(Via Policy Forum for Wales)

Policy Forum for Wales Keynote Seminar

Implementing the Primary Care Model for Wales

with

Jyoti Atri, Executive Director of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales

Alex Howells, Chief Executive, Health Education and Improvement Wales

and

Dr Kelechi Nnoaham, Cwm Taf University Health Board; Jane Sloggett, Porthcawl Comprehensive School, Bridgend and Andy Swinburn, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

Bydd cyfieithu ar y pryd ar gael yn y gynhadledd hon

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Tuesday, 12th May 2020

Central Cardiff

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Note: fees apply for most delegates, but concessionary and complimentary places are available (subject to terms and conditions – see below).

Invite to attend the above seminar, which will be a timely opportunity to examine the ongoing implementation and impact of the Primary Care Model for Wales -a key element of the Transformation Programme in Wales – as the Model undergoes evaluation.

To note:

• The seminar would be of interest to charities, as delegates are expected to assess the role of the third sector in helping implement the new model – with discussion on patient engagement – as well as the move towards a ‘wellness system’ for education, local coordination and issues with accessibility; and
• There will also be discussion on key issues for the third sector in supporting prevention and community care.

The context for discussion

The conference takes place in the context of issues emerging from recent policy developments, including:

• The publication of A Healthier Walesby the Welsh Government in 2018 and the initiation of the Transformation Programme to implement this vision;
• A number of announcements on how the £100mTransformation Fund will allow Regional Partnership Boards to deliver innovative projects across Wales, including projects to innovate within primary care or reduce pressure on primary care services;

• The report from the Auditor General for Wales finding that the application of the Model was inconsistent, the pace of reform should increase, and that improved engagement is needed with health staff and patients in order to develop a useful understanding of the Model – discussion at this seminar will look at the implementation of the Model going forward, as well as reform more generally and the communication of the Model to staff and the public;
• The firstHealth and Social Care Workforce Strategyfor Wales, setting out actions required to meet key aims for the workforce for 2030 – with the final strategy from Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales due to be published and implemented shortly, after approval from the Welsh Government.

Speakers

There will be keynote addresses from: Jyoti Atri, Executive Director of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales and Alex Howells, Chief Executive, Health Education and Improvement Wales.

Further confirmed speakers include:

• Jane Sloggett, Deputy Head, Porthcawl Comprehensive School, Bridgend – on the understanding of the Primary Care Model, and the implications of moving towards a ‘wellness system’ for education and children and young people; and
• Andy Swinburn, Assistant Director, Paramedicine, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust – on supporting out-of-hours care, in light of the recent introduction of ambulance service prescribing paramedics.

The agenda in summary

• Improving outcomes in primary care: reducing the impact of poor health and tackling health inequalities;
• Implementing the new model: creating a ‘wellness’ system, local coordination and accessibility;
• Supporting and developing the Welsh primary care workforce and the first Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy;
• Key issues for developing in-hours delivery and out-of-hours primary care: sustainability, access and support; and
• The future for primary and community services in Wales.

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The details: areas for discussion at this conference

Prevention

Discussion is expected to look at the latest work on prevention from key organisations such as Public Health Wales – including reducing the impact of poor health and tackling health inequalities across communities in Wales.

Delegates will discuss ongoing work to improve outcomes and share best practice across clusters, whilst taking into account differing clinical priorities.

Awareness and understanding of the Model

Sessions also examine the accessibility of the new Primary Care Model for Wales for all sectors, in health and social care, key partners and the wider public.

Local and community projects and co-ordination

As Wales aims to move towards a ‘wellness system’ – anticipating and meeting health needs and focusing on prevention and early detection of illness – those attending will examine work to bring services from hospitals into communities and ensure local health and social care services coordinate effectively, including efforts to provide a seamless overall service for patients.

Delegates will also consider the implications of the wellness system for key demographics, and the potential contribution of community projects related to social prescribing, for example aiming to reduce loneliness and isolation.

Workforce

The agenda also looks at what is needed to support and develop the primary care workforce – in the context of ongoing processes such as the adoption of the multi-disciplinary team approach, informed by projects from the Pacesetters Programme.

Delegates will also examine the potential opportunities and challenges presented by the first Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy, and we are delighted to include Alex Howells, Chief Executive, Health Education and Improvement Wales as a keynote speaker, with the Strategy being led by HEIW and Social Care Wales.

In- and out-of-hours delivery

Further sessions assess challenges and opportunities around developing the sustainability of in-hours delivery and access to care, as well as supporting out-of-hours primary care, in light of recent developments such as the introduction of ambulance service prescribing paramedics.

Delegates will consider the impact of primary care reform on mental health services and arrangements, for example local suicide prevention plans.

The agenda has been structured following consultation with officials at Public Health Wales, the Welsh Government and from health boards in Wales. The draft agenda is copied below my signature, and a regularly updated version is available to download here. The seminar is organised on the basis of strict impartiality by the Policy Forum for Wales. Follow us @PFWEvents for live updates.

Speakers

We are delighted to be able to include in this seminar keynote addresses from: Jyoti Atri, Executive Director of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales and Alex Howells, Chief Executive, Health Education and Improvement Wales.

At this early stage, further speakers include: Dr Kelechi Nnoaham, Director of Public Health, Cwm Taf University Health Board; Jane Sloggett, Deputy Head, Porthcawl Comprehensive School, Bridgend and Andy Swinburn, Assistant Director, Paramedicine, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust.

Additional senior participants are being approached, but if you or a colleague would like to be considered as a speaker at this seminar, please contact us at speakeroffers@forumsupport.co.ukspecifying the event and session where you would like to speak and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. If you are offering to speak yourself please don’t fill in the booking form, as this will be taken as an order and you will be charged for a place subject to our T&Cs.

Networking

Policy Forum for Wales seminars present an opportunity to engage with key policymakers and other interested parties, and are CPD certified (more details).Typically, attendees at our seminars are a senior and informed group including Members of the National Assembly for Wales and senior officials from the Welsh Government, regulators and other agencies, NHS representatives, local authorities, health boards, primary care and social care professionals and their representative bodies, private healthcare providers, patient representatives and service users, schools, business representatives, trade unions, specialist academia and charities, and third sector care providers and law firms, together with reporters from the national and trade media based in Wales and elsewhere.

Output and About Us

A key output of the seminar will be a transcript of the proceedings, sent out around 12 working days after the event to all attendees and a wider group of Ministers and officials in the Wales Office and Welsh Government departments affected by the issues; as well as Assembly Members with a special interest in the subject. It will also be made available more widely. This document will include transcripts of all speeches and questions and answers sessions from the day, along with access to PowerPoint presentations (subject to agreement with individual speakers), speakers’ biographies, an attendee list, an agenda, sponsor information, as well as any subsequent press coverage of the day and any articles or comment pieces submitted by delegates. It is made available subject to strict restrictions on public use, and is intended to provide timely information for interested parties who are unable to attend on the day.

All delegates will receive complimentary PDF copies and are invited to contribute to the content.

The Policy Forum for Wales is strictly impartial and cross-party. The Forum has no policy agenda of its own.

Booking arrangements

To book places, please use our online booking form.

Once submitted, this will be taken as a confirmed booking and will be subject to our terms and conditions below.

Please pay in advance by credit card on 01344 864796. If advance credit card payment is not possible, please let me know and we may be able to make other arrangements.

Options and charges are as follows:

• Places at Implementing the Primary Care Model for Wales (including refreshments and PDF copy of the transcripts) are £230 plus VAT;
• Concessionary rate places for small charities, unfunded individuals and those in similar circumstances are £85 plus VAT. Please be sure to apply for this at the time of booking.

For those who cannot attend:

• Copies of the briefing document, including full transcripts of all speeches and the questions and comments sessions and further articles from interested parties, will be available approximately 12 days after the event for £95 plus VAT;
• Concessionary rate: £50 plus VAT.

If you find the charge for places a barrier to attending, please let me know as concessionary and complimentary places are made available in certain circumstances (but do be advised that this typically applies to individual service users or carers or the like who are not supported by or part of an organisation, full-time students, people between jobs or who are fully retired with no paid work, and representatives of small charities – not businesses, individuals funded by an organisation, or larger charities/not-for-profit companies). Please note terms and conditions below (including cancellation charges).

FINANCIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The delegate fee includes copies of the presentations via PDF and refreshments. Cancellation policy is as follows: (1) cancellations 14 or more days before the event: £75+VAT cancellation fee per delegate; (2) cancellations less than 14 days before the event: full fee applies. Promotion cancellation fee applies to all Five for Four offer places. Cancellations must be submitted via the website. If you are unable to submit your cancellation via the website then the cancellation must be notified in writing tothe Policy Forum for Wales. No charge will be made for replacement delegates. Transfer of any confirmed booking between events is not possible. The organisers reserve the right to alter the programme and change the speakers without prior notice. The Policy Forum for Wales is unable to grant extended credit and therefore must request that full payment be made within 30 days from the date of invoice; immediate payment on receipt of invoice less than 14 days before the event. Should payment not be received within the stated terms, the Policy Forum for Waleswill apply an administration charge of £40+VAT.

Policy Forum for Wales keynote seminar

Implementing the Primary Care Model for Wales

Timing: Tuesday, 12^th May 2020

Venue: Central Cardiff

Draft agenda subject to change