5 November 2024 | Plexal Workspace Stratford, London
Programme
Our conference is dedicated to empowering nurses with a significant voice in the transformation of digital healthcare. Emphasising transformative leadership, entrepreneurship, and clinical/tech partnerships, we aim to elevate nurses as key decision-makers who influence the direction of healthcare. Discussions will highlight the importance of devising and leading digital strategies, nurturing leadership qualities, and fostering innovation through partnerships between clinical staff and technology providers.
09:00 – 09:10
Chair’s Opening Remarks
09:10 – 09:40
Keynote Address
Embracing the digital future of nursing and midwifery
This session will be a call to action for all nurse leaders, emphasising the critical need for cooperation among senior nurses to navigate the next stage of nursing. We will explore how person-centred care and safety can be enhanced through digital innovation and celebrate the successes we’ve achieved so far.Looking at the essential role of nurse leaders in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, ensuring equitable care delivery, and building workforce digital readiness and competence. The session will also highlight strategies for improving productivity through data-driven decision-making and artificial intelligence, giving us a flavour of what future nursing may look like.
Sue Tranka, Chief Nursing Officer, Nurse Director NHS Wales
09:50 – 10:30
Panel Discussion
The power of collaboration: the role of senior nurses and clinical leaders in digital transformation
Discussing how nursing leaders’ roles are evolving in tandem with digital advancements, placing a renewed emphasis on the unique responsibilities nurse leaders hold in leveraging digital tools and data to enhance patient outcomes and experiences. Discover how close collaboration between CIOs, CNOs, CNIOs, and other stakeholders can accelerate progress.
10:30 – 11:00
Networking Content Break
11:00 - 12:30
Panel Discussion – CNOs meeting feedback
11:00 – 11:45
Support for leading digital health and care transformation
Hear about the outcome of our CNO roundtable, where distinguished Chief Nurses discussed challenges, shared insights, and developed strategies to effectively navigate and lead the digital transformation within our health and social care system.
Panel Discussion – Person-centred care and safety: safeguarding clinical practice and empowering patients in the digital era
11:45 – 12:30
Join our panel of experts as they explore the fundamental principles of patient safety and experience in the digital age, focusing on upholding clinical standards while integrating digital innovations. Discover how nursing professionals navigate the complexities of digital transformation and use data to ensure patient well-being remains the cornerstone of care delivery.
Case Study - Early detection of deteriorating patient beyond Waterlow and NEWS
11:00 – 11:30
Monitoring deteriorating patients has evolved significantly beyond traditional methods like the Waterlow score for pressure ulcer risk assessment and the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) for detecting deteriorating patients. Explore new technologies and approaches now available to enhance patient care and early detection.
Case Study - Meeting the workforce challenges through new recruitment software
11:30 – 12:00
Discover how NHS trusts are adopting new recruitment software to streamline processes, improve experience for managers and candidates, and address equality, diversity and inclusion.
Case Study - NHS virtual paediatric ward expansion will see thousands of children treated at home
12:00 – 12:30
Find out about progress in virtual ward expansion, allowing tens of thousands of children to receive hospital-level care at home. The services will treat a range of conditions like respiratory illness and heart conditions, allowing kids to get the care they need from the comfort of their homes.
Workshop - Round table discussion: How can we empower nurses to lead and innovate in today's healthcare landscape?
11:00 – 12:30
Uncover the transformative power of enabling nurses with the autonomy and resources needed to drive innovation. Discuss how nurturing leadership capabilities and fostering a culture of shared decision-making can empower nurses to enact meaningful change and champion the needs of their patients.
Workshop - Navigating the road ahead: opportunities and challenges for AI implementation
11:00 – 12:30
Engage in a candid discussion on the potential of AI in healthcare, alongside critical challenges related to infrastructure, governance, bias and data security. Explore strategies for overcoming barriers to AI implementation while ensuring ethical, equitable, and safe deployment of AI technologies in nursing practice.
12:30 – 13:30
Networking Lunch
13:30 – 15:00
Panel Discussion - Improving productivity with documentation standardisation
13:30 – 14:15
Explore how the NHS Long Term Plan's technology standards can revolutionise healthcare delivery. This session will focus on how documentation standardisation can streamline operations, improve data accessibility, and enhance care coordination across all health and social care. Learn practical strategies for implementing these standards to support your staff, drive efficiency, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Panel Discussion - Revolutionising patient monitoring: wearables and virtual wards in focus
14:15 – 15:00
Dive into groundbreaking advancements in patient monitoring, including wearable technology and virtual ward initiatives, and their profound impact on patient care outcomes and experiences. Address critical questions surrounding patient safety and the challenges of ensuring and equitable care delivery with patient engagement and satisfaction.
Case Study - Pioneer wound management – maximising the reach of expert nurses
13:30 – 14:00
Discover how digitising wound management empowers staff, engages patients, and ensures consistency of care.
Case Study - NHS AI expansion – tackling missed appointments and improving waiting times
14:00 – 14:30
The NHS is set to roll out AI to reduce the number of missed appointments and free up staff time to help bring down the waiting list for elective care. Hear about the successful pilot in Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which has seen the number of did not attends (DNAs) slashed by almost a third in six months.
Case Study
14:30 – 15:00
TBC
Workshop - Overcoming obstacles to developing innovations: navigating IP, funding, and gaining support
13:30 – 14:30
Explore the triumphs and tribulations of nurse-led innovation and gain insights into overcoming obstacles to foster a culture of creativity and continuous improvement. This masterclass will cover essential topics such as gaining support and funding, tackling intellectual property (IP) issues, and navigating the challenges of bringing your innovative ideas to life in healthcare. Join us to discover strategies for success and drive impactful innovations in nursing
Workshop - Transforming healthcare: mastering the HIMSS digital maturity framework
13:30 – 14:30
Learn how to ensure digital health maturity with the eight-stage maturity models aimed at supporting every part of your digital health transformation—whether we’re talking analytics, EMRs, infrastructure or digital imaging.
Workshop - Innovating together: nurses and digital health specialists shaping patient-centric solutions
13:30 – 14:30
Step into the world of collaborative design as nurses and technologists unite to craft digital solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs of patients and care teams. Discover the profound impact of nurse’s involvement in shaping intuitive, user-friendly technologies that seamlessly integrate into the fabric of patient care.
15:00 – 15:30
Networking Content Break
15:30 – 16:30
Panel Discussion - Digital readiness and competence: training and leadership in nursing
15:30 – 16:00
Uncover strategies for training and sustaining digital leadership within the nursing workforce, with an emphasis on providing ongoing support and protected time for learning. Address the readiness of the nursing workforce for digital transformation, including supporting older staff members and returning practitioners and the integration of digital elements into the curriculum for nursing students.
Panel Discussion - Building an organisation that has digital health and care at its heart
16:00 – 16:30
Explore the role of governance frameworks in nursing digitalisation, addressing management structures and emphasising the importance of standardising data. Learn how to drive cultural and behavioural change and create a robust governance structure to facilitate successful digital transformation initiatives and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Entrepreneurs Spotlight
15:30 - 16:30
Hear the stories of entrepreneurial nurses who have managed to develop new technology and seen it deployed. How did they do it? Which barriers did they find and what solutions can they suggest?
Trailblazing in wound management - embedding digital platforms into everyday clinical practice
15:30 – 16:00
Discover the journey of the tissue viability team at CPFT which has digitally transformed its wound management services moving from manual to digital wound assessments - how they built a business case, implemented, and collected the real-world evidence required to prove ROI for long-term embedding of the new approach.
Workshop - Round table discussion: What career paths lie beyond the CNIO for digital nursing professionals?
15:30 – 16:30
Expand your perspective on the myriads of opportunities awaiting nursing professionals in digital healthcare leadership. Engage in a thought-provoking discussion on breaking through barriers and forging innovative career trajectories beyond traditional roles, fostering a culture of continuous growth and advancement.
Workshop - Developing user friendly technologies with the user centred design blueprint
15:30 – 16:30
Learn about user centred design, an iterative design process in which designers focus on people and their needs using a variety of research and design techniques, to create highly usable and accessible products and services. It has gained wide acceptance and delivered measurable impact in the private sector but is still considered an emergent approach within healthcare.
16:30 – 17:15
Closing Panel Discussion: The next frontier: shift towards data-driven decision making and AI
Discuss the transformation from task-oriented care to data-driven decision-making, emphasising the coordination of the entire patient journey. Explore how leveraging data and AI empowers nurses to provide personalised, person-centric care, addressing the holistic needs of individuals across all settings of the care continuum. Delve into how digital tools can facilitate collaboration and seamless data flow between different sectors, including acute, community, mental health, and social care, to improve communication and care coordination.
17:15 – 17:30
NurseTech Innovation Challenge – Winners announced
17:30 – 18:15
Networking Drinks Reception