Birmingham Conference Programme

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Conference Programme

Best Practice Birmingham & Respiratory Professional Care Conference

Day one of the Best Practice Birmingham and Respiratory Professional Care 2026 conference programme is now available below - be sure to check back here, as the day two programme will be announced soon.

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07 Oct 2026
  1. Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    This session covers the work of the NHSE North West Regional neighbourhood development programme covering 3 ICBs and the projects of 20 single neighbourhoods. These projects focus on actionable insigh ...
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    Future of regulation Keynote
    Speakers coming soon
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
  2. Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
07 Oct 2026
  1. Clinical Theatre 1
    Chair's opening remarks to showcase what will be presented at GP clinical Theatre one.To gain an overview of what is being presented .
    • Clinical updates
    Clinical Theatre 1
    • Clinical updates
    Clinical Theatre 1
    This session will cover the symptoms and signs of Endometrial cancer and when to refer on the urgent suspected cancer pathway. It will review the latest published British Menopause Society Guidelines ...
  2. Clinical Theatre 1
    Session presented by Oviva
    • Clinical updates
    Clinical Theatre 1
    • Clinical updates
    Clinical Theatre 1
    Type 2 diabetes is one of the most pressing and preventable health challenges in UK primary care - yet opportunities to intervene early are still being missed. This session brings together leading voi ...
    • Clinical updates
    Clinical Theatre 1
  3. Clinical Theatre 1
07 Oct 2026
  1. Clinical Theatre 2
    • Clinical updates
    Clinical Theatre 2
    This session will explore the key messages from the updated NICE type 2 diabetes guideline (NG28) and what they mean for clinical practice. We will discuss practical approaches to treatment decisions, ...
  2. Clinical Theatre 2
    • Clinical updates
    Clinical Theatre 2
    • Clinical updates
    Clinical Theatre 2
    • Clinical updates
    Clinical Theatre 2
    "Menopause now affects 10–15% of the average GP list yet most consultations still involve delivering basic education within an already overrun 10–15 minute appointment. Independent evaluation confirms ...
    • Clinical updates
    Clinical Theatre 2
    Cardiometabolic risk 2026: applying new guidance safely
    • Clinical updates
    Clinical Theatre 2
    When to suspect endometriosis: decision-making under uncertainty
  3. Clinical Theatre 2
07 Oct 2026
  1. Clinical Skills Theatre
    • Practical skills
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    PMOS in primary care: getting the diagnosis right and managing long term risk
    • Practical skills
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    • Practical skills
    • Digital & Innovation
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    • Practical skills
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    Running a CVRM review in practice: step-by-step approach
    • Practical skills
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    • Practical skills
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    • Practical skills
    Clinical Skills Theatre
    The rash that worries you: what not to miss in primary care
    Advice & Guidance is increasingly being used to reduce outpatient referrals and manage demand across the primary-secondary care interface. However, many clinicians remain uncertain about referral thre ...
    • Practical skills
    Clinical Skills Theatre
  2. Clinical Skills Theatre
07 Oct 2026
    • Practical skills
    Workshop Live
    This session introduces the role of vocational rehabilitation occupational therapy within primary care and the importance of work being seen as a health business. We will host an interactive session t ...
    • Practical skills
    Workshop Live
    General practice is facing increasing uncertainty, from organisational change and workforce pressures to wider economic and technological shifts. In this session, we will explore how to build professi ...
  1. Workshop Live
    One of the biggest challenges to scaling Neighbourhood Health is releasing time for integrated neighbourhood working. Find out how Neighbourhood Group Clinics wrap proactive personalised care around p ...
    • Practical skills
    Workshop Live
07 Oct 2026
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Business Service Hub
  1. Business Service Hub
    Speakers coming soon
  2. Business Service Hub
    Session presented by Albert Goodman LLP
    Speakers coming soon
  3. Business Service Hub
    As practice list sizes grow join 2 leading practices to learn how Rota planning is key to unlocking the benefits of Primary Care at Scale
  4. Business Service Hub
    Good housekeeping, better outcomes: How decisions today impact profit, pensions and tax tomorrow
    This practical session will explore how better financial processes, accurate pension management and good housekeeping can improve practice performance, avoid costly pitfalls and create positive knock- ...
  5. Business Service Hub
    Speakers coming soon
  6. Business Service Hub
    Emerging risks in the healthcare sector
    This session is designed to help primary care practices better understand two critical areas of organisational risk beyond traditional concerns. Management Liability focuses on protecting the business ...
  7. Business Service Hub
    Session presented by Quantum
    Speakers coming soon
    • Leadership & service delivery
    Business Service Hub
    Speakers coming soon
07 Oct 2026
  1. Smart Practice Theatre
    • Digital & Innovation
    Smart Practice Theatre
    AI is ripping up the ground beneath our digital feet. Pioneers are reporting AI agents mysteriously phoning them in the early morning and sending them hampers of food. What does that all mean for us? ...
  2. Smart Practice Theatre
    Session presented by Abtrace
  3. Smart Practice Theatre
    Session presented by Optum
  4. Smart Practice Theatre
    Session sponsored by X-On Health
    • Digital & Innovation
    Smart Practice Theatre
    Primary care teams are increasingly relying on GP IT systems to manage rising demand, digital access, workflow pressure and patient communication, yet many clinicians still feel that the systems desig ...
  5. Smart Practice Theatre
    • Digital & Innovation
    Smart Practice Theatre
  6. Smart Practice Theatre
07 Oct 2026
  1. Respiratory Clinical Theatre
  2. Respiratory Clinical Theatre
  3. Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Respiratory care is shifting, with more diagnosis, monitoring and long-term management expected closer to home. This session will explore what respiratory transformation means for primary care in prac ...
  4. Respiratory Clinical Theatre
  5. Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    • Respiratory
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Respiratory care is shifting, with more diagnosis, monitoring and long-term management expected closer to home. This session will explore what respiratory transformation means for primary care in prac ...
    • Respiratory
    Respiratory Clinical Theatre
    Not every cough, infection or episode of breathlessness is asthma or COPD. This session will help clinicians recognise when respiratory symptoms do not fit the expected pattern, when to rethink a diag ...
07 Oct 2026
  1. Respiratory Skills Theatre
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Spirometry remains central to respiratory diagnosis, but interpretation can be challenging in real-world practice. This session will help clinicians recognise common patterns, spot poor-quality result ...
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Sleep apnoea is often missed, with patients presenting through fatigue, poor concentration, obesity, cardiovascular risk or non-specific symptoms. This session will focus on who to suspect, what to as ...
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    FeNO can support asthma diagnosis and management, but confidence and access remain variable. This session will explain how to interpret FeNO results, avoid common pitfalls and embed testing into prima ...
  2. Respiratory Skills Theatre
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Poor inhaler technique remains a common cause of poor control, treatment failure and unnecessary escalation. This practical session will cover the mistakes primary care teams often miss and how to che ...
  3. Respiratory Skills Theatre
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Smoking cessation remains one of the most effective respiratory interventions, but conversations can be difficult to deliver under time pressure. This session will provide practical consultation techn ...
    • Practical skills
    • Respiratory
    Respiratory Skills Theatre
    Allergy in primary care: managing complex cases and reducing diagnostic uncertainty
    Allergy presentations can be complex, overlapping and difficult to interpret. This session will focus on practical approaches to assessing risk, recognising patterns, managing uncertainty and knowing ...
  4. Respiratory Skills Theatre

 

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