Health & Social Care Conferences:

Tuesday 12th October 2010 Under Pressure: Smarter spending for older people’s services Big challenges for the big society The Grand Connaught Rooms, London Counsel and Care Speakers Include: - Stephen Burke, Chief Executive, Counsel and Care - David Behan, Director-General of Social Care, Department of Health - Louise Gitter, Research Manager, Policy, Research and Studies, Audit Commission   Can't attend? Order a delegate pack online! Add this conference to your Microsoft Outlook calendar. Click 'open' when prompted. ..........................................................................................................   Tuesday 19th October 2010 3nd National End of Life Care Joining up Services across health and social care King's Fund Conference Centre Speakers Include: - Rt. Hon Andrew Lansley MP, Secretary of State for Health -Claire Henry, National Programme Director, National End of Life Care Programme, National Health Service -Professor Peter Littlejohns, Clinical and Public Health Director, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence -Professor Sir Mike Richards CBE, National Clinical Director for Cancer and End of Life Care, Department of Health -Jonathan Ellis, Director of Public Policy and Parliamentary Affairs, Help the Hospices -Eve Richardson, Chief Executive, National Council for Palliative Care and the Dying Matters Coalition -Deborah Murphy, Directorate Manager, Palliative Care Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust and Associate Director and National Lead Nurse LCP, Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool -Dr Keri Thomas, National Clinical Lead, National GSF Centre, Walsall Primary Care Trust and Hon. Professor End of Life Care, University of Birmingham   Can't attend? Order a delegate pack online! Add this conference to your Microsoft Outlook calendar. Click 'open' when prompted. ..........................................................................................................   Wednesday 20th - Friday 22nd October 2010 UNITE/CPHVA Annual Professional Conference Healthy Family; Healthy Child Harrogate International Centre Speakers Include: Full agenda and speaker line-up will be announced shortly. Please visit the website for the latest information. Contact Dino Dionissiou on 020 7324 4357 or email dino.dionissiou@neilstewartassociates.co.uk   Can't attend? Order a delegate pack online! Add this conference to your Microsoft Outlook calendar. Click 'open' when prompted. ..........................................................................................................   Thursday 21st October 2010 8th Annual Domestic Violence Conference Addressing the needs of domestic violence victims: the political landscape Grand Connaught Rooms, London WC2B In association with Refuge Speakers Include: Sandra Horley OBE, Chief Executive, Refuge   Can't attend? Order a delegate pack online! Add this conference to your Microsoft Outlook calendar. Click 'open' when prompted. ..........................................................................................................   Thursday 21st October 2010 Adolescence to Adulthood with Autism Making the transition in education, employment and independence The Bloomsbury Hotel, London, WC1 The National Autistic Society and Research Autism Speakers Include: - Rt Hon John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons - Geoffrey Maddrell, Chairman, Research Autism - Carol Povey, Director for the Centre for Autism, The National Autistic Society   Can't attend? Order a delegate pack online! Add this conference to your Microsoft Outlook calendar. Click 'open' when prompted. ..........................................................................................................   Wednesday 3rd November 2010 3rd Annual Conference and Exhibition London Health 2010 Innovation, quality, productivity and inclusion Business Design Centre, London NHS London, London Councils and London Health Commission Speakers Include: - Ruth Carnell, Chief Executive, NHS London - Dr Jennifer Dixon, Director, The Nuffield Trust - Katherine Murphy, Director, The Patients Association - Ashley Brooks, NHS Patient Champion - Dr Andy Mitchell, Medical Director, NHS London Consultant Paediatrician, Basingstoke & North Hampshire Foundation Trust Hospital - Dr James P Kingsland, National Practice Based Commissioning Clinical Network Lead and President, National Association of Primary Care - Dr Tom Coffey OBE, Professional Executive, NHS Wandsworth and GP, Brocklebank Health Centre - Dr Michelle Drage, Joint Chief Executive, The London Medical Committee - Chair – Paul Plant, Deputy Regional Director of Public Health for London, Department for Health - Dr. David Chilvers, Chief Executive, NHS Innovations London - Dr Simon Tanner, Regional Director of Public Health, NHS London and Health Advisor to the Mayor and GLA   Can't attend? Order a delegate pack online! Add this conference to your Microsoft Outlook calendar. Click 'open' when prompted. ..........................................................................................................   Tuesday 16th November 2010 The Royal College of Midwives Student Midwives 20th Annual Conference Rising to the challenge: the changing face of midwifery Manchester Central, Manchester Speakers Include: Professor Cathy Warwick CBE General Secretary, The Royal College of Midwives Ros Davies Chief Executive, Women and Children First UK Maria Dore Head of Midwifery, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton Lillian Bondo President, Danish Association of Midwives   Can't attend? Order a delegate pack online! Add this conference to your Microsoft Outlook calendar. Click 'open' when prompted. ..........................................................................................................   Tuesday 16th - Wednesday 17th November 2010 The Royal College of Midwives Annual Conference Maternity Services in a Changing World Manchester Central, Manchester Speakers Include: Secretary of State for Health Dr Holly Powell Kennedy Helen Varney Professor of Midwifery, Yale School of Nursing, USA Professor Cathy Warwick CBE General Secretary, The Royal College of Midwives You can also make a contribution to the agenda. To find out more and submit your paper for consideration visit the website   Can't attend? Order a delegate pack online! Add this conference to your Microsoft Outlook calendar. Click 'open' when prompted. ..........................................................................................................