Clinicians leading innovative developments that are transforming healthcare will be speaking at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Annual Members Meeting next month.
It takes place on Monday 12th October from 5pm – 8pm in the lecture theatre at the Cumberland Infirmary. Anyone is welcome to attend and hear directly from doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals leading the developments.
Chair Stephen Singleton and Chief Executive Trudie Davies will open the event by setting out their vision to reimagine the future of healthcare in North Cumbria. This will be followed by breakout sessions including:
- Dr Emma Farrow, Emergency Department Consultant who will describe how new services are helping to better coordinate healthcare for patients and reduce A&E attendances.
- Zoe Larmour and Salli Pilcher from the Community Collaborative will talk about the digital technology leading the way nationally that helps patients wounds heal more quickly.
- Dr Robert Westgate will also provide a GP’s perspective – explaining how joining up healthcare feels and how could it be better.
- Georgia Argent and Paula McBride from Cancer Services will talk about the ‘Map my Mole app’ which is speeding up skin cancer diagnoses.
- Dr Louise Dodgeon, Clinical Director for Radiology presents on diagnostics in the heart of the community and celebrates one year of Workington Community Diagnostic Centre one year on.
- Dr Mohamed Aly will talk about transforming Endoscopy - better facilities and better outcomes.
- Dr Adrian Clements, Deputy Chief Executive & Mary Morrell Head of the new Pears Cumbria School of Medicine will talk about how education and research can contribute to better health outcomes.
Carolyn Otley, Chief Executive of Cumbria CVS and Clare Edwards, Health Partnerships Manager at Cumbria CVS will also be speaking about opportunities to work more closely with the voluntary sector and how we can better develop meaningful public engagement in healthcare.
The last remaining places are available to book, so if you are interested in attending please book now.
We want our event to be accessible and inclusive to all, so if you have any special requirements to help you participate in full please contact corporate.governance@ncic.nhs.uk by Monday 28th September so that we can put the necessary arrangements in place.