People Summit 2021 Agenda
| Day One โ Thursday 21st October 2021 | |
| 08:50 – 09:10 | |
| Mindfulness Session with Natalie Rossiter | |
| 09:10 – 09:30 | Networking & Exhibition |
| 09:30 โ 09:45 | Welcome from your Conference Chair and Allocate Team Andy Cowper, Journalist and Health Policy Expert, Health Policy Insights |
| 09:45 โ 10:35 | Opening Keynote Mental Health. Time for a Total Reset Alastair Campbell |
| 10:35 โ 11:00 | Panel Keynote One Everyone is a Leader โ Moving from Crisis to Confidence Alan Duffell, Chief People Officer, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and SRO, Black Country ICS David Grantham, Chief People Officer at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust |
| 11:00 โ 11:15 | Quick Refreshment Break (drinks and snacks served at your table) |
| 11:15 โ 12:05 | Keynote Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt, Chair Health and Social Care Committee |
| 12:05 โ 12:45 | Workforce Technology Keynote People First. Calling Time on the Pendulum Swing. Simon Courage, Chief Solutions Architect, Allocate Software |
| 12:45 โ 13:10 | TBC |
| 13:10 โ 13:20 | Bringing Safety and Workforce Technology Together Join Nick Wilson, CEO, Allocate in this fireside chat with Jeff Sturges, CEO RLDatix |
| 13:20- 13:30 | Reflections on a Year in Our Community Michael Brown, Chair, The UK&I National User Group Committee |
| 13:30 โ 14:30 | Lunch, Exhibition & Sessions |
| 13:50 โ 14:20 | |
| The Subsidiarity Challenge – Making Transformation Stick Mark Butler, Partner and Executive Director, Good Governance Institute | |
| A Journey through AHP Job Planning: From Workforce Engagement to the Future Goal Clare Inglis, AHP Professional Lead, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Michael McDonagh, Interim Project Manager, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust | |
| A Timely Intervention Thanks to COVID – a Journey from the Classroom to Interactive Online HealthRoster Training Erica Boswell, e-Rostering Advisor, Kingโs College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Janet Wolsoncroft, e-Rostering Advisor, Kingโs College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Deployment of TimeClocks for Operational Services Aneel Attrik, Head of Workforce Informatics & Planning, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | |
| Employer with Heart โ Bringing Light to Hidden Darkness & Grief Raffaela Goodby, Chief People Officer, Birmingham Womenโs and Childrenโs NHS Foundation Trust | |
| An Agile Response to Workforce Controls and Improvement During a Time of Disruption Adam Souris, Associate Director – Workforce Control Improvement Programme, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Alexia Young, Associate Director – Nursing Workforce hub, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | |
| SIX Cs Model, Psychological First Aid & Functional Resilience Matthias Rekowski, Founder, ICFR Germany | |
| Allocate Delivered Solution Session Supporting a Modern Community Workforce Mark Linggood, Group Product Manager, Allocate Software | |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Networking & Exhibition |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | |
| Putting Workforce Compassion into Action Dr Michelle Horridge, Registrar in Public Health Dr Mavis Mazhura, Adult Development & Leadership Psychologist, International Behavioural Science and Performance Specialist | |
| Gaining Control, Visibility and Cost Efficiencies of Bank Staff Emma Owen, Head of e-Rostering, Swansea Bay University Health Board Joleen Robinson, Medic and Locum on Duty System Lead, Swansea Bay University Health Board | |
| Creating Award-winning Unavailability Reporting David Mulligan, Head of Workforce Systems and Deployment, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Delivering Compassionate Rostering to Maintain Staff Morale Pippa Clark, Lead Nurse for Workforce Utilisation and Safe Staffing, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust | |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Moving Between Sessions |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | |
| Beyond Ratios – Flexible and Resilient Nurse Staffing Options to Deliver Cost-effective Hospital Care and Address Staff Shortages Professor Peter Griffiths, Chair of Health Services Research, NIHR Senior Investigator and University of Southampton | |
| Allocate Delivered Solution Session Medical Workforce Technology Update Leigh Malyon, Head of Medics Solutions, Allocate Software Tom Ross, Medics Product Specialist, Allocate Software Simon Digweed, Medics Product Manager, Allocate Software | |
| Learnings from Implementing an ICS Collaborative Bank Laura Green, Senior Workforce Project Manager, James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Team-Based Rostering: Faith in Human Nature David Hoon, E-Rostering Performance & Implementation Manager, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | |
| 16:45 – 16:50 | Moving Between Sessions |
| 16:50 – 17:20 | |
| Special Guest Session | |
| Thank you & round-up of Day One | |
| End of Day One Allocate Awards starts in Manchester at 19:30 | |
| Day Two โ Friday 22nd October 2021 | |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Networking & Exhibition |
| 09:00 – 09:35 | |
| 09:00 โ 09:05 | Welcome to Day Two of The People Summit 2021 Jenni Middleton, previous Editor Nursing Times and Trustee of Queenโs Nursing Institute |
| 09:05 โ 09:35 | |
| Allocate Delivered Solution Session Loop โ Everything you need to plan your launch Quiz the first customers and the Loop team. Donโt forget to visit the Loop Booth to find out which cohort you are in for roll out and confirm your slot! | |
| Allocate Delivered Solution Session Interoperability โ Delivering a Connected World for Better Care Barbara Staruk, Chief Product Officer, Allocate Software Jessica Beardmore, Product Manager, Allocate Software | |
| Back to Basics: Learnings from Moving Electronic Systems Becky Gamblin, Deputy Workforce Systems Manager, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust | |
| 09:35 โ 09:45 | Moving Between Sessions |
| 09:45 – 10:10 | |
| Growing Waiting Lists: What’s the Cure Dr. Henry Carleton, Founder and Director of Technology & Innovation, Four Eyes Insight | |
| Protecting the Welfare of your Staff through Financial Wellness Esther Nevill-Jones, Regional Workforce Planning Specialist, BUPA Robert Shuttleworth, Head of Workforce Intelligence, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust David Mulligan, Head of Workforce Systems and Deployment, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Archie Chappel, Head of Healthcare, Wagestream | |
| Creating Best-practice Rota Templates for Rostering Excellence Hannah Weeks, Senior Medical Staffing Adviser, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Zoe Searle, Medical Workforce Manage, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
| ESRGo Go Go! A Review on the Successes and Challenges of Implementing ESRGo at the Trust John Brown-Eagling, Systems Lead, University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | |
| 10:10: 10:20 | Moving Between Sessions |
| 10:20 – 10:50 | |
| Allocate Delivered Solution Session Healthy Temporary Staffing Richard Kitchen, Product Manager, Allocate Software Michael Corkett, Group Product Manager, Allocate Software | |
| The Key to Successful Collaboration between ICSs Vanessa Parker, Head of Temporary Staffing, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Julie Knowles, e-Rostering System Manager & Analyst, Kingโs College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | |
| AHP Activity-based Rostering: Good Planning and Staff Experience Sidra Iqbal, Workforce Programmes Manager, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Wahidul Islam, Activity Rostering Facilitator, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Shaping the Future of Healthcare through Value-oriented Leadership Sabine Brase, Nurse Director, Klinikum Oldenburg AรถR | |
| 10:50 – 11:30 | Refreshments, Networking & Exhibition |
| 11:30 โ 12:00 | |
| Itโs a Team Sport: Culture, Reputation and Technology โ How do Comms, HR and Tech Professionals Work Together for the Benefit of Patients, Populations and the Workforce Rachel Royall, Founder and MD, Blue Lozenge | |
| Team-based Rostering: Where to Start and Steps to Success Clare Holbrooke-Jones, e-Roster Manager / Safe staffing Nurse, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Hazel Jackson, Senior Sister, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Achieving a Sustainable Vaccination Programme with Learnings for Future Responsive Demands Liz Callaghan, e-Rostering Lead & Emma Skinner, Head of Workforce, Information & Systems at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Lessons from Swedish Teams Delivering Rosters and Workforce Planning From self-rostering to the right to full time. Join this interesting reflection on workforce deployment in Sweden. Jenny Aleberg, Manager Management Services, Time Care | |
| 12:00 โ 12:10 | Moving Between Sessions |
| 12:10 – 12:40 | |
| Community Nursing Scheduling โ a Journey of Transformation Dr Crystal Oldman CBE, Chief Executive, The Queen’s Nursing Institute Alison Kitson, Community and ICC Operational Lead, North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Pamela Davenport, General Manager, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Stephanie Southall, Service Delivery Manager, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | |
| Engaging with Communication Teams on Workforce Relations Chris Day – Director of Engagement, Care Quality Commission (CQC) | |
| Direct Engagement Q&A โ Lessons from an NHS Pioneer Donna Mariner, Head of Rostering Services, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Daniel Clegg, Variable Pay Lead, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Changing Worlds and Aligning Organisations: Learnings from Merging HealthRoster Systems Andy Landon, Senior Nurse Clinical Informatics, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Michelle Gamble, e-Rostering Trainer, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust | |
| 12:40 – 13:20 | Lunch and Exhibition |
| 13:20 โ 13:50 | What is it that our People Need, to be at their Best in an Emerging Post-pandemic World? Sheni Ravji-Smith, Head of System OD, Leadership & Wellbeing, Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership Dr Ruth Watson, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and the Deputy Clinical Lead (Adults), Greater Manchester Resilience Hub |
| 13:50 โ 14:15 | Care for the Caregivers Prof. Martin Elliot, Chief Medical Officer, Allocate Software Tim MacDonald, Director Patient Safety and Risk, RLDatix |
| 14:15 โ 14:45 | The Art of Living when you Know youโre Going to Die Dr Phil Hammond |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Final thought & thank you |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Refreshments & Exhibition |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Allocate Academy |
| Team-Based Rostering Tom Bird Team based rostering is an alternative approach to roster planning which facilitates the attraction and retention of staff by improving their work-life balance. In this session we will aim to explore the core principles and benefits to introducing this new way of rostering! | |
| Intro into Enhanced Rostering Kiri Hargreaves & Marianne Escande Enhanced rostering builds on the foundational level of standard shift rostering (E/L/LD/N) to allow for additional functionality to be used to enhance the roster for that service. This introduction will give a brief overview of specific functionality. | |
| ActivityManager Lite Alex Martin This session will cover everything you need to mobilise a unit in a matter of hours, and help you understand what can be achieved should you want to layer this with more detail at a later point. | |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Refreshment Break |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | |
| An introduction in how to understand and use SafeCare metrics Kiri Hargreaves | |
| E-Rostering – Auditing, compliance and best practices Alex Martin & Marianne Escande What makes a fantastic rostering policy? This session aims to breakdown the key requirements and align your rostering policy to NHSi Levels of Attainment | |
| Lessons learnt from COVID around deployment and redeployment Tom Bird Extracting best practice and lessons learnt from the pandemic, what went well and how can we utilise this in the ‘new world’ | |
| End of Day Two | |


