ALF 2022 Presentations – Day 1

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.


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)


View the Day 2 Presentations here.