Thank you for attending our Virtual Summit
The Nursing Times Workforce Virtual Summit took place on Wednesday 19 November. This online event offered a flexible and accessible opportunity to explore the key workforce challenges facing nursing and midwifery professionals today.
Taking place online, this event brought together senior leaders, policy experts, and frontline voices to reflect on the impact of ongoing system transformation and the future of the NHS.
Through a series of expert-led sessions, attendees left having gained strategic insights into leadership, retention, wellbeing, and workforce culture. The virtual format allowed individuals and teams to join from across the UK, making it easier than ever to engage with the discussion and take away practical learning to support their own workforce planning.
2025 programme
10:00 – 10:05
Chair’s Opening Remarks
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Opening remarks
Chair:
Steve Ford, editor, Nursing Times
10:05 – 10:35
The importance of listening: providing a sustainable perinatal service in today's NHS
Professor Greg Dix,
Chief Nurse,
NHS Professionals
10:35 – 11:05
Delivering the NHS agency reduction targets through collaboration
Hear a real-life case study on how Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has optimised its usage of temporary staff, through a collaboration between clinical operational leads, workforce, finance and procurement teams to establish an effective agency cascade.
Clare Martin, Procurement Director, NHS Commercial Solutions
Adele D’Silva, Associate Director of Workforce Supply, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
11:05 – 11:10
Comfort break
11:10 – 11:55
Panel Discussion
Delivering the NHS 10-Year Plan: What Nurses and Patients Need from System-Wide Change
With the publication of the NHS 10-Year Plan setting a renewed direction for health and care in England, this session asks: what do nurses and patients really need from this transformation, and how do we get it right? As system-wide reforms continue to reshape the landscape, from Integrated Care Systems and digital infrastructure to the shift toward community-led, preventative care, we’ll explore how nurses can shape change, redefine roles, and secure the support they need to deliver on this long-term vision.
Jeanette Milne, Head of Nursing - Community, Medicine and Emergency Care Business Units (MECBU), NIHR Senior Research Leader (SRL), Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Ruth Oshikanlu, CEO, Goal Mind
Donna Keenan, Director of nursing, midwifery and AHPs and executive director, Nursing, Western Health and Social Care Trust
Kelly McGovern, Chief nurse, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
11:55 – 12:00
Close of conference
Steve Ford, editor, Nursing Times