was published in March 2022, much has been delivered, but as we head into 2024, we are facing unprecedented gaps in our finances, increasing demand and the sustainability of our services and our workforce. These are not just issues facing Scotland, but the health and social care system across the UK. Fiona Hogg looks at learnings so far and how we can prepare for our future workforce challenges and opportunities.

Prepping the workforce for collaboration with local partners

The NHS is moving towards collaborative working in systems, with trusts, primary care, local authorities, emergency services and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors coming together to improve the health population. With a move towards collaboration in local systems, the national bodies are also developing a new operating model, intending to increase workforce devolution to regions.

Panellists:

• Panellist 1: David Mulligan, Head of Workforce Systems & Deployment, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust (Confirmed)
• Panellist 2: Uzoma Ibechukwu, Director of Pharmacy & Medicines Optimisation, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (Confirmed)
• Panellist 3: Fiona Hogg, Chief People Officer, NHS Scotland, Scottish Government (Confirmed)
  
   

Main Sponsor - Drake Medox

Taking care of people – why getting it right matters (Confirmed)

Morning Break

Chair Morning Reflection (Confirmed)

Case Study - BPP

The NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan has three priority areas all of which relate to skills.

1. Train - increasing education opportunities including delivering more trained nurses
2. Retain - through better supporting the development of individuals throughout their careers and  
3. Reform - building broader teams with flexible skills and ensuring staff have the right skills to take advantage of new technology

Apprenticeships are a workforce planning strategy that can support all three agendas; it’s the responsibility of NHS Employers and training providers to work together to further expand apprenticeship provision to aim to train 1 in 6 NHS clinical staff and support the development of emerging data and technology capabilities. This session, delivered by BPP, will explore how the NHS can work towards achieving the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan through the provision of both nursing and digital apprenticeship pathways.

Case Study - Patchwork

In this session, we discuss how collaboration is enabling seamless workforce deployment across multiple organisations. We will also look into how strategic partnerships between suppliers and customers are supporting delivery against workforce plans.

Within this presentation, Preeti will discuss Education for Health and how they are assisting the NHS with training and staff retention.

Case Study - Workday

Over the past decade the NHS has seen the biggest shake up of how it is structured and works in recent memory whilst also having to deal with increased usage. Alongside this demand for services has increased against a backdrop of even tighter budgets. The most important and valuable asset the NHS has is its people and Tom will discuss how we can help to retain and develop NHS talent.

Networking and Lunch

Chair Afternoon (Confirmed)

NHS Workforce Alliance

The key theme of the presentation is the critical role commercial thinking and practice can play in the development and execution of workforce strategies.

It is set in the context of both national policy and local NHS practice and outlines clear and specific operational interventions that have a proven track record of improving value and outcomes.

The talk will end with a summary of the NHS Workforce Alliance for the benefit of delegates who may wish to know more about how we can help.

We showcase some of the technology solutions which are enabling these benefits for NHS organisations and walk through a typical scaling and digitisation journey.

Case Study - NHS Business Services Authority

Over the past two years, the NHS Business Services Authority has been leading a transformation programme to deliver a brand-new, workforce management solution that will eventually replace the current Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. 

Work has been ongoing to establish the requirements for the future solution, including extensive user research. The design of the future solution will be centred around user-led requirements and based on the latest technology.

Gordon Coyne will reflect on the progress to date by the programme and discuss plans for the future solution. 

The world’s population is increasing at a dramatic rate. Since the turn of the millennium, the world population has increased by 33%. This growth is set to continue for the next 80 years. Moreso, the growth is in the over 65 years population with little change predicted to birth rates. By 2100 the life expectancy in the UK is predicted to increase to over 90 years of age. 

The healthcare needs of the UK population are already increasing with an increasing percentage of over sixty-fives, whilst the percentage of the population at an employable age is reducing.

Chris will look at the attitudes of Generation Z and Generation Alpha and ask what we need to be aware of and what we need to do now to ensure we can create a workforce for the future with the skills, incentives, capacity, and capability of sustaining and providing high-quality services to an increasing population.

Join us for a captivating presentation from Shireen Ali-Khan, Multi-Sector Engagement and Belonging Specialist. Sharing insights from NASA and the space agency's commitment to fostering an inclusive environment amongst other industry lessons.

Explore the parallels between NASA's diverse workforce and the challenges faced by the NHS senior workforce managers and team leaders. 

Discover cross-sector learnings that transcend boundaries and inspire a collective journey towards building a more inclusive and innovative future.

Canapés, Drinks and Networking

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