Developing World Class Provider Organisations

Registration and refreshments

Opening remarks from the Chair

Reviewing progress to date and clarifying national strategy on provider models

• Illustrating the current opportunities for providers and the regional and national support available
• Translating SHA recommendations into local organisational strategy and securing board assurance
• Setting an appropriate timeline and next steps for providers
• Driving efficiencies in partnership with commissioners and ensuring quality and outcomes irrespective of form

Understanding the impact of the financial climate and the cost of divestment on the viability of provider organisational models

• Implementing strategies to minimise the financial implications of divestment
• Reviewing priorities in light of the recession; new risk and new assurances that are required
• Understanding if the goal posts for divestment have changed
• Mitigating the chance of failure and managing the possible implication on staff, stakeholders and the NHS as a whole

Question and answer session

Morning refreshments

Improving relationships with social care to drive high quality community healthcare provision

• Exploring the options available to provider organisations to deliver healthcare in partnership with local authorities and determining the level of formality
• Understanding different models, principles and the business case for developing an integrated care organisation
• Clarifying the challenges and benefits of structural, pooled funding and joint working approaches
• Strengthening collaborative working on the ground - overcoming competing agendas and aligning priorities

Sharing transferable lessons from provider pioneers

Discover how innovative organisations:

• Gained buy-in in order to implement their model
• Changed the way people work on the ground
• Reduced referrals to acute care in practice
• Deliver high quality and value for money healthcare

Dr Kate Fallon, Managing Director
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Community Healthcare

2) Social Enterprise

Question and answer session

Lunch

Becoming business ready: Outlining key competencies required for guaranteeing successful bids

• Identifying the existing challenges in strategy, operations, people, finance, governance and quality to pre-emptively remove barriers to business readiness
• Ensuring a clear understanding of how to control and measure costs to demonstrate value and obtain a preferred bidder status
• Evaluating current support available for provider business acumen development
• Developing a clear marketing strategy and branding to become a provider of choice

Establishing effective governance arrangements for all forms of provider organisations

• Exploring existing governance arrangements and understanding next steps
• Reviewing current advice on appointment of non-executives and board members
• Managing the complexities of Board relations in new provider forms
• Implementing best practice in selecting and appointing independent lay members

Afternoon refreshments

Maximising the impact of the community workforce on health wellbeing and prevention

• Getting the basics right for your community workforce: equipment and support services
• Evidence based transformation - high impact changes
• Supporting staff to lead transformational change and creating the social movement required
• Improving the training and development of the community workforce
• Developing the future community workforce

Question and answer session

Chair’s closing remarks and end of conference