For those who were unable to attend #ALF2022 or would simply like a recap, recordings of the sessions are available here. You can view the full Agenda here.
Day 1 – Tuesday 6th September: AM
Daren Mochrie
AACE Chair & NWAS CEO
Welcome and Overview
Amanda Pritchard
CEO NHSE
Keynote Address
The Urgent and Emergency Care Strategy
Panel discussion introduced by Iain Pickles, NHS England, featuring:
Daren Mochrie QAM (England)
Pauline Howie OBE (Scotland)
Jason Killens (Wales)
Michael Bloomfield (Northern Ireland)
Leadership Journeys
Speaker session led by Lena Samuels.
Suzanne Rastrick OBE
Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (England)
Salman Desai
Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Transformation, NWAS
Dr Andrew Furber OBE
Regional Director Public Health; Office of Health Improvement and Disparities
Public Health is Business as Usual
Tuesday 6th September: PM
Research & Evaluation Relevant to Service Provision
Tim Hayes
Abstract 1: Why UK Paramedics are Leaving Ambulance Services to work clinically elsewhere in the NHS
Alison Porter
Abstract 2: ‘Every day was a learning curve’: the experience of implementing Covid-19 triage protocols in UK ambulance services
Pete Eaton-Williams
Abstract 3: “See us as humans. Speak to us with respect. Listen to us.” A qualitative report on ambulance staff requirements of leadership whilst working during the COVID-19 pandemic
Karina Catley
Abstract 4: Can a specialist End of Life Care Response Model meet patient, staff and service needs?
Benjamin Haselwood
Abstract 5: The Perpetuating Elements Paradigm: Optimising motivation and self-development potential within the leadership, education and clinical domains
Phil Bevan
Founder and Chief Engineer, IntegroE & International Ambulances
Delegates’ Vote & Winner’s Presentation
Matthew Taylor CBE
CEO NHS Confederation
Reflections on Current Opportunities and Challenges
Intersectionality (ambulance sector networks)
Dawn Whelan
Ambulance Disability Network
Agatha Nortley-Meshe
Ambulance BME Forum
Alistair Gunn
Ambulance LGBT+ Network
Effective & Impactful Engagement with ICS/ICBs
Lena Samuels
Chair, Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Daniel Elkeles
CEO London Ambulance Service
Saffron Cordery
Interim CEO, NHS Providers
David Sissling
Chair, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICS
Diversity 4.0 – What we are doing to move the dial in the NHS
Karl George & Joel Blake OBE
RSM UK Consulting LLP (Live Stream)
Day 2 – Wednesday 7th September
Wednesday 7th September: AM
Stream 1
Ambulance Data Set
Steven Scholes
Clinical Lead for UEC Transformation & Consultant Practitioner, NWAS
Ambulance Radio Programme
Duncan Bray
Head of Programmes
Chris Lucas
Senior User, NHS ARP
How does Digital enable and transform the Ambulance sector?
Jill Lanham
Director of Digital, SCAS
NWAS Digital Improvements
Matt Dugdale
Head of Clinical & Digital Innovation, NWAS
Lynsey Dunn
Head of Digital Services, NWAS
Urgent Community Response services: reducing pressures on emergency departments and ambulance services
Rebecca Veazey
NHS England UCR Policy and Delivery Lead, NHS England
(Video TBC)
Introducing your Ambulance Auxiliary: how to get the best from it
Craig Harman
Interim Chief Operating Officer
Wednesday 7th September: AM
Stream 2
Turning the Blue Lights Green
Alexis Percival
Environmental & Sustainability Manager, YAS
The Road to Zero Emission Ambulance Fleets
Paul Chandler
Deputy Director
Net Zero Travel & Transport Team, NHS England
On the Journey to Zero Emissions: Challenges and Opportunities for Emergency Services
Ron Dobson CBE QFSM
Head of Future Business – Security/Land, Babcock International Group
Reflections of a Black Muslim paramedic
Hafsa Mahumud
University of East Anglia
Wednesday 7th September: AM
Stream 3
Improving Staff Experience and Retention
John Drew
Director of Staff Experience and Engagement, NHSE
Ambulance Staff Experiences of Menopause Transition ‘Cessation’
Theresa Foster
Head of Research, EEAST
Employee Suicide Prevention Pathway
Karl Demian
Chief Executive Officer, The Ambulance Staff Charity
Diane Scott
Chair, The Ambulance Staff Charity
Developing a national consensus on health inequalities for the ambulance sector
Ruth Crabtree
Public Health Lead, YAS
Christine Camacho
Public Health Registrar, NWAS
Commissioning Mental Health Services
Sonya Mclean
Senior Programme Manager, Mental Health Crisis Care
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Wednesday 7th September: AM
Stream 4
GIRFT – Frailty
Prof Tim Briggs CBE
National Director for Clinical Quality and Efficiency for the NHS
Avoidable Conveyance Repository
Hilary Pillin
Urgent & Emergency Care Strategy Advisor, AACE
Clinical Leadership
Tracy Nicholls
CEO, College of Paramedics
Liz Harris
Head of Professional Standards, College of Paramedics
Ambulance Sector Volunteering
Helen Vine
Strategic Lead for Volunteering, AACE
Emma Valentine
Voluntary Partnerships Lead, NHS England
Managing Fatigue
Prof Kristy Sanderson
Chair in Applied Health Research, School of Health Sciences
University of East Anglia
Freedom to speak up: Reflections
Dr Henrietta Hughes OBE
Non-Executive Director, SCAS
Wednesday 7th September: PM
Panel Discussion: Patient Flow and Handover delays
Maxine Power
ED of Quality, Innovation and Improvement, NWAS
Mark Docherty
ED of Nursing and Clinical Commissioning, WMAS
Naomi Rees-Issitt
Patient Advocate
Ned Hobbs
COO, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Hilary Pillin
Urgent & Emergency Care Strategy Advisor, AACE
Chris Hopson
Chief Strategy Officer, NHS England
Where is the NHS Up To and What Comes Next?
Anna Parry
Deputy Managing Director, AACE
Summary
