Forthcoming events
The Westminster Health Forum aims to provide the premier environment for policymakers in Parliament, Whitehall and government agencies to engage in timely discussion on public policy relating to health and healthcare with key stakeholders. These include health professionals in the NHS and the private sector, and representatives of the organisations they work in; businesses in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors and their advisors; patients' and other interest groups, and the voluntary sector; and academics and commentators, along with members of the reporting press.
In planning its programme of events, the Forum consults Parliamentarians, senior departmental officials, regulators, industry representatives and major interest groups.
The Westminster Health Forum is completely impartial and has no policy agenda of its own. Whilst we are grateful for the support and advice on themes that we receive from sponsors, all editorial decisions remain with the Forum in order to maintain impartiality.
Should you have any booking queries, please email jayne.cole@westminsterforumprojects.co.uk.
Professor Louis Appleby
Bruce Calderwood
Dr Neil Deuchar
Gregor Henderson
Next steps for mental health policy: the evolving commissioning landscape and public mental health
Tuesday, 4th June 2013
Sixty One Whitehall, London SW1A 2ET
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Professor Louis Appleby, National Clinical Director for Health and Criminal Justice, Centre for Mental Health and Risk; Bruce Calderwood, Director of Mental Health, Disability and Equality, Department of Health; Dr Neil Deuchar, Co-chair, Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCPMH) and Specialist Advisor on Commissioning, Royal College of Psychiatrists and Gregor Henderson, Director, Wellbeing and Mental Health, Health and Wellbeing Directorate, Public Health England
Gwenda Thomas AM
Sarah Rochira
Keith Towler
Implementing the Social Services (Wales) Bill ‐ organisation, support and accountability
Thursday, 6th June 2013
Cardiff
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Gwenda Thomas AM, Deputy Minister for Social Services, Welsh Government; Sarah Rochira, Older People's Commissioner for Wales and Keith Towler, Children's Commissioner for Wales
Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP
David Prior
Healthcare regulation post Francis: the Care Quality Commission, patient care, and quality and safety
Tuesday, 11th June 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP, Chair, Health Select Committee and David Prior, Chairman, CQC
Dr Laurence Buckman
Dr Michael Dixon
Dr James Kingsland OBE
The changing role of the general practitioner, primary care, and the development of Clinical Commissioning Groups
Tuesday, 18th June 2013
Wellcome Trust Lecture Hall, Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Dr Laurence Buckman, Chair, General Practitioners Committee, BMA; Dr Michael Dixon, Chair, NHS Alliance and Interim President, NHS Clinical Commissioners and Dr James Kingsland OBE, National Clinical Lead, NHS Integrated Clinical Commissioning Community
Jonathan Marron
Tim Baxter
Health and Wellbeing Boards and Public Health England - integration, funding and commissioning
Wednesday, 26th June 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Jonathan Marron, Director of Strategy, Public Health England and Tim Baxter, Head, Public Health Policy and Strategy Unit, Department of Health
Dr Barry Cockcroft
Dr Martin Fallowfield
Evlynne Gilvarry
Dr John Milne
Mary Starks
Dentistry 2013: commissioning, access and towards the new dental contract
Tuesday, 2nd July 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Dr Barry Cockcroft, Chief Dental Officer, NHS England; Dr Martin Fallowfield, Chair, Principal Executive Committee, BDA; Evlynne Gilvarry, Chief Executive and Registrar, General Dental Council; Dr John Milne, Chair, General Dental Practice Committee, BDA and Mary Starks, Senior Director, Office of Fair Trading
Graham Allen MP
Early Intervention: joining up services, targeting support and the role of the Foundation
Wednesday, 10th July 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guest of Honour: Graham Allen MP, Chair, Early Intervention Foundation
Dr Peter Carter
Jamie Rentoul
Dr Glen Mason
Professor Wendy Reid
Developing the health and care workforce: priorities, regulation and Health Education England
Wednesday, 10th July 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive and General Secretary, RCN; Jamie Rentoul, Director of Workforce Development, Department of Health; Dr Glen Mason, Director of People, Communities and Local Government, Department of Health and Professor Wendy Reid, Medical Director, Health Education England
John Warrington
NHS procurement: innovation, competition and reducing costs
Thursday, 11th July 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guest of Honour: John Warrington, Deputy Director for Policy & Research, Procurement, Investment & Commercial Division, Department of Health
Catherine Davies
Dr Mark Porter
Commissioning, choice and competition in the NHS
Thursday, 5th September 2013
Central London
Guests of Honour: Catherine Davies, Executive Director of Co-operation and Competition, Monitor and Dr Mark Porter, Chair of Council, BMA
Professor the Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Emma Saysell
Next steps for End of Life and palliative care in Wales
Thursday, 3rd October 2013
Cardiff
Guests of Honour: Professor the Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Chair, Palliative Care Implementation Board and Emma Saysell, Chair, Hospices Cymru and Chief Executive, St David's Hospice Care
Norman Lamb MP
Professor Steve Field
Mike Farrar
Integrating health and social care: next steps for delivery
Tuesday, 8th October 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Norman Lamb MP, Minister of State for Care and Support, Department of Health; Professor Steve Field, Deputy National Medical Director (Health Inequalities), NHS England and Mike Farrar, Chief Executive, NHS Confederation
Rt Hon the Earl Howe
The future of the NHS: progress on implementation and next steps for the reforms
Tuesday, 15th October 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guest of Honour: Rt Hon the Earl Howe, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Quality, Department of Health
Bob Ricketts
David Worskett
Commissioning Support: progress, challenges and the role of the independent and third sectors
Tuesday, 22nd October 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Bob Ricketts, Director of Commissioning Support Strategy and Market Development, NHS England and David Worskett, Chief Executive, NHS Partners Network
Jon Rouse
The future for social care: implementation, eligibility and funding
Thursday, 24th October 2013
Central London
Guest of Honour: Jon Rouse, Director General, Social Care, Local Government & Care Partnerships, Department of Health
Miles Ayling
Advancing innovation in healthcare: medicines, technology and service improvement
Tuesday, 29th October 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guest of Honour: Miles Ayling, Director of Innovation & Service Improvement, Department of Health
Professor Keith Willett
Delivering the 7 day NHS - commissioning, reconfiguration and the future of emergency care
Tuesday, 19th November 2013
Central London
Guest of Honour: Professor Keith Willett, Domain 3 Director, Acute Episodes of Care, Medical Directorate, NHS England
Professor Alistair Burns
Jeremy Hughes
Next steps for dementia care - commissioning, meeting the Dementia Challenge and towards a Care and Support Act
Tuesday, 26th November 2013
Central London
Guests of Honour: Professor Alistair Burns, Professor of Old Age Psychiatry and National Clinical Director for Dementia and Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive, Alzheimer's Society
Andrea Duncan
Alison Hadley
Next steps for sexual health policy: education, commissioning and public health
Tuesday, 3rd December 2013
Central London
Guests of Honour: Andrea Duncan, Programme Manager, Sexual Health & HIV, Department of Health and Alison Hadley, Director, Teenage Pregnancy Knowledge Exchange, Bedfordshire University
Dr Dan Poulter MP
The next steps for maternity care: commissioning, workforce and ensuring value for money
Tuesday, 3rd December 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guest of Honour: Dr Dan Poulter MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health
Professor Gillian Leng
The developing role of NICE: commissioning, value-based pricing and accelerating innovation
Thursday, 16th January 2014
Central London
Guest of Honour: Professor Gillian Leng, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Health and Social Care, NICE
Dr Alison Austin
Personal Budgets in health and care - personalisation, implementation and regulation
Thursday, 23rd January 2014
Central London
Guest of Honour: Dr Alison Austin, Head of Personal Health Budgets Team, Department of Health
Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett
Palliative and End of Life Care: funding and commissioning services
Tuesday, 4th February 2014
Central London
Guest of Honour: Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett, Chair, Palliative Care Funding Review
Welfare reform and rolling out Universal Credit
Q4 2013
Central London
In Production
The following issues are being considered for future events:
- Telehealth
- NHS England
- Developing a tariff for NHS pricing
- Value based pricing
- Improving cancer care
- Towards a Children and Young People's Health Strategy
- The future of antibiotics, medical research and treatment
Core Sponsors
The core sponsors of the Westminster Health Forum are Allocate Software.
Parliamentary Patrons of the Forum
Lord Adebowale, David Amess MP, Stuart Andrew MP, Sir Tony Baldry MP, Rt Hon Kevin Barron MP, Rt Hon Paul Burstow MP, Lord Clement-Jones, Lord Collins of Highbury, Lord Colwyn, Baroness Coussins, Baroness Cumberlege, Nick de Bois MP, Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP, Nadine Dorries MP, Nigel Evans MP, Professor the Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Rt Hon the Lord Fowler, Baroness Gardner of Parkes, Andrew George MP, Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen OBE, Baroness Gould of Potternewton, Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Baroness Greengross, Fabian Hamilton MP, Lord Harris of Haringey, Lord Haskins, Rt Hon John Healey MP, The Earl Howe, Baroness Jolly, Professor the Lord Kakkar, Barbara Keeley MP, Eleanor Laing MP, Norman Lamb MP, Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP, Rt Hon David Lidington MP, The Earl of Lindsay, The Earl of Listowel, Tim Loughton MP, Andy Love MP, Karen Lumley MP, Baroness Masham of Ilton, Baroness Massey of Darwen, Professor the Lord McColl of Dulwich, Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP, Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer, Anne Milton MP, Austin Mitchell MP, Lord Moynihan, Sarah Newton MP, Baroness Nicol, Stephen O'Brien MP, Lord Patel, Professor the Lord Patel of Bradford, Mike Penning MP, Lord Rea, Chris Ruane MP, Adrian Sanders MP, Mark Simmonds MP, Lord Simpson of Dunkeld, Lord Skelmersdale, Lord Stone of Blackheath, Rt Hon the Lord Sutherland of Houndwood, Baroness Thornton, David Tredinnick MP, Lord Turnberg, Andrew Turner MP, Derek Twigg MP, Baroness Wall of New Barnet, Lord Walton of Detchant, Rt Hon the Lord Warner, Professor Steve Webb MP, Baroness Wheeler, Baroness Wilcox, Jeremy Wright MP and Baroness Young of Old Scone. Please note: parliamentary patrons take no financial interest in the Forum.
