Clinical and HR Leaders Conference

Raising the Bar: Leading in Quality and Safety

A one-day conference looking at the hospice workforce, with a focus on delivering the best possible, high-quality care for patients and their families whilst recognising the wellbeing of all staff.

Thursday 18 April 2024, King Power Stadium, Leicester

Aims

The aims of the conference are to:

Hear from experts on safety and quality
Explore and discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead
Create connections, innovative thinking and knowledge sharing
Ensure our workforce is supported to deliver safe high quality care
Provide practical tools and resources
Opportunity to view the exhibition and talk to our exhibitors.

Programme

We are delighted to confirm that Angus Ramsay, Senior Research Fellow, University College London, Applied Health Research and co-author of Elements of Improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare series: Governance and Leadership will deliver the opening plenary.

Professor Catherine Evans, PhD RGN DNSPQ, Professor of Palliative Care, Deputy-Director King’s Clinical Academic Training Office (KCATO) Kings College London and Honorary Consultant Nurse Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, will lead our session on workforce.

Other speakers include:

Dr Jayne Chidgey-Clark, speaking in relation to the Freedom to Speak up and creating a culture for speaking up
Dr Zoebia Islam, discussing promoting equity through research in palliative care
Claire Henry MBE and Sheila McGovern, talking about staff wellbeing
Anita Hayes, asking ‘so what’ about the recent Hospice UK clinical workforce survey
Jo Dedes and Cate Oliver, discussing safe staffing initiatives
Professor Catherine Evans leading a facilitated discussion on workforce and quality

There will also be breakout sessions to discuss recruitment and patient safety, and a presentation from BD medical about safe hydration.

Download a copy of the programme

Who is this for:

This conference is for Clinical and HR Leaders, practice development and those with an interest in the hospice workforce and patient safety.

Delegate cost

Dates and times

Thursday 18 April 2024

Registration from 8.45 for a prompt 9.30am start finishing at 4.30pm

Price and notes

Delegate rate from 12 February: £185 + VAT (£222.00 inclusive of VAT)

Non-member rate

£200 plus VAT (£240.00 inclusive of VAT)

Bookings are open to anyone working for any end of life care provider or related non-profit organisation. Any commercial, profit-making organisations or consultancies wishing to attend should contact Paul Hodgkinson p.hodgkinson@hospiceuk.org to find out the opportunities available for them.

A joint conference with Hospice UK, the Executive Clinical Leaders Group (ECLiHP) and Strategic HR and Workforce Leads Group (ShaWL), taking place on 25 April 2023

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Venue and accommodation

Venue

King Power Stadium, Filbert Way, Leicester LE2 7FL

How to get there

King Power Stadium is the football ground for Leicester City Football Club.

It is located is roughly 1.2 miles from Leicester train station. This is an approximate five-minute car journey or a 30-minute walk.

To get to the venue, taxis are available from the rank at Leicester Station and the journey to King Power Stadium costs approximately £7.50.

Free car parking is also available on site for conference attendees, exhibitors and speakers who wish to drive to the venue.

You can find further detailed information about travelling to King Power Stadium on their website.

Accommodation

There are a number of options for reasonably price accommodation near Leicester station which include:

Ramada Encore by Wyndham Leicester City Centre
Premier Inn Leicester Central
Holiday Inn Express Leicester City (Filbert Way, Leicester, LE2 7FL)

This venue is located opposite the King Power Station, a little way from the town centre.