We are currently working on our speaker programme for 2020. If you’d like to express an interest in participating as a speaker this year, please contact Gwyn Davies on Gwyn.Davies@emap.com.

Previous speakers have included:

• Baroness Dido Harding, chair, NHS England and NHS Improvement
• Mark Radford, deputy chief nursing officer – delivery and innovation, NHS England and NHS Improvement
• Yvonne Coghill, deputy president, Royal College of Nursing
• Daniel Mortimer, chief executive, NHS Employers
• Andrea Sutcliffe, chief executive, Nursing & Midwifery Council
• Mandie Sunderland, chief nurse, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Donna Lamb, director of nursing and non-medical professionals, Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Examples of previous sessions have included:

• Main stage: The newly formed NHS Improvement and NHS England dived deeper into the interim NHS People Plan and how this will improve the recruitment and retention of your nursing staff.
• Recruitment and retention: OET explored how to improve the integration of international staff and London trusts demonstrated how collaborative workforce development programmes helped to improve vacancy rates.
• Leadership development: UNISON, NHS Employers and inspiring role model, Helené Donnelly, also provided expert advice on people management to improve workforce retention.

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