Day 1: Tuesday 25 November

With speakers from the BMJ to be announced.

Chair: Melanie Taylor, Evidence Lead, Hospice UK 

👥: Research, Clinical

Members of the Hospice UK Technology Leaders Network are invited to meet up with their peers.

👥: Technology leads

Fellow trustees and chairs are welcome to join this informal meet-up to connect with colleagues.

👥: Trustees

 Abstracts selected via the Call for Papers, to be announced.

👥: All delegates

A safe space for hospice Chief Executives to discuss how we can learn from the past and the present and consider the options for hospices in the future. This includes hospices' position in the system and the community, service design, partnerships, funding and risk.

Speakers:

• James Sanderson, Chief Executive Officer, Sue Ryder
• Nigel Hartley, Chief Executive Officer, Mountbatten Hospice Group
• Kate Heaps, Chief Executive, Community Hospice
• Steph Edusei, Chief Executive Officer, St Oswald’s Hospice 

Chair: Toby Porter, Chief Executive, Hospice UK

👥: CEOs

This session will cover the results and efforts of the National Hospice Legacy Campaign, and explore future income opportunities for hospices. 

Speakers:

• Catherine Bosworth, Director of Income Generation and Grants, Hospice UK
• Molly O'Shea, Head of Communications and Marketing, Community Hospice
• Lynne Lamont, Head of Charities & Institutional Clients, RBC Brewin Dolphin
• Sarah Pook, Charities Business Development Manager, RBC Brewin Dolphin 

Chair: Catherine Bosworth

Kindly supported by our Gold sponsors, RBC Brewin Dolphin

👥: Income Generation

This session will highlight how timely palliative input can enhance quality of life, symptom control and advance care planning and promote effective partnership working between neurological services, charities and hospice teams

• Andy Barrick, Chief Executive Officer, Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Trust
• Lynda Friel, Head of Service Improvement and Transformation, Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association
• Dorinda Moffat, MND and Neurorespiratory Specialist Practitioner, Prospect Hospice
• Cath Stanley, Chief Executive Officer, Huntington’s Disease Association 

Chairs: Julia Russell, Senior Clinical Practice & QI Manager, Hospice UK

👥: Clinical 

Session looking at work with the homeless community in Canada and in the UK, and supporting people detained in prisons.

Speakers:

• Fr. Dr. Matthew Durham, Executive Director, Hospice Palliative Care and Community Development, Saint Elizabeth’s Foundation, Canada
• Emma Dixon, Director of Clinical and Digital Services/Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO), St Ann’s Hospice
• Heidi McIntyre, Homeless Palliative Care Coordinator, St Ann’s Hospice
• Ruth Driscoll, Associate Director for Policy and Public Affairs, Marie Curie
• Lucy Brant, Senior Policy Manager, Marie Curie 

Chair: Katie Reade, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Hospice UK

👥: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Clinical, Community Engagement

 Abstracts selected via the Call for Papers, to be announced.

👥: All delegates

This session will explore how hospices can lead and influence the development of integrated frailty care, drawing on the depth of palliative expertise and strong community roots. 

Presenting emerging models from national and local perspectives - including virtual wards, hospice-led services, and the unique contribution of social work - the session will highlight practical, values-led approaches that respond to growing population need.

Speakers:

• Dr Sarah Bell, Medical Director, Garden House Hospice Care
• Lisa Hunt, Chief Executive Officer, Garden House Hospice Care
• Dr Shelagh O’Riordan, Consultant Community Geriatrician, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Director for Frailty in East Kent; President Elect, UK Hospital at Home Society
• Wendy Ashton, Education Lead, Association of Palliative Care Social Workers; Patient & Family Support Team Lead, Eden Valley Hospice and Jigsaw, Cumbria’s Children’s Hospice 

Chair: Cat Sullivan, Senior Clinical Practice & QI Manager, Hospice UK

👥: Clinical

More sessions on topics including assisted dying and AI.

Join other delegates for drinks and networking.

👥: All delegates