Primary Care Management 2007
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Programmes
4 conferences – ‘Mix and Match’ to create your own programmes:

> Practice Based Commissioning Supported by: Assura Group
> Commissioning Supported by: Bupa Commissioning
> Market Development
> Developing PCT Provider Services

 

Market Development

  

9.30 Chairman’s opening remarks

9.45 – Session 3a
Keynote address: Effective market development

Chan Wheeler Commercial Director General, Commercial Directorate, Department of Health

10.05 Question Time

10.15 – Session 3a (continued)
Engaging with alternative providers
• Identifying potential providers
• Establishing your credibility, assessing theirs
• Soft testing your market, making ideas without compromising the procurement process
• Understanding the provider’s business model
• Opportunities and risks for both parties
• “Two nations separated by a common language” – learning to speak a common language with your providers
Jim Timpson Director, NHS Elect

10.50 Question Time
11.00 Coffee and Exhibition

11.25 – Session 3b
Developing primary care provision
Andrea Longhi Director of Commercial Policy, Commercial Directorate, Department of Health

11.45 Question Time

12.00 – Session 3b (continued)
Commissioning from and developing relationships with a plurality of providers

• The challenges of a pluralistic market
• Developing and sustaining relationships with Acute Trusts and Foundation Trusts
• Developing and sustaining relationships with alternative providers
• Managing complex relationships
Speaker TBC

12.30 Question Time
12.35 Lunch and Exhibition

1.15 – Session 3c
Regulating and governing the healthcare system

• The role of commissioners and providers in an evolving healthcare system
• SHA system management oversight
• The functions of the new health and adult social care regulator
Giles Wilmore Head of System Management & Regulation, Department of Health

1.45 Question Time

1.50 – Session 3c (continued)
Case Study: How can market development contribute to pathway remodeling and 18 week delivery

• Tactical approaches to pathway remodeling
• Market opportunities for new suppliers
• The emergence of supply chain management
• Lessons learnt so far
• Practical take home tips
Denis Gizzi Associate Director Modernisation, Oldham PCT

2.20 Question Time

2.35 – Session 3d
Case Study: Assessing the potential to shift diagnostic services into the community

• The process of establishing whether diagnostics could or should move into the community
• Assessing the actual costs and sustainability of this service redesign
• The art of debrief and how to get projects back on track
• The assessment framework to use when considering to move services into the community
Sharon Matson Head of Service and Commissioning, Torbay Care Trust


3.05 Question Time
3.10 Tea and Exhibition

3.30 – Session 3d (continued)
Developing business acumen and skills to achieve organisational success in dealing with commercial organisations

• Similarities and differences of the NHS and free markets
• Designing service specifications that make sense commercially
• Aligning incentives within contracts
Elliot Howard-Jones Director, NHS Elect

4.00 Question Time

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