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Best Practice Birmingham & Respiratory Professional Care Conference

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Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
  1. Chair's Opening Remarks
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Dan Bunstone
    Dan Bunstone, GP and Clinical Director - Chapelford Surgery and Warrington Innovation Network
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Single point of access in practice: getting patients to the right care first time
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Simon Chapple
    Simon Chapple, Executive Medical Director - Shropshire Doctors Co-operative Limited (Shropdoc)
  3. The path to AI-enabled neighbourhood care: scaling safely, sustainably, across the NHS
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    James Roach
    James Roach, Director of Neighbourhood Healthcare - NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB
    Tim Cooper
    Tim Cooper, GP and Clinical Director, UK&I - Heidi Health
    Morgan Daly
    Morgan Daly, Deputy Director of Digital - One Care
    Neil Modha
    Neil Modha, GP Partner - Thistlemoor Medical Centre
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Neighbourhood care in action: reducing avoidable admissions for children with respiratory conditions
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Emma Marshall
    Emma Marshall, Senior Operational Leader - West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
    Jane Kennard
    Jane Kennard, Service Delivery & Relationship Manager - Leeds GP Confederation
    Ben Garner
    Ben Garner, Associate Director of Clinical Services - Leeds GP Confederation
    Joanne Davis
    Joanne Davis, Senior Primary Care and Neighbourhoods Development Manager - NHS West Yorkshire ICB
  5. Beyond access: how neighbourhood working can turn demand into capacity
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Ciaron Hoye
    Ciaron Hoye, Health Strategy Director - OneAdvanced
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Neighbourhoods under pressure: what’s delivering measurable change?
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    James Kingsland
    James Kingsland, Clinical Professor of Primary Care - University of Lancashire
    • Leadership & service delivery
    A CQC update: the future of regulation
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Paul Johnson
    Paul Johnson, Director, Primary Care & Community Services - Care Quality Commission
    • Leadership & service delivery
    In conversation with Amanda Doyle - Neighbourhood healthcare in practice: why it matters and what it means for primary care
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Amanda Doyle
    Amanda Doyle, National Director for Primary Care and Community Services - NHS England
    James Kingsland
    James Kingsland, Clinical Professor of Primary Care - University of Lancashire
  9. Pharmacy First in practice: a blueprint for referrals that save clinical time
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Nabeel Arshad
    Nabeel Arshad, GP Partner, Founder: Grow Your List Size - The Brooke Surgery
    Ishaq Goga
    Ishaq Goga, Advanced Clinical Practitioner & Lead Pharmacist - The Brooke Surgery
  10. Chair's Closing Remarks
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Dan Bunstone
    Dan Bunstone, GP and Clinical Director - Chapelford Surgery and Warrington Innovation Network
Clinical Theatre 1
  1. Chair's opening remarks
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Sonia Ashraf
    Sonia Ashraf, Deputy Clinical Director - West Midlands Cancer Alliance
    • Clinical updates
    Women bleeding on HRT: applying the new endometrial cancer pathway in primary care
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Sonia Ashraf
    Sonia Ashraf, Deputy Clinical Director - West Midlands Cancer Alliance
    • Clinical updates
    Using mental health nurses to increase capacity and keep care closer to home
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Mahyar Noursadeghi
    Mahyar Noursadeghi, GP and Promni Health Chief Medical Officer - K&W Healthcare
  4. Psychological support in weight management: what GPs need to know
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Lisa Debrou
    Lisa Debrou, Clinical Expert for Psychology - Oviva
    • Clinical updates
    When knowledge becomes action: managing heart failure in primary care
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Nick Hartshorne-Evans
    Nick Hartshorne-Evans, CEO - Pumping Marvellous Foundation
    Rani Khatib
    Rani Khatib, National Specialty Advisor for CVD Prevention - NHS England
    Dan Clark
    Dan Clark, GP, GP trainer and Clinical Lead - South Yorkshire Cardiac Network
    Lyndsey Hornby
    Lyndsey Hornby, Project Manager - Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber
    • Practical skills
    The rash that worries you: what not to miss in primary care
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Julian Peace
    Julian Peace, Executive Chair - Primary Care Dermatology Society
    • Clinical updates
    Type 2 diabetes prevention in primary care: spotting risk early and changing outcomes
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Rangan Chatterjee
    Rangan Chatterjee, Physician, Author & Host Host of Europe's most listened-to health podcast - Feel Better, Live More.
    Amy McKenzie
    Amy McKenzie, Director of Medical Affairs & Clinical Research - Lingo by Abbott
    David Unwin
    David Unwin, GP - Royal College of General Practitioners
    • Clinical updates
    Hypertension and lipid management: what’s changed and what matters
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Alison Warren
    Alison Warren, Consultant Pharmacist Cardiology - University Hospitals Sussex
    • Clinical updates
    When to suspect endometriosis: decision-making under uncertainty
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Julie Oliver
    Julie Oliver, GPwSI womens health & Chair - Primary Care Women's Health Forum
  10. Chair's closing remarks
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Sonia Ashraf
    Sonia Ashraf, Deputy Clinical Director - West Midlands Cancer Alliance
Clinical Theatre 2
  1. Chairs opening remarks
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Kevin Fernando
    Kevin Fernando, Portfolio GP - NHS Lothian
    • Clinical updates
    Type 2 diabetes in primary care: applying the updated NICE NG28 guidance in practice
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Roy Hamilton
    Roy Hamilton, GP with a Specialist Interest in Diabetes and Cardio-Metabolic Health - Albany House Surgery
  3. New approaches to managing perimenopause
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Nigel Denby RD
    Nigel Denby RD, Registered Dietitian and Founder - Harley Street At Home
    • Clinical updates
    Acne, hair and hormones: reading the clues in primary care
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Catherine Fernando
    Catherine Fernando, Sessional GP with an interest in Dermatology - IYASU Healthcare & Medical Education
  5. The importance of HbA1c reduction in adult type 2 diabetes
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Raj Thakkar
    Raj Thakkar, Incumbent President and CKD Lead, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society - GP and Honorary Visiting Professor, Cardiff University
    • Clinical updates
    ADHD waiting lists: what primary care can do right now
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Farnaaz Sharief MBE
    Farnaaz Sharief MBE, GP, Senior Fellow (Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management) - Chief Executive, Manage Your Mind
    • Clinical updates
    Menopause in a 10-minute consultation? Rethinking primary care delivery at scale
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Nigel Denby RD
    Nigel Denby RD, Registered Dietitian and Founder - Harley Street At Home
    Emma Lugrin
    Emma Lugrin, Director of Partnerships - Harley Street At Home
    • Clinical updates
    Cardiometabolic risk 2026: applying new guidance safely
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Raj Thakkar
    Raj Thakkar, Incumbent President and CKD Lead, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society - GP and Honorary Visiting Professor, Cardiff University
  9. From research to real-world impact: delivering better outcomes through exercise
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Davinia Deniszczyc
    Davinia Deniszczyc, Medical and Charity Director - Nuffield Health
  10. Chairs closing remarks
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Kevin Fernando
    Kevin Fernando, Portfolio GP - NHS Lothian
Clinical Skills Theatre
    • Practical skills
    PMOS in primary care: getting the diagnosis right and managing long term risk
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Carys Sonnenberg
    Carys Sonnenberg, GP - NHS
    • Practical skills
    IBS in primary care: avoiding missed diagnoses and managing effectively
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Yan Yiannakou
    Yan Yiannakou, Chief Investigator of Relieve-IBS-D Research - County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
    Anthony R. Hobson
    Anthony R. Hobson, Clinical Director - Functional Gut Clinic, London
  3. Flexzo Practise - a practise operating system that starts with the patient
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Alister D'Souza
    Alister D'Souza, Senior Health Partnerships Executive - Flexzo Ai
    Laura Bingham
    Laura Bingham, Workforce Engagement Manager - Flexzo Ai
    • Practical skills
    Is obesity a disease?
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Roy Hamilton
    Roy Hamilton, GP with a Specialist Interest in Diabetes and Cardio-Metabolic Health - Albany House Surgery
    • Practical skills
    Running a CVRM review in practice: step-by-step approach
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Paul Ferenc
    Paul Ferenc, GPSI Cardiology - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society, Pershore Medical Practice
    Xenophon Kassianides
    Xenophon Kassianides, General Practitioner with Extended Role in CVRM, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society - NHS Humber Health Partnership
  6. Less appetite, more to consider: a live GLP-1 consultation for GPs in primary care
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Aaron Boysen
    Aaron Boysen, Dietitian and Chief Executive Officer - Primary Care Dietitians
    Nusrat Kausar
    Nusrat Kausar, Clinical Director / Dietitian - Primary Care Dietitians
    • Practical skills
    The power of words: the real reason why communication in General Practice matters
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Seema Pattni
    Seema Pattni, Doctors Career Coach, GP - Independent
    • Practical skills
    • Digital & Innovation
    Wearable data in the consultation: when should it change what you do?
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Satu Jackson
    Satu Jackson, CEO - BANT
    • Practical skills
    Food, fatigue and hormones: practical nutrition advice for midlife women
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Jackie Lynch
    Jackie Lynch, Nutritionist - WellWellWell Nutritional Therapy
Workshop: Live
  1. Maximising practice income: a practical masterclass
    Workshop: Live
    Nabeel Arshad
    Nabeel Arshad, GP Partner, Founder: Grow Your List Size - The Brooke Surgery
    • Practical skills
    Supporting patients back to work: what primary care can learn from vocational OT
    Workshop: Live
    Catherine Atkinson
    Catherine Atkinson, AHP Consultant in neuro rehab/ Occupational Therapist - Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
    Tom Wagstaffe
    Tom Wagstaffe, Vocational Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist - Hackney Marshes Primary Care Network
    Zara Georgiou-Park
    Zara Georgiou-Park, Clinical Director - Neighbourhood Development for City and Hackney
  3. Too much demand, not enough GP capacity? Triage is tricky - How to make it work for your practice
    Workshop: Live
    Ketan Vekaria
    Ketan Vekaria, GP - Ortus Health
  4. Designing your career: becoming the architect of your own blueprint
    Workshop: Live
    Mohammed Mustafa
    Mohammed Mustafa, GP, Clinical Academic and Head of Academic Development - Learna
  5. At scale primary care: part of the problem or part of the solution?
    Workshop: Live
    Saffan Qureshi
    Saffan Qureshi, Senior Regional Medical Director - Operose Health
    Anna Reed
    Anna Reed, GP Partner - Operose Health
  6. Embedding innovation in general practice: maximising the power of SystmOne
    Workshop: Live
    Matt Doig
    Matt Doig, Director - Welby Innovate
    • Practical skills
    Building professional resilience in uncertain times
    Workshop: Live
    Afiniki Akanet
    Afiniki Akanet, GP with a Special Interest in Mental Health - NHS
    • Practical skills
    Introducing neighbourhood group clinics
    Workshop: Live
    Georgina Craig
    Georgina Craig, Director - The Experience Led Care Programme
    Louise Brady
    Louise Brady, Primary Care Nursing Lead - NHS England Nursing Directorate
    Rupa Joshi
    Rupa Joshi, GP, Deputy Medical Director for Primary Care for South West Region - NHSE, Transformation Lead for the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine
    • Practical skills
    The body’s own cannabinoid system: what GPs need to know
    Workshop: Live
    Nitin Makadia
    Nitin Makadia, Pharmacist, Clinical Service Developer and Clinical Safety Officer - The Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society
PMA Theatre
  1. Redesigning access: total triage, patient navigation and the front door of primary care
    PMA Theatre
    Denise Smith
    Denise Smith, Practice Manager - Merepark Medical Centre
  2. CQC compliance for practices: update and top tips for 2026
    PMA Theatre
    Martin Norton FPMA
    Martin Norton FPMA, Practice Business Manager and Management Consultant
  3. Complaints management
    PMA Theatre
    Dina Karam
    Dina Karam, Locum Practice and Business Manager - Fernbank Surgery/Lytham
  4. How to integrate wellbeing into everyday operations without adding workload
    PMA Theatre
    Leah Morley-Fitzpatrick
    Leah Morley-Fitzpatrick, Founder, Nature Awareness, Registered Nurse - Nature Awareness
  5. The 80/20 practice manager: what to fix first when everything feels broken
    PMA Theatre
    Ben Scorer
    Ben Scorer, Director, Locum PM - PMA
  6. Superannuation without the stress: a practical guide for your practice
    PMA Theatre
    Katy Drew
    Katy Drew, Head of Primary Care Development - Sandison Easson Specialist Medical Accountants
  7. What does a safe GP practice look like in 2026?
    PMA Theatre
    Jennie Dock
    Jennie Dock, Business Manager & Management Consultant - Cathedral Medical Group & PMA
  8. PMA Awards
    PMA Theatre
Business Services Hub
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Fixing access without overwhelming the team: practical workflow changes that work
    Business Services Hub
    Dominique Hogan
    Dominique Hogan, GP Partner - Silverdale Practice
    Jess Yaxley
    Jess Yaxley, Practice Business Manager - Silverdale Practice
    Michelle Pope
    Michelle Pope, Deputy Practice Manager - Silverdale Practice
  2. Fewer locums. Less burnout. More profit. How automating lab reports changed our practice
    Business Services Hub
    Ranjeev Kanwar
    Ranjeev Kanwar, GP Partner - Kineton & Tysoe Surgery
    Arun Notaney
    Arun Notaney, CEO And Founder - GP Automate
  3. Making sense of the numbers - From funding uplifts to financial reality
    Business Services Hub
    Sarah Edwards
    Sarah Edwards, Medical Specialist Accountant - Albert Goodman LLP
    Iwona Silvério
    Iwona Silvério, Director – Healthcare Specialist - Albert Goodman LLP
  4. Beyond 10,000 : the benefits and pitfalls of primary care at scale
    Business Services Hub
    Phil Wallek
    Phil Wallek, CEO - Tempo
    Kieron Stewart
    Kieron Stewart, Managing Director - Foundry Healthcare, Lewes
    Kelly B
    Kelly B, Head of Access - Haxby Group
    Thomas Patel-Campbell
    Thomas Patel-Campbell, GP - Haxby Group
    Jonathan Harris
    Jonathan Harris, Head of Digital & Transformation - Foundry Healthcare Lewes
  5. Good housekeeping, better outcomes: how decisions today impact profit, pensions and tax tomorrow
    Business Services Hub
    Rob Houghton
    Rob Houghton, Senior Consultant, Financial Planning - MHA
    Sarah Curzon
    Sarah Curzon, Healthcare Partner - MHA
  6. What has your accountant ever done for you?
    Business Services Hub
    Laurence Slavin
    Laurence Slavin, Partner - Ramsay Brown
  7. Emerging risks in the healthcare sector
    Business Services Hub
    Ricky Smith
    Ricky Smith, Insurance Consultant - MIAB
    Ryan Gillham
    Ryan Gillham, Insurance Consultant - Lloyd Whyte
  8. AI won’t save your practice. Here’s what will.
    Business Services Hub
    Tina Stenzel
    Tina Stenzel, Co-Founder & COO - QuantumLoopAI
    Hassan Chaudhury
    Hassan Chaudhury, Digital Health Specialist - Healthcare UK
    Nabeel Arshad
    Nabeel Arshad, GP Partner, Founder: Grow Your List Size - The Brooke Surgery
    • Leadership & service delivery
    CQC and Practice Managers working together: governance without the jargon
    Business Services Hub
    Joanne Purdie
    Joanne Purdie, Operations Manager - Lancashire and South Cumbria Primary & Community Care Services
Smart Practice Theatre
  1. Chair's opening remarks
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Hassan Chaudhury
    Hassan Chaudhury, Expert in Residence - The London Institute for Healthcare Engineering, King's College London
  2. Attract, engage, register: how to grow your practice list
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Dillon Sykes
    Dillon Sykes, Commercial Director - Redmoor Health
    Stacey Kneen
    Stacey Kneen, Programme Manager - Redmoor Health
  3. The recall gap: a safety problem with a business case.
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Nausheen Hameed
    Nausheen Hameed, GP partner and Digital Health Consultant - Abtrace
  4. What if better care was our measure of productivity? How technology can create time, connect teams and help primary care act earlier for patients
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Paul Marriott
    Paul Marriott, CEO - Enlivio Health
    Giulia Mandelli
    Giulia Mandelli, Product Director - Enlivio Health
  5. Lunch and Learn - Measuring the real return on modern access
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Max Gattlin
    Max Gattlin, Director - X-on Health
    Muna Bulaleh
    Muna Bulaleh, Group Business Director - GP Pathfinders Clinic
    • Digital & Innovation
    Digitalmania: battle of the GP IT superusers
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Hussain Ghandi
    Hussain Ghandi, Modality GP Partner, Owner eGPlearning, PCN Clinical Director and Timelord Istari - eGPlearning
    Shanker Vijay
    Shanker Vijay, GP - SystmOne user
    Ayaz Damani
    Ayaz Damani, GP - Medicus user
    Devin Gray
    Devin Gray, GP - EMIS Web GP User
  7. Will AI save general practice?
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Osman Bhatti
    Osman Bhatti, GP (NEL) / Clinical Safety Officer - Clinical Consultant, Accurx
    Devin Gray
    Devin Gray, GP, CSO and Clinical Lead for Digital Transformation - Wandsworth GP Federation CIC
    Vish Ratnasuriya
    Vish Ratnasuriya, GP and Chair - Lordswood/ Our Health Partnership
    Selvaseelan Selvarajah
    Selvaseelan Selvarajah, GP Partner - Bromley by bow health partnership
    • Digital & Innovation
    NHS app: how does it perform under pressure? AI triage and beyond
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Mark Bamlett
    Mark Bamlett, Deputy Director of Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) - NHS England (London)
    Tessa Harvey
    Tessa Harvey, Chief Executive - London Central & West
    Murtaza Ali
    Murtaza Ali, Medical Director - London Central & West
    Shanker Vijayadeva
    Shanker Vijayadeva, GP Lead, Digital Transformation - NHS England
Respiratory Clinical Theatre
  1. Chair's opening remark
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Stephen Holmes
    Stephen Holmes, General Practitioner - The Park Medical Practice, Shepton Mallet
  2. Eosinophil Depletion in Severe Asthma: Why it Matters in Clinical Practice
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Thomas Jones
    Thomas Jones, Consultant Physician - Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
  3. Improving respiratory outcomes – an update and forward view
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Jonathan Fuld
    Jonathan Fuld, National clinical director for respiratory disease and Consultant Respiratory Physician - NHS England and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT
  4. Lunch & Learn: Exploring real world evidence in adult asthma
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Joanne Hamilton
    Joanne Hamilton, Respiratory Nurse Specialist - Health Innovation West Midlands
  5. Lunch & Learn: Transforming COPD care – Connected care: collaborative strategies for transforming COPD management
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Paul Ellis
    Paul Ellis, Respiratory Consultant Physician - University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
    Flavia Lentini
    Flavia Lentini, Advanced Clinical Practitioner - South Warwickshire University Foundation Trust
    • Respiratory
    Asthma update 2026: applying guidance without increasing workload
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Stephen Holmes
    Stephen Holmes, General Practitioner - The Park Medical Practice, Shepton Mallet
  7. Chair's closing remark
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Stephen Holmes
    Stephen Holmes, General Practitioner - The Park Medical Practice, Shepton Mallet
    • Respiratory
    CANCELLED Reimagining COPD care: harnessing the neighbourhood health model to provide comprehensive, coordinated, and preventative support
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Katherine Hickman
    Katherine Hickman, GP Partner, Primary Care Lead for NACAP - West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership
Respiratory Skills Theatre
  1. Chair's opening remarks
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Mukesh Singh
    Mukesh Singh, GPwSI, Respiratory Lead, GP Partner - Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent ICB & Horse Fair Practice Group
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Spirometry: confident interpretation in practice
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Joanne Hamilton
    Joanne Hamilton, Respiratory Nurse Specialist: Respiratory Transformation Partnership (RTP) Lead - Health Innovation West Midlands
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Success story of digital transformation in improving respiratory care in UK primary care
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Ian Wharton
    Ian Wharton, Founder and CEO - Aide Health
  4. Objective respiratory testing: strengthening diagnostic accuracy in primary care
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Charlene Mhangami
    Charlene Mhangami, UK Lead comPAS Clinical Specialist - Vitalograph
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Fit to Care: the secret to safer, better respiratory care
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Clare Cook
    Clare Cook, Advanced clinical practioner - Respiratory Service. - Sirona Care and Health .
  6. What happens after you refer? Inside a digital sleep clinic
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Sriram Iyer
    Sriram Iyer, Consultant Respiratory & Sleep Physician - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    The breathless older patient: when it isn't just COPD
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Mukesh Singh
    Mukesh Singh, GPwSI, Respiratory Lead, GP Partner - Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent ICB & Horse Fair Practice Group
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Spot the allergy: rapid-fire clues for the 10-minute consultation
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Gary Stiefel
    Gary Stiefel, Consultant in Paediatric Allergy - University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
  9. Chair's closing remarks
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Mukesh Singh
    Mukesh Singh, GPwSI, Respiratory Lead, GP Partner - Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent ICB & Horse Fair Practice Group
Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
  1. Chair's opening remarks
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Thorrun Govind
    Thorrun Govind, Pharmacist & Healthcare Lawyer
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Respiratory transformation in reality: what’s working, what isn’t and what to change
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Michael Crooks
    Michael Crooks, RTP Clinical Lead - Asthma Neighbourhood Workstream
    Rachel Williams
    Rachel Williams, Consultant Respiratory Physiotherapist - CORNWALL Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
    Sarah Boot
    Sarah Boot, Respiratory Consultant - Mid Yorkshire NHS Teaching Trust
    Judith Dyson
    Judith Dyson, Implementation Science - Birmingham City University
    Seema Gadhia
    Seema Gadhia, Associate Director Clinical Innovation Adoption - Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley
    • Leadership & service delivery
    From treatment to prevention: what primary care can realistically deliver at neighbourhood level
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Andi Orlowski
    Andi Orlowski, Director - NHS Health Economics Unit
    • Leadership & service delivery
    AI triage: the next big thing - or the next expensive mistake?
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Carmelo Insalaco
    Carmelo Insalaco, Co-Founder & CEO - Rapid Health
  5. Solving the GP capacity challenge: lessons from North Sedgemoor PCN
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Adrian Smith
    Adrian Smith, Head of Digital Transformation - NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
    Stephen Katebe
    Stephen Katebe, GP and Director of Tekihealth Solutions - Tekihealth
    Omobolaji Iji
    Omobolaji Iji, Director & Co-Founder - Tekihealth
    Rory Brennan
    Rory Brennan, Clinical lead - North Sedgemoor PCN
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Quality and safety in neighbourhood health
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Paul Johnson
    Paul Johnson, Director, Primary Care & Community Services - Care Quality Commission
    Andy Brooks
    Andy Brooks, GP and Clinical Chair - NAPC
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Hidden in plain sight: nursing workforce, the potential untapped.
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Estefania Costa
    Estefania Costa, Regional Primary Care Nursing Workforce Educator Lead - NHS England
    Alexandra McGarvey
    Alexandra McGarvey, Nurse Partner, Clinical Director - Lea Vale Medical Group
    Gil Ramsden
    Gil Ramsden, Professional Lead for General Practice Nursing - Leeds Community Healthcare Trust
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Beyond Pharmacy First: what’s actually working in neighbourhood delivery
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Minesh Parbat
    Minesh Parbat, Chief Pharmacist & Clinical Director - Strategic Medicines Commissioning - NHS Shropshire Telford and Wrekin NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Cluster Integrated Care Board
    Vicki Roberts
    Vicki Roberts, Service Development Manager - Community Pharmacy England
    Shilpa Shah
    Shilpa Shah, CEO, Community Pharmacy North East London, and Independent Expert Member - Community Pharmacy North East London
    Zara Georgiou-Park
    Zara Georgiou-Park, Clinical Director - Neighbourhood Development for City and Hackney
  9. Chair's closing remarks
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Thorrun Govind
    Thorrun Govind, Pharmacist & Healthcare Lawyer
Clinical Theatre 1
  1. Chair's opening remarks
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Natasha Behl
    Natasha Behl, GP Executive Partner - Solihull Healthcare partnership
    • Clinical updates
    When it’s not just MSK: red flags you can’t afford to miss
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Louise Warburton
    Louise Warburton, Co-President - Primary Care Rheumatology and MSK Medicine Society
    • Clinical updates
    Delivering high-quality end of life care through integrated neighbourhood teams
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Mona Sidhu
    Mona Sidhu, Primary Care Medical Director - Black Country ICB
    Amy Thompson
    Amy Thompson, GP, West Park Surgery - Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
  4. HPV self-sampling in a new era of cervical screening: what primary care teams need to know
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Sarah Schneider
    Sarah Schneider, Senior Lecturer - Birmingham City University
    • Clinical updates
    Fireside - Falls, frailty and proactive care: what can primary care do earlier?
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Gurnak Dosanjh
    Gurnak Dosanjh, Clinical lead - LLR ICB
    Richard Wong
    Richard Wong, Consultant Geriatrician - University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
  6. What can the lower limb tell us about cardiovascular risk?
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Kate Waldren
    Kate Waldren, Podiatry service lead FCP & clinical supervisor - Promni Health
    • Clinical updates
    Heart failure in primary care: recognising deterioration earlier
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Jim Moore
    Jim Moore, Past President - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
  8. When the guidelines collide: managing multiple long-term conditions in primary care
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Aseem Mishra
    Aseem Mishra, Academic GP - Didsbury Medical Centre
  9. Chair's closing remarks
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Natasha Behl
    Natasha Behl, GP Executive Partner - Solihull Healthcare partnership
Clinical Theatre 2
  1. Chairs opening remarks
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Lila Chohan
    Lila Chohan, Senior Pharmacist - Acute Medicine and Endocrinology - University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
    • Clinical updates
    HRT update: what’s changed?
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Dr Aamena Salar
    Dr Aamena Salar, GP with specialist interest in women's health - Modality Partnerships
    • Clinical updates
    What good miscarriage care looks like: Tommy's graded model of miscarriage care
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Dr Catherine Benhura
    Dr Catherine Benhura, Founder and Clinical Director - The Community Health Hub
    Kate Marsh
    Kate Marsh, Co-Midwifery Manager and Policy Officer - Tommy’s
    Dr Yusuf Shittu
    Dr Yusuf Shittu, GP Board Member, GPCPC and Co-founder - MamaDoc
    Rosie Kaur
    Rosie Kaur, NIHR Clinical Lecturer - University of Birmingham
  4. Autistic people and people with a learning disability - making reasonable adjustments work in primary care
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Marie Cox
    Marie Cox, Senior specialist - Care Quality Commission
    Sara Frost
    Sara Frost, Senior Specialist – People with a Learning Disability and Autistic People - CQC
  5. Lunch and Learn: Beyond counting sheep – apps and tabs for Insomnia
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Sriram Iyer
    Sriram Iyer, Consultant Respiratory & Sleep Physician - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Tim Mercer
    Tim Mercer, GP - St Hilary Group Practice, Wirral
    • Clinical updates
    Fibroids in primary care: diagnosis, management and when to refer
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Amy Tatham
    Amy Tatham, GP - The Ridge Medical Practice
    • Clinical updates
    The women we keep missing: hidden cardiovascular risk in primary care
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Syeda Insha Hussaini
    Syeda Insha Hussaini, GP with extended role in Women’s Health, CEO and Founder - ThriveHer Ltd
  8. Chairs closing remarks
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Lila Chohan
    Lila Chohan, Senior Pharmacist - Acute Medicine and Endocrinology - University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Clinical Skills Theatre
    • Practical skills
    Primary care skin surgery: which lesions to remove and which to refer
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Miles Scholar
    Miles Scholar, Associate Specialist Plastic Surgery / GP Partner - Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
    • Practical skills
    Ticks. Lyme disease and diagnostic challenges: what primary care teams need to know.
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Anne Cruikshank
    Anne Cruikshank, Clinical Champion - Lyme Resource Centre
    • Practical skills
    Prescribing in community pharmacy: delivering safe, assured clinical care across neighbourhoods
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Wasim Baqir
    Wasim Baqir, Head of Pharmacy Integration - NHS England
    Anne Joshua
    Anne Joshua, Deputy Director Pharmacy Transformation and Commissioning - NHS England
  4. Rewriting the ageing narrative: lifestyle medicine, longevity, and healthspan in general practice
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Nandini Tewary
    Nandini Tewary, GP and Academic Fellow - NHS & Learna
    • Practical skills
    How not to become frail from an MSK perspective
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Chris Ellis
    Chris Ellis, Co-President - PCRMM
    • Practical skills
    Nutrition in cardiometabolic disease: what to say in a 10-minute consultation
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Satu Jackson
    Satu Jackson, CEO - BANT
    Natalie Burrows
    Natalie Burrows, Registered Nutrition Practitioner & Clinic Director - Integral Wellness
    • Practical skills
    Ovarian cancer in primary care: applying new pathways and improving early detection
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Janos Balega
    Janos Balega, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist - City Hospital Birmingham
Workshop: Live
    • Practical skills
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Burnout isn’t a wellbeing problem: it’s a systems problem
    Workshop: Live
    Richard Burnell
    Richard Burnell, Conflict Management and Organisational Development Sepcialist - Richard Burnell Ltd
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Maximising practice income: a practical masterclass
    Workshop: Live
    Nabeel Arshad
    Nabeel Arshad, GP Partner, Founder: Grow Your List Size - The Brooke Surgery
    • Practical skills
    Skin lesions in primary care: spotting danger early and avoiding missed diagnoses
    Workshop: Live
    Julian Peace
    Julian Peace, Executive Chair - Primary Care Dermatology Society
    • Practical skills
    Portfolio careers in general practice: reducing burnout without leaving the profession
    Workshop: Live
    Patrice Baptiste
    Patrice Baptiste, Portfolio Professional - Dr. Patrice Baptiste
  5. From reactive care to proactive population health: Voice AI as the leverage point
    Workshop: Live
    Rohan Reddy
    Rohan Reddy, Founder and CEO - Healthline AI
  6. Skin Analytics in primary care
    Workshop: Live
    Darren Jalink
    Darren Jalink, Head of Commercial UK&I - Skin Analytics
    • Practical skills
    Menopause group clinic Virtual Reality (VR) taster
    Workshop: Live
    Helen Longstaff
    Helen Longstaff, Programme Manager - Experience Led Care Programme
    Erik Astigeevich
    Erik Astigeevich, Digital Marketer - Revolve Labs
    Laiba Fareed
    Laiba Fareed, Data Analyst & Operations Lead - Revolve Labs
PMA Theatre
  1. Leading under pressure: practical behaviours that make a difference
    PMA Theatre
    Jennie Dock
    Jennie Dock, Business Manager & Management Consultant - Cathedral Medical Group & PMA
  2. NHS pensions: 2026 update
    PMA Theatre
    Paul Gordon
    Paul Gordon, Regional Director - Head of Medical, Fidelius & PMA Facilitator
  3. AI in general practice: practical implementation & governance
    PMA Theatre
    Sophia Raja
    Sophia Raja, Managing Partner - Yardley Wood Health Centre
  4. Achieving financial resilience: what practices need to act on now!
    PMA Theatre
    Katy Drew
    Katy Drew, Head of Primary Care Development - Sandison Easson Specialist Medical Accountants
  5. Digital tools that reduce workload: what works in practice
    PMA Theatre
    Ben Scorer
    Ben Scorer, Director, Locum PM - PMA
  6. Prescribing in community pharmacy: making better care happen for patients with practices
    PMA Theatre
    Michael Lennox
    Michael Lennox, NPA Integration Lead - National Pharmacy Association (NPA)
  7. Creating a positive team environment in general practice
    PMA Theatre
    Denise Smith
    Denise Smith, Practice Manager - Merepark Medical Centre
Business Services Hub
  1. What have you got to lose? Neighbourhood contracts and the future of practice income
    Business Services Hub
    Daniel Vincent
    Daniel Vincent, Former Practice Manager and Partner - Enhanced Primary Care
  2. Three years on: what has changed since you last chose a phone system
    Business Services Hub
    Dave Mills
    Dave Mills, Head of Healthcare - Think Healthcare (Focus Group)
  3. £10 million lands in your neighbourhood tomorrow. What could possibly go wrong?
    Business Services Hub
    Katie Collin
    Katie Collin, Partner - Ramsay Brown
  4. SNPs, MNP's & INTs: time for some TLC or TnT?
    Business Services Hub
    Vijay Acharya
    Vijay Acharya, Proprietor - Charles Rippin & Turner
  5. Make HR work for you: clearer policies, fairer processes and stronger support for primary care teams
    Business Services Hub
    Richard Burnell
    Richard Burnell, Conflict Management and Organisational Development Sepcialist - Richard Burnell Ltd
    • Leadership & service delivery
    277 CQC RTG assessments decoded: where good practices are coming unstuck
    Business Services Hub
    Daniel Vincent
    Daniel Vincent, Former Practice Manager and Partner - Enhanced Primary Care
  7. Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians making an impact in primary care
    Business Services Hub
  8. Regulation of advanced practice for nurses and midwives: what primary care needs to know
    Business Services Hub
    Paula McLaren
    Paula McLaren, Senior Nursing Adviser for Advanced Practice - THE NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL
Smart Practice Theatre
  1. Chair's opening remarks
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Sheikh Mateen Ellahi
    Sheikh Mateen Ellahi, GP Partner, Elm Tree Medical Centre - Venture Partner, GrowQ360 and Healthcare Consultant
    • Digital & Innovation
    Elm Tree Medical Centre: how ARRS transformed capacity, workforce and delivery in practice
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Sheikh Mateen Ellahi
    Sheikh Mateen Ellahi, GP Partner, Elm Tree Medical Centre - Venture Partner, GrowQ360 and Healthcare Consultant
    Mohammed Rashad
    Mohammed Rashad, Advanced Clinical Practitioner - The Medicine Management Team
  3. Reducing workload and cost with smart AI triage
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Hannan Chaudery
    Hannan Chaudery, Chief Technology Officer - GP Triage
    • Digital & Innovation
    What can primary care learn from digitally enabled online health care models
    Smart Practice Theatre
    James Kingsland
    James Kingsland, Clinical Professor of Primary Care - University of Lancashire
    Mina Gupta
    Mina Gupta, Clinical Chair - Modality Group
  5. Lunch and Learn - Embrace the 8am rush: what it takes to resolve 95%+ of requests on the same day Anima
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Alan Hall
    Alan Hall, Head of GTM - Anima Health
    • Digital & Innovation
    Closing the digital gap: how Lincolnshire brought primary care into the NHS digital mainstream
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Kate Pearce
    Kate Pearce, Group Head of Digital Business Partnering - Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals Group
    Taimoor Hassan
    Taimoor Hassan, Group Deputy Director - Digital Partnerships and Planning - Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals Group
    Kaval Patel
    Kaval Patel, CEO - Lincolnshire PCN Alliance Limited
    Daren Fradgley
    Daren Fradgley, Deputy CEO and Group Chief Integration Officer - United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
    • Digital & Innovation
    AI in primary care: what makes technology worth adopting
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Mohammed Quadri
    Mohammed Quadri, Founder & Managing Partner - GrowQ360
    Sheikh Mateen Ellahi
    Sheikh Mateen Ellahi, GP Partner, Elm Tree Medical Centre - Venture Partner, GrowQ360 and Healthcare Consultant
    Saira Malik
    Saira Malik, GP - NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB
  8. Chair's closing remarks
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Sheikh Mateen Ellahi
    Sheikh Mateen Ellahi, GP Partner, Elm Tree Medical Centre - Venture Partner, GrowQ360 and Healthcare Consultant
Respiratory Clinical Theatre
  1. Chairs opening remarks
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Mukesh Singh
    Mukesh Singh, GPwSI, Respiratory Lead, GP Partner - Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent ICB & Horse Fair Practice Group
  2. Vaping and young lungs: what primary care needs to know in 2026
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Francis Gilchrist
    Francis Gilchrist, Reader and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine - Keele University & University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
  3. Beyond another chest infection: recognising bronchiectasis earlier
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Mukesh Singh
    Mukesh Singh, GPwSI, Respiratory Lead, GP Partner - Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent ICB & Horse Fair Practice Group
    Angela McGowan
    Angela McGowan, Consultant Respiratory Physician - University Hospitals of North Midlands
    • Respiratory
    Lung cancer screening in primary care: what’s changing and what you need to know
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Imran Hussain
    Imran Hussain, Lung cancer screening lead for Staffordshire and West Midlands cancer Alliance - University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
    • Respiratory
    Chronic cough in primary care: what has changed and what clinicians should do differently
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Mukesh Singh
    Mukesh Singh, GPwSI, Respiratory Lead, GP Partner - Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent ICB & Horse Fair Practice Group
  6. Lunch & Learn: Beyond Biomarkers- The evolving role of inflammation in biologic treatment decisions
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Adel Mansur
    Adel Mansur, Consultant Thoracic Medicine Honorary Professor of Respiratory Medicine - University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundations Trust
    • Respiratory
    CANCELLED Respiratory care in 2026: practical updates for primary care
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Michael Crooks
    Michael Crooks, RTP Clinical Lead - Asthma Neighbourhood Workstream
  8. Could it be sleep apnoea? Recognising the signs and knowing when to refer
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Farrukh Rauf
    Farrukh Rauf, Consultant Respiratory Physician - University hospital birmingham
  9. Chair's closing remark
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Mukesh Singh
    Mukesh Singh, GPwSI, Respiratory Lead, GP Partner - Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent ICB & Horse Fair Practice Group
Respiratory Skills Theatre
  1. Chair's opening remarks
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Stephen Holmes
    Stephen Holmes, General Practitioner - The Park Medical Practice, Shepton Mallet
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Inhaler technique made easy: what primary care still misses
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Darush Attar-Zadeh
    Darush Attar-Zadeh, Clinical Fellow Respiratory Pharmacist - NWL ICB, RightBreathe
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Severe asthma in primary care: recognising it earlier and understanding what happens next
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Adel Mansur
    Adel Mansur, Consultant Thoracic Medicine Honorary Professor of Respiratory Medicine - University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundations Trust
  4. FeNO – Diagnosis and beyond
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Carol Stonham
    Carol Stonham, Respiratory Nurse Specialist - NHS England SW
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Paediatric asthma and preschool wheeze: getting the diagnosis right earlier
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Will Carroll
    Will Carroll, Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Professor of Child Health - UHNM
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Smoking cessation: structured consult skills
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Darush Attar-Zadeh
    Darush Attar-Zadeh, Clinical Fellow Respiratory Pharmacist - NWL ICB, RightBreathe
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Allergy in primary care: identifying, managing and referring patients safely
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Lillian Nasreen Khan
    Lillian Nasreen Khan, Consultant Adult Allergist - University Hospitals Leicester
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Recurrent chest infections: what are we missing?
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Stephen Holmes
    Stephen Holmes, General Practitioner - The Park Medical Practice, Shepton Mallet
  9. Chair's closing remarks
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Stephen Holmes
    Stephen Holmes, General Practitioner - The Park Medical Practice, Shepton Mallet

 

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