feature zones

Protecting health, Improving health

The Protecting health, Improving health feature zone will bring you a range of practical and informative content covering this lively area of health and care. Sessions addressing issues such as optimising immunisation management and uptake, enabling high-quality care through technology, and population health and prevention initiatives, will be delivered by our partners NHS South, Central and West. Explore their innovative work with partners to analyse, plan and improve the quality and value of health and care services in the UK.

This Feature Zone is supported by NHS South, Central and West

Primary Care

The Primary Care feature zone will highlight key learning from efforts to deliver effective care and improve the health and wellbeing of the UK population. Delivered in partnership with Roche Diabetes Care, content will cover innovative risk stratification solutions as part of population health management in action, as well as case studies highlighting personalised digital solutions for those living with diabetes. We will also explore the role of PCNs and GP federations, building on the insights of the NHS Confederation’s PCN Network.

This Feature Zone is supported by Roche Diabetes Care

Innovation

Visit the Innovation Feature Zone to find out how the AHSN Network is spreading innovation at pace and scale. Hear real case studies featuring insights and learned experiences of improving health and generating economic growth across England.

Learn about how local and regional collaborations with Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) have scaled up practical innovations and enabled opportunities to increase impact and reach greater numbers of patients and citizens with the very latest transformations in health.

Connect with organisations and teams at the forefront of innovation in health and care and understand the potential for impact in your region.

This Feature Zone is brought to you by The AHSN Network

In Conversation With

The In Conversation with Feature Zone is a part of NHS Confed Conference that’s not to be missed. Supported by our partners the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), we will bring you thought-provoking discussions and unique perspectives from across health and care and beyond. Victoria Macdonald, the health and social care editor at Channel 4 News, will host stimulating panel discussions on topics such as including diversity in clinical trials, learning from approaches to tackling health inequalities, and working towards a greener NHS, along with a wide range of one-to-one conversations with leading health and care experts.

This Feature Zone is supported by ABPI

International

The International Feature Zone will showcase the wide variety of opportunities for the NHS to engage with our partners across the globe. Thanks to the sponsorship of our partners HealthcareUK we are able to bring you sessions from Health Education England, the International Hospital Federation, UK Research and Innovation, the Tropical Health Education Trusts, and the Department for International Trade, with more to be confirmed. Delegates will learn about opportunities covering commercial exports, global health and research; as well as understanding how the NHS can benefit from the best practice of other nations and systems.

This Feature Zone is supported by HealthcareUK

Sustainability

Our aim is to deliver a conference that, at its core, is relevant and engaging, will help you find solutions to day-to-day challenges, and allow us to collectively explore what the future could look like with a greener NHS. Sustainability has been a key thread running through our national #NHSReset campaign, with UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) due to highlight the urgent need for greater sustainability across all sectors, including health and care, our feature zone will spotlight important issues including:

The role of digital in contributing to sustainability
Sustainable healthcare and a greener NHS