Agenda - ALF 2024 - aace.org.uk

Agenda: ALF 2024

Tuesday October 8th (subject to change / final confirmations)

Time: 09:00 - 09:15
Item: Welcome

Jason Killens
Chair, AACE

Anna Parry
Managing Director, AACE

Karin Smyth
Minister for Ambulances (pre-record)

Time: 09:15 - 10:00
Item: Culture review of ambulance services

Siobhan Melia
CEO, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Author of Culture Review of Ambulance Trusts (February 2024)

Siobhan led the NHS England review into the culture of ambulance services with a focus on identifying solutions that will make the biggest difference.

Time: 10:10 - 10:40
Item: Developing the paramedic voice at board level

Andrew Hodge
Director of Paramedicine, North East Ambulance Service

Pauline Cranmer
Chief Paramedic, London Ambulance Service

Time: 10:50 - 11:50
Item: Everyday sexism

Laura Bates
Author and speaker / https://www.laurabates.co.uk

Laura Bates is a best-selling author, keynote speaker and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project. Her books include Everyday Sexism, Girl Up and Fix the System, Not the Women. Laura writes regularly for the New York Times, Guardian and others, and is a frequent media commentator and consultant for TV productions tackling issues around gender inequality.

Time: 12:00 - 12:30
Item: Digital transformation: “Are we there yet?”

Elisa Lakhan-Hector
Head of Technology and Digital Assurance, NHS England

This presentation takes a playful look at our collective journey through the world of digital transformation.

Time: 13:00 - 13:45
Item: Turning the tide: How collaboration can work in managing hospital handover delays

Hilary Pillin
UEC Strategy Advisor, AACE

Ben Evans
Head of Strategic Assets and Property, London Ambulance Service

Mandy Wickens
General Manager, Emergency Department and Acute Services, King George Hospital

Natalie Mizen
KGH Site Director of Operations

April Wrangles
Head of Quality, Governance and Patient Safety, London Ambulance Service

This session looks at the latest picture and focuses on the success of positive collaboration at local level.

Time: 14:00 - 14:30
Item: Ethnic inequalities in health: Tackling the causes of the causes

Professor Habib Naqvi MBE
Chief Executive, Race and Health Observatory

Ethnic and racial inequalities in health and healthcare cost lives and money. We must tackle the root causes of these inequalities, including through the adoption of anti-racism approaches.

Time: 14:45 - 15:45
Item: Panel discussion: What does the new government (and its political priorities) mean for the ambulance sector?

Siva Anandaciva
Chief Analyst, and Acting Co-Director of Policy, Events and Partnerships, The King’s Fund

Saffron Cordery
Deputy CEO, NHS Providers

Simon Weldon
CEO, South East Coast Ambulance Service

Panel discussion chaired by Jason Killens
Chair, AACE