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The Accident and Emergency Summit and Exhibition 2016: The future of urgent and emergency care

Accident and Emergency departments across the NHS are experiencing high levels of pressure due to rising patient numbers and funding cuts. People attending A&E jumped from 16.5 million in 2003/4 to 22.3 million in 2014/15, contributing to hospital failures to meet targets on processing and wait times. A&E departments are also suffering from the staffing crisis that is occurring across the NHS, with a NICE report finding that they are short staffed almost half of the time. In addition to these already serious challenges, NHS funding cuts mean A&E departments across the country are being closed or merged, increasing pressures on remaining services.

Join us for The Accident and Emergency Summit and Exhibition - The future of urgent and emergency care for exclusive insights from policy makers and experts on the following topics:

Services – What approach can hospitals take to protecting standards of service despite austerity, staffing shortages and increased pressure?
Staffing – How can A&E departments meet the challenge of maintaining safe staffing levels in the midst of staff shortages and a clampdown on agency worker spending?
Funding – What impact have austerity measures had on the challenges facing A&E departments, and what can be done to mitigate these effects?

Come along for a unique opportunity to attend presentations by leading decision makers, quiz experts in keynote discussion panels, find solutions from best practice case studies, and network with other health professionals.

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Overview

Why Attend?

Discover innovative new strategies for maintaining service standards whilst facing the combination of challenges facing emergency care.
Come and explore our exhibition, where leading suppliers of healthcare technology designed for emergency care will showcase exciting and innovative products. Enjoy the opportunity to see new technology in action, learn how it can improve outcomes, and forge lasting business partnerships.
Connect with over 200 high quality delegates involved in emergency care, problem solve shared challenges with other professionals and learn from the experiences of others.
Attend a variety of topical seminars, engaging interactive activities, and keynote panel discussions with experts in emergency care.
Quiz experts from across a variety of disciplines to gain exclusive insights into pioneering approaches to care and the latest research.

Discussion Points

The Accident and Emergency Conference boasts a variety of outstanding speakers from across public, private and charity sectors. Each one has been handpicked based on their expertise and achievements, ensuring that delegates enjoy only the highest quality presentations. A wide number of topics will be covered on the day, and delegates can expect speakers to discuss challenges, successes and case studies around the interest areas below:

The crisis in A&E is partly attributable to the increased pressure of rising attendance, which has jumped from 16.5 million in 2003/4 to 22.3 million in 2014/15.
Waiting time targets are not being met, with more than 100,000 patients having to wait 12 hours or more for treatment in 2015. In November of that year, just 87.1% were seen inside the four hour target, well below the 95% requirement.
Research conducted by NICE in 2015 found that A&E departments were short staffed almost half of the time. The NHS has attempted to tackle this issue by using agency workers to fill the gaps, spending £3.3 billion on this in 2014.
Health Minister Jeremy Hunt has cracked down on agency staff spending, setting a maximum hourly rate and capping the amount the NHS can spend on this resource.
Austerity measures mean many A&E departments are being closed or merged with other hospitals, putting additional strain on remaining services and prompting public outcry.

Agenda

09:00	Registration & Refreshments
10:00	Opening Remarks from Chair Jeanette Welsh, Practice Development and Safeguarding Lead for Unscheduled Care at Gloucestershire Hospitals
10:05	Dr Clifford Mann- President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine A&E now and in the future A&E has become a default service Resources in A&E can never match demand A&E should become a hub of key co-located services
10:40	Professor Mike Morgan, Respiratory National Clinical Director, NHS England (Invited) Service transformation in urgent and emergency care Ensuring good patient flow, how can this be kept balanced? How can acute hospital admissions be reduced? How will this create a more efficient and safer environment
11:15	Case Study
11:35	Refreshments & Networking Break
12:00	Dr Chris Moulton, Vice President, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine A&E: It just won’t go away! What are the recurring problems in urgent and emergency care? Why doesn’t somebody do something about them? What does the future hold for patients and for staff?
12:25	Professor Rachael Mulheron, Professor of Law, Queen Mary University of London (Invited) Clinical negligence in emergency care settings How can this be prevented in such a fast paced environment How should doctors approach legal claims The duty of candour
12:50	Case Study
13:10	Keynote Dr Clifford Mann- Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Immediate Past President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Clinical Lead for A&E Improvement Plan, NHS England A&E now and in the future A&E has become a default service Resources in A&E can never match demand A&E should become a hub of key co-located services
13:40	Lunch and Networking
14:40	Jeanette Welsh, Practice Development and Safeguarding Lead for Unscheduled Care at Gloucestershire Hospitals
15:05	Dr Mark Ragoo-Consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals of North Midlands ‘What can you do immediately to improve your emergency department?’ Using strategic thinking to: improve performance and maintain quality control costs improve staff morale and retention
15:30	Refreshments and Comfort Break
16:00	Case Study
16:20	Professor Richard Body- Professor of Emergency Medicine- Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The key to sustainable healthcare may be to empower people to share key decisions with clinicians. Are clinicians the wrong people to make decisions about individual patients’ healthcare? How can technology help us to better calculate and communicate risk and uncertainty with patients? Could empowering patients ensure a more sustainable future for Emergency Medicine?
16:45	Closing Remarks from Chair Jeanette Welsh, Practice Development and Safeguarding Lead for Unscheduled Care at Gloucestershire Hospitals
16:50	Close of Conference

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Who should attend?

Directors of Operations and Transformation, Chief Executives, Heads of Emergency Care, Directors of Nursing, Operations and Emergency Services Directors, Urgent Care Leads, Chief Medical Officers, Clinical Managers, Consultants, Directors of Service Delivery, General Managers and Lead Nurses. The forum is open to NHS Trusts and hospitals, CCGs, commissioning support units, ambulance services, community health organisations and the private and voluntary sector.