Digital and Transparency Zone
The Digital and Transparency Zone will delve into the need to drive consistency in the systems that the NHS deploy, so that quality data can be used as a strategic asset and support the organisation to ensure greater transparency.
The Commercial Framework outlines plans to develop and maintain a digital strategy for NHS Commercial to promote and drive continual investment in relevant, modern technology across the life cycle of the procurement and supply management function.
While the NHS’ digital transformation continues with the use of technology to help health and care professionals communicate better and enable people to access the care they need quickly and easily, when it suits them.
The Digital + Transparency Zone will provide attendees with the chance to hear from key figures in the health sector in a range of topical educational and interactive sessions designed specifically to enhance your knowledge and ability to contribute to the health sector’s digital and technology agenda.
Confirmed Speakers Include:
Alastair (Ally) Robson
IMS & FDP Supply Chain Engagement Lead
Alastair Robson (Ally), is a Partner in EY's Health team, bringing over two decades of consulting experience with the NHS. His focus lies in driving transformation and service improvement, with particular emphasis of supply chain and procurement services. He is Chair of the Management Consultancy Association (MCA) Health & Social Care Working Group and has been highly commended on two separate occasions by the MCA for his work in NHS performance improvement and transformation. Ally is currently the IMS & FDP Engagement Lead, supporting the incubator programme at Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust.
Cameron Kantar
Benefits and Business Improvement Lead
Cameron has significant experience at delivering point of care inventory management solutions in many NHS Trusts and is now responsible for pre and post deployment activity in NHS Supply Chains’ In Hospital Services (IHS) Business Unit. The IHS is working across the NHS to implement inventory management capabilities and supply chain best practice to improve supply chain resilience, improve patient safety and realise efficiencies while enabling key NHS England programmes such as Scan4Safety, Medical Devices Outcomes Registry and the Federated Data Platform.
Joe Bassett
Assistant Director of Procurement
Joe trained as a pharmacy technician holding roles in both community and hospital pharmacy. He joined the Hub as a Procurement Project Manager and developed specialist procurement expertise within the Pharmacy category over the last 10 years. Joe's priority is to actively support and advise chief pharmacists and their teams in the best interests of patients and the public purse. His areas of focus include homecare medicines services, enteral feeds and outpatient dispensary services, and is the Chair of the National Homecare Medicines Committee.
Teresa Palmer
Head of Shared Procurement Services
Ursula Hardwick
Director, Clinical Digital Solutions
NHS London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP) is one of four national procurement hubs serving the health community in London and beyond. Our members extend across the acute, community and mental health sectors, as well as primary care and clinical commissioning.
Steve Dunkerley
Chief Commercial Officer
Steve has worked across a wide range of procurement functions within the NHS and wider public sector. He also has a commercial track record in consulting and business development. Before joining LPP, Steve was at EGS as Head of Business Process Outsourcing, and before that, he was at Improvement and Efficiency South East where he helped 74 local authorities collaborate and meet their efficiency savings.