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THE FM ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009
A TWO-DAY RESIDENTIAL EVENT
“MID LIFE CRISIS!”
held on
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, 17TH AND 18TH SEPTEMBER 2009
at
LOW WOOD HOTEL, WINDERMERE, CUMBRIA
As the country and the world in general goes through a financial crisis, the NHS has been somewhat sheltered through its funding mechanism. Recent announcements show that this is about to change.
So with the continuing drive for greater efficiency, quality measures with penalties and the phony war over shifting services about to end, how will the NHS respond to these challenges and what might it mean for support services?
The conference brings together speakers who are willing to share their views on how the NHS may look in the future, the real challenges for the NHS and how the shift of service closer to patients’ homes will impact on the size and configuration of hospitals and healthcare facilities in the future.
The conference will enable delegates to share their knowledge with like minded colleagues, as well as creating the opportunity to challenge all involved in the delivery of estates and facilities to ensure the services we provide to our patients are aspirational, sustainable and fit for the future.
Come and join us
The conference is always well attended so delegates are encouraged to register their interest as early as possible
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The cost of attending the TWO-DAY RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP IS £320.00 per person. Residential conference fee includes attendance at the two-day workshop, course information, overnight accommodation at the Low Wood Hotel in en-suite bedroom (single occupancy), full English breakfast, morning coffee/tea 3-course buffet lunch, afternoon coffee/tea, and evening dinner served in the Windermere Restaurant. All delegates are entitled to use the Low Wood Leisure Club facilities including swimming pool, sauna, steam room, gymnasium and Jacuzzi. We are also able to offer places for DAY DELEGATES at a rate of £125.00 per person per day (non residential) Day delegate rate includes course information, morning coffee/tea, 3-course buffet lunch and afternoon coffee/tea. |
Time and weather permitting, a short walk may be possible. Please bring along your ‘walking boots’
Programme
DAY ONE – THURSDAY, 17TH SEPTEMBER 2009
9.30am REGISTRATION
Coffee/Tea on arrival – Gallery Lounge
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN THE THIRLMERE & WASTWATER ROOMS
10.00 am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Presenter – Tim Litherland
Division Manager, SHA Estates Northern (Chairman of the FM TAG)
10.30 am ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY
Presenter – TBC
Lake District National Park Authority
11.15 am Morning Coffee/Tea – Gallery Lounge
11.30 am WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE?
Presenter – Peter Sellars
Deputy Director Estates and Facilities, Department of Health
12.30 pm Buffet Lunch served in the Windermere Restaurant
(time to register with Hotel at Main Hotel reception)
1.30 pm A VIEW OF THE NHS FROM THE SHARP END
Presenter – Robert Bell
Director of Estates and Facilities, Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2.15 pm SOCIAL ENTERPRISE A SUCCESS
Presenter – Dionne Holdsworth
School Manager, Thomas Whitham Sixth Form, Burnley
3.00 pm Afternoon Coffee/Tea – Gallery Lounge
3.15 pm SHOWCASE HOSPITAL PROGRAMME
Presenter – Sandra Barrow
Purchasing and Supply Agency
4.15 pm SUMMARY OF DAY ONE
Presenter – Tim Litherland
Division Manager, SHA Estates Northern (Chairman of the FM TAG)
7.30 pm Pre-Dinner Drinks served in the Langdale Lounge
8.00 pm Evening Dinner served in the Windermere Restaurant
DAY TWO – FRIDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER 2009
From 7.00 am onwards – Full English Breakfast served in the Windermere Restaurant
9.15 am A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW OF THE TCS – A COMMISSIONER’S PERSPECTIVE
Presenter – Bruce Potter
Legal Advisory, System Management & New Enterprise, Department of Health
10.00 am WHAT THE BOARD WANTS
Presenter - Mike Hall
General Manager (Facilities), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
10.45 am Morning Coffee/Tea – Gallery Lounge
11.15 am AN INDEPENDENT VIEW
Presenter – Richard Turpin
Director of Facilities Management LTD, Eric Wright Facilities Management, Preston
12.15 pm CLOSING REMARKS
Presenter – Tim Litherland
Division Manager, SHA Estates Northern (Chairman of the FM TAG)Presenter – Peter Sellars
Deputy Director Estates and Facilities,Department of Health
12.30 pm Buffet Lunch served in the Windermere Restaurant
CLOSE OF CONFERENCE – SAFE JOURNEY HOME
Please Note - Although every attempt will be made to adhere to the published programme, the TAG reserves the right to make changes to the speakers or programme should this be necessary.
Further Information:-
DIRECTIONS:
The Low Wood Hotel,
Windermere,
Cumbria,
LA23 1LP
By road – From the South M6, off at Junction 36, onto A590 and then A591 signposted to Kendal and Windermere. Hotel situated 2 miles North of Windermere village. From the North M6, off at Junction 40, onto A66 towards Keswick then A591 to Ambleside. Hotel 1 mile South of Ambleside.
By rail – West Coast – Main Line. London – Glasgow, stopping at Oxenholme. Change trains for Windermere Station. Taxis are available outside the station or telephone Lakes Taxis Freephone 0800 731 7612.
DETAILED LOCATION MAP WILL BE SENT TO DELEGATES ALONG WITH CONFIRMATION OF BOOKING.
For information on any aspect of Ntag contact Sam Landon
Tel: 01253 306415, FAX: 01253 657199 or email