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Please note, these events are for staff employed within the Lancashire and South Cumbria healthcare system only.
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#StartWithPeople Conference – November 2022
#StartWithPeople is a bi-annual conference aimed at anyone working in health and care with a passion to improve engagement with people and communities.
It is the premier event for people involving in public engagement in the health sector within the UK; bringing together world-renowned experts in this space and senior NHS leaders with practitioners who are delivering this agenda in the heart of their communities. More than 1,200 participants signed up to the last event held in April and we expect the numbers to be even larger this time.
Our theme for the November 2022 is trust: How do we ensure people and communities feel that they can trust the NHS? This question goes to the heart of why public engagement is so important; if people feel they can’t trust their health service then much of the other improvement work we do will count for nothing.
Join us on Thursday 24 November for our #StartWithPeople event, for everyone interested in working with people and communities in the NHS and beyond, to think about building trust in a person-centred way. The day will include mainstage sessions and smaller interactive breakout sessions, giving people an opportunity to explore various topics relevant to working alongside people and communities.
We’re delighted to announce some of the key speakers who will be joining us:
Jon Alexander, Irenie Ekkeshis and Andy Galloway from New Citizenship Project. Jon recently published a book entitled Citizens about how to involve people in decisions that affect their lives; Irenie and Andy are leading the work to bring this into the health and care sector.
Nazir Afzal is a well-known public commentator and former Chief Prosecutor for the CPS in the North-West on England. He will reflect on why working with people and communities is a form of social justice.
Claire Fuller is a GP and leads the Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System. She recently undertook a review of primary care on behalf of NHS England. Along with colleagues at the point of care, she will discuss how we create a more citizen-led health system.
Kersten England is Chief Executive of the City of Bradford Council. She will be joined by Fatima Khan-Shah and Mohammed Akhlak Rauf to reflect on how engagement with people and communities can happen at all levels within an integrated care system.
You can share the event information by tagging us @NHSCitizen and using #StartWithPeople on Twitter.