Countdown to Best Practice Birmingham 2024!
The Home of the General Practice Community
Best Practice returns 9 - 10 October 2024 at NEC Birmingham for the UK's top event for general practice and primary care. Offering up to 12 hours of free accredited CPD, this essential event provides over 180 hours of clinical and non-clinical sessions led by 250+ expert speakers. Discover the latest medical innovations from 220+ exhibitors and connect with 4,000+ peers. Enhance your practice, improve patient outcomes, and stay ahead in your field at Best Practice Birmingham 2024.
What to expect
Best Practice Birmingham delivers world class training for primary care healthcare practitioners. With 200+ keynote, clinical conference and workshops sessions to choose from, there is a wealth on invaluable content available for Clinical Directors, GP Partners, GPs, Practice Managers, Practice Pharmacists and other ARRS roles from across the UK.
Additionally, with 220+ exhibiting companies, you can source from a vast array of the latest products and solutions, including: Infection Prevention, Medical Equipment, Medicines Management, Nutrition, Minor Surgery Supplies, OTC Products, Automated Dispensing, GP Practice Pharmacist Providers, Medical Refrigeration, Professional Services, Indemnity Providers, Business Banking, Buying Groups, IT Support Solutions, Cloud-base Telecoms, and Back-End System Support.
What's new for this year?
Best Practice Birmingham 2024, taking place 3 months after the general election, will cover key challenges in general practice:
- Access to Care: Post-election decisions and priorities for patient treatment
- New Roles: Integrating pharmacists and optimizing care models
- Workforce Morale: Addressing retention, burnout, and government relationships
- Infrastructure: Enhancing physical and digital systems with capital funding
- Health Inequalities: Innovations in data use and understanding community health needs
Improving access will focus on training and retaining GPs, developing new roles for chronic care, and enhancing efficiencies through collaborations like GP Federations or Primary Care Networks. Attendees can expect comprehensive policy updates, clinical insights, and professional development opportunities tailored for the entire practice team.
Earn up to 12 hours of free accredited CPD
Every year, Best Practice Birmingham delivers the single-largest, FREE, accredited CPD training programme for the entire general practice and primary care workforce. There is no other event in the UK that provides our nation's valued healthcare professionals with:
- 180+ hours worth of FREE clinical and non-clinical primary healthcare-related education.
- Access to 250+ expert speakers from across the NHS and other Arms Length Bodies.
- Accredited CPD, certified by The CPD Certification Service, for all sessions delegates attend.
- The opportunity to 'try before you buy' across a broad spectrum of medical products and technological solutions - showcased by 220+ exhibiting companies - designed to help your practice improve patient outcomes and increase practice efficiencies.
- A chance to connect and re-connect with 4,000+ general practice and primary care colleagues and peers.
How will you benefit from visiting Best Practice Birmingham?
UPDATES ON NATIONAL POLICY & STRATEGY
Best Practice Birmingham not only addresses the policies that underpin general practice and primary care in the UK but explores the future strategic development of the sector. Working closely with NHS England, we deliver educational content that is aligned with the DES contract that will steer your practice towards delivering in-demand, profitable services.
ESSENTIAL CLINICAL TRAINING & LEARNING
Best Practice Birmingham's clinical content programme not only covers key disease areas such as cardiovascular, gastroenterology, cancer, dermatology, and diabetes - we're shining a light on fresh topic areas such as learning disabilities, mental health, lifestyle medicine and much more. Working with a range of societies and organisations, we ensure our educational content is relevant to you the practitioner.
EDUCATION FOR THE WHOLE GENERAL PRACTICE TEAM
We have taken a Multi-Disciplinary Team approach to our conference programme, and so it is not just aimed at general practitioners. We provide free education for all roles in general practice, including nurses, practice managers, and the full range of ARRS roles - promoting free learning and development across your entire practice.
PROFITABLE BUSINESS ADVICE YOU CAN USE IN YOUR PRACTICE
Our Business Services Hub and other content theatres, along with the exhibition that sit alongside them look at the practicalities of what is, in essence, the running of a small business. GP partners and practice managers benefit from a range of topics that will help you deliver greater efficiencies within your practice and improved patient outcomes.
WHO QUALIFIES FOR A FREE PASS?
Those who can attend for free include:
- General Practice Partners & Owners
- Salaried GPs, Locum GPs, Portfolio GPs
- Practice Managers
- Practice Nurses & Advanced Nurse Practitioners
- Pharmacists, PCN GP Pharmacists, & Dispensing Doctors
- ARRS Roles
Plus all other healthcare professionals from the following organisations:
- Surgeries
- GP Federations
- Primary Care Networks
- ICBs
- ICSs
- NHS England, and relevant Arm's Length Bodies
INTERNATIONAL DELEGATES & COMMERCIAL COMPANIES
If you reside outside the UK, are not a UK-registered healthcare professional, or work for a commercial company you will not qualify for free ticket but can purchase passes. Commercial passes are priced at £695+VAT.
Your paid delegate badge will provide you access to both the exhibition and all conference and workshop theatres.
Please note, commercial companies will be invoiced £695+VAT if they attend the event under a complimentary pass reserved for healthcare professionals.
To ensure only healthcare professionals apply for complimentary passes we ask for you to sign a disclaimer agreement at the beginning of the registration form.
Please contact us if you are not sure whether you qualify for a free pass or not.
About the conference
The Best Practice Birmingham conference focuses on the key issues in general practice and primary care. Tailored to meet CPD requirements, the programme follows the GP curriculum set by the Royal College of General Practitioners, allowing attendees to earn up to 12 CPD points.
In 2023, the theme was ACCESS, addressing how improving primary care access saves money and enhances clinical outcomes. Key strategies included:
- Retaining more GPs and addressing burnout
- Utilising new roles in general practice for appropriate patient care
- Digital transformation
- Working at scale through GP Federations
Our 12 dedicated content theatres offer over 180 hours of learning, covering both clinical and non-clinical topics for all roles in general practice.
The 2024 programme will be released in summer 2024. To stay updated, register for your free delegate pass below.
Our conference theatres in more detail
Best Practice Keynote Theatre
Gain essential updates from senior NHS England leaders and other Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs) on the GP contract, PCN development, workforce challenges, digital transformation and healthcare inequalities.
GP Clinical Theatre 1
Gain essential educational updates on key clinical topics related to cancer, cardiovascular disease, dermatology, diabetes, gastroenterology, mental health, sexual health, women’s health and more. All sessions are delivered by expert specialist speakers in conjunction with the leading organisations, societies, charities they represent. Comprehensive CPD accredited learning.
GP Clinical Theatre 2
Gain essential educational updates on key clinical topics related to cancer, cardiovascular disease, dermatology, diabetes, gastroenterology, mental health, sexual health, women’s health and more. All sessions are delivered by expert specialist speakers in conjunction with the leading organisations, societies, charities they represent. Comprehensive CPD accredited learning.
GP Clinical Theatre 3
New for 2024, GP Clinical Theatre 3 has been introduced to meet the high demand for clinical content. Gain essential educational updates on a wide range of key clinical topics. Each CPD-accredited session ensures attendees gain valuable knowledge. Delivered by expert specialist speakers in partnership with leading organisations, societies, and charities, this theatre offers comprehensive learning opportunities.
Business Services Hub
An ideal one-stop shop for GP Partners, Practice Nurses and Practice Managers to better understand what services, equipment and technology is available for your practice to deliver greater efficiencies and improved patient outcomes.
Best Practice in Nursing Theatre
Hear from the leading lights in the nursing world on a varied range of different topic areas. Sessions are designed to demonstrate best practice on service provision and also provide inspiration to support your professional development and growth as part of a general practice team.
PMA Theatre
Access exclusive content, developed by the PMA (Practice Managers Association), which is focused on upskilling practice managers so they’re better prepared and ready to tackle the extremely challenging environment they face every day in general practice. Sessions range from addressing knowledge gaps around using systems to developing softer skills around management and prioritising workflows.
What our visitors think about Best Practice Birmingham
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"We surely will be attending - we miss the face-to-face interaction.”
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''Thoroughly enjoyable, enabling me to network with so many people. I really enjoyed listening and learning from range of topics presented at the show and the atmosphere was fantastic!''
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''Relieved to be in a big gathering of medical professionals after 2 years. Learnt some things from the LMC law lectures that I was simply not aware of. Will be back next year for more!''
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'’After 20 hard months in primary care, it was priceless to be in the same room with others again and have such a rich learning experience. There were so many great sessions and there was really something for everyone.’’
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‘’It was fantastic to feel the tangible buzz of a live conference again. We just haven't been able to reproduce this virtually over the last 18 months. It was great to be again educating and networking in person with that all important human touch. Thanks for having me!’’
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‘’I got an overview of "hot topics" and "whats happening"... I enjoyed the focus on environment and the chronic pain stuff was excellent!’’
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''It was just lovely to see everyone in person. The buzz in the atmosphere was amazing to witness.''
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''Thoroughly enjoyable - there was a good mix of stands, good opportunity to network and good potpourri of lectures.''
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''As a first-time attendee I wasn't sure what to expect so only planned to come for the first day. Had I of known how good it was going to be I would of definitely come for both days and will most definitely be staying for both days next year!''
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''Excellent couple of days to do face to face CPD catch up given the pandemic restrictions over the last couple of years. Good topics and excellent speakers… Thank you so much, will definitely be back next year!''
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''Thoroughly enjoyed my experience of attending the Best Practice 2021, this was an informative, inclusive learning experience, coupled with the opportunity of meeting old friends and making new friends and colleagues from across the country.''
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''It was lovely to attend Best Practice conference after the pandemic lock down. It's exciting to attend new lectures and meet up with previous speakers and meet new faces.''
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''It was a very buzzy event, and very exciting to see so many people face to face again. It is great to have such a wide choice of sessions to choose from and to be able to meet so many healthcare professionals from all around the country.''
Get your free delegate pass today!
Join thousands of your peers at the UK’s leading event for general practice and primary care. Enhance your skills, discover the latest innovations, and earn free accredited CPD at Best Practice Birmingham 2024.
Secure your spot now and be part of The Home of the General Practice Community. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and grow.
