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23 Nov 2020
08:30:00 - 13:00:00
Westminster Health Forum: Next steps for health and social care in Greater Manchester – health inequalities, service integration, innovative research and managing the COVID-19 response
Virtual
This conference focuses on the next steps for health and social care in Greater Manchester.
The discussion is bringing together stakeholders with leaders in the region’s healthcare system and local government along with key policy officials who are due to attend from DHSC; the Cabinet Office; DIT; and the NAO.
The focus and background at a glance:
- COVID-19 – with:
- the national lockdown and Tier 3 restrictions having been imposed on Greater Manchester
- non-urgent surgery and appointments paused at hospitals in Greater Manchester to allow for critical care to be expanded and to maintain other services
- devolution – work continuing on Greater Manchester’s Health and Social Care Devolution Programme – following Taking Charge, looking at progress in healthcare devolution and future opportunities
- public health – with Transforming the health of our population in Greater Manchester: progress and next steps – published by GMCA and the NHS in Manchester
- economic objectives – the Greater Manchester Local Industrial Strategy setting out long-term priorities for increasing productivity
- tackling inequalities – following the publication of Greater Manchester Evaluation 2020 by the Institute of Health Equity as part of the Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On
AGENDA
| 8.30 | Registration |
| 9.00 | Chair’s opening remarks Barbara Keeley MP, Member, Health and Social Care Committee and Vice Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus |
| 9.05 | Building on progress in health and social care in Greater Manchester and priorities for tackling health inequalities Sarah Price, Executive Lead, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership Questions and comments from the floor |
| 9.35 | Break |
| 9.40 | Managing the COVID-19 outbreak, delivering community care and providing safe healthcare Luvjit Kandula, Director of Pharmacy Transformation, Greater Manchester Local Pharmaceutical Committee Dr Jennifer Hoyle, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, North Manchester General Hospital Questions and comments from the floor |
| 10.05 | Advancing innovation in healthcare – investment and collaboration, accelerating adoption, and contributing to the COVID-19 response Professor Ben Bridgewater, Chief Executive, Health Innovation Manchester |
| 10.20 | Supporting science and research within the region – creating opportunities, developing partnerships and attracting business Tom Renn, Managing Director, Bruntwood SciTech – Manchester |
| 10.35 | Questions and comments from the floor |
| 10.55 | ‘Developing a place-based system response to the pandemic – reflections from Greater Manchester’ Professor Kate Ardern, Director for Public Health and Chief Emergency Planning Officer, Wigan Council; Lead Director of Public Health, Health Protection and Emergency Planning & Response, Greater Manchester Combined Authority; and Co-Chair, Greater Manchester Local Health Resilience Forum Questions and comments from the floor |
| 11.15 | Chair’s closing remarks Barbara Keeley MP, Member, Health and Social Care Committee and Vice Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus |
| 11.20 | Break |
| 11.30 | Chair’s opening remarks Baroness Newlove, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Bolton and Deputy Speaker, House of Lords |
| 11.35 | Priorities moving forward as the first Marmot City Region Joanne Roney, Chief Executive, Manchester City Council Questions and comments from the floor |
| 12.00 | Break |
| 12.05 | Progress in integrating health and social care services – funding, reducing variation, supporting the workforce, and tackling health inequalities at the local level Dr Tracey Vell, Associate Lead for Primary and Community Care, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership; Chief Executive, Manchester Local Medical Committee and Medical Director, Health Innovation Manchester Ruth Tyrrell, National Delivery Director, GIRFT Professor Arpana Verma, Clinical Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology and Head, University of Manchester Dr Charlotte Augst, CEO, National Voices Richard Sloggett, Senior Fellow and Head of Health and Social Care, Policy Exchange and former Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Questions and comments from the floor |
| 12.55 | Chair’s and Westminster Health Forum closing remarks Baroness Newlove, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Bolton and Deputy Speaker, House of Lords Michael Ryan, Deputy Editor, Westminster Health Forum |