The 2016 Ambulance Leadership Forum (ALF) will be held at Hinckley Island Hotel in Leicestershire, on February 9th & 10th 2016.
Hosted by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE), the Ambulance Leadership Forum continues to be the conference where ambulance leaders, senior managers and stakeholders come together to share best practice and ideas on how to improve the way they manage and develop their local services.
Established in 2006, this annual conference gives senior personnel from across urgent and emergency care the opportunity for networking and to hear from key figures in the NHS, Department of Health and other parts of the public and private sector on current/future leadership thinking and policy development.
AACE are delighted to announce the Secretary of State, Jeremy Hunt will* provide the keynote speech at ALF on the first day.- In addition we look forward to welcoming back Professor Keith Willett who will update delegates on Emergency & Urgent Care redesign.
- Also returning again will be Rob Webster, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation who many will remember for his inspirational talk on leadership at our last ALF
* subject to Parliamentary Business
This year we will be offering delegates the chance to influence and inform the strategic direction of the UK ambulance service and their influence on health and social care. We will be hosting a number of facilitated workshops on the second day of the ALF to consider and discuss some of the key topics featured in day one of the conference programme.
We looking forward to announcing details soon around the workshop sessions scheduled for day two, however the main issues underpinning the conference will be aligned to:
- Developing workforce skills to deliver ‘new’ Urgent & Emergency Care, closer to home
- Technology as an enabler to the delivery of care closer to home
- Developing Clinical Hubs for enhanced ‘hear and treat’, monitoring long term conditions and co-ordinating care options…
We are now working with a few key partners to finalise the agendas and will update you in due course.
If you would like to register your interest in attending ahead of the booking system opening in the Autumn, please add your details below.
Each year ALF grows in stature and provides senior people with an interest in the ambulance service, from both here and abroad, with the opportunity to explore new ideas, hear new thinking on key ambulance-related topics and network with colleagues.
Initially started as an invitation only event designed for the strategic development of the English ambulance services, ALF has now become a major catalyst for the improvement of patient care, because it is where new ideas can take shape that will ultimately benefit patients.”
Martin Flaherty OBE, Managing Director AACE
Interested in being a sponsor?
With 250 high quality delegates at the conference and 200 at the Awards Dinner, sponsoring the ALF Conference provides you with the unique opportunity to connect with the key decision makers within the ambulance community, to build brand awareness and show your company’s support of this important event.
This event reaches a specific audience segment and provides an engaging and informative atmosphere to promote your company or specific product.
To register your interest in attending ALF 2016, or for more information about the sponsorship opportunities, please contact Steve Irving on 07867 506135 or via email steve.irving@aace.org.uk
Report on the 2014 ALF
The 2014 ALF was hosted at The Queens in Leeds on 18-19 November 2014.
The Conference Agenda was extremely strong with speeches from Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health The Rt Hon Earl Howe, NHS Confederation CEO Rob Webster, The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Patrick Mitchell and Professor Keith Willett on the very significant NHS review of Urgent & Emergency Care.
They were joined by Ellen Armistead, Deputy Chief Inspector at CQC and Patrick Mitchell from Health Education England – speaking about education of the ambulance paramedic and the wider workforce.
ALF 2014 was opened by shadow health secretary Andy Burnham MP who joined us for the Gala Awards Dinner, which was hosted by top NHS speaker Roy Lilley.
Read the full 2014 conference report here.
To read more about previous ALFs, click here.
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