Wednesday 26 June 2024
Improving care for our Armed Forces community conference
This conference will celebrate the achievements in meeting the Armed Forces Covenant for our Armed Forces community in south London and look at what more we need to do.
We will cover 3 topics:
- national policy
- clinical services
- supporting patients, families, and carers from our Armed Forces community
We'll describe the current status of care and highlight the opportunities to develop the future vision of care for our Armed Forces community, locally and across England.
Guy's and St Thomas', in collaboration with King's Health Partners, are organising this conference. It follows on directly from our central London Armed Forces (Reserves) Day event at St Thomas' Hospital on Wednesday 26 June 2024, 10am to 2pm.
Agenda
Wednesday 26 June
| Time | Event | Organisation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10am to 2pm | Guy's and St Thomas' Armed Forces Day |
Billy Kelly, Armed Forces team |
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| 2pm to 2:30pm | Refreshments | ||
| 2:30pm to 2:45pm | Welcome and introduction |
Professor Ian Abbs, Joseph Casey |
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| 2:45pm to 3pm | Chair introduction | Sarah Austin | |
| 3pm to 3:20pm | Chavasse report 20 years on | Veterans Covenant Healthcare Allience (VCHA) | Professor Tim Briggs |
| 3:30pm to 3:55pm | Charity sector collaboration in support for patients and families | Confederation of Service Charities | Sir Nick Pope |
| 3:55pm to 4:15pm | Lived experience | Beyond the Wire | Jilly Carrell |
| 4:15pm to 4:25pm | Panel discussion/Q&A | Chaired by Sarah Austin | |
| 4:25pm to 5pm | Kings Health Partnership (KHP) - launch clinical academic group | KHP |
Professor Ian Abbs, Joseph Casey, Dr Irem Patel (KCH), David Bradley (Slam), Professor Shitij Kapur (Kings College London) |
| 5pm to 6:30pm | Networking and drinks |
Thursday 27 June
| Time | Event | Organisation | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9am to 9:30am | Registration and refreshments | ||
| 9:30am to 9:35am | Chair introduction | Professor Sir Simon Wessely | |
| 9:35am to 9:50am | NHS England (NHSE) Armed Forces Policy and what is new | NHSE | Dr Jonathan Leach |
| 9:50am to 10:20am | Serving armed forces/NHS/Defence military services future healthcare needs | DMS | Surgeon General Major General Phillip McNee |
| 10:20am to 10:35am | Veteran lived experience | Jo Lulman | |
| 10:35am to 10:55am | Panel discussion | Chaired by Professor Simon Wessely | |
| 10:55am to 11:25am | Refreshments | ||
| 11:25am to 11:30am | Chair introduction - clinical services | Guy's and St Thomas' | Sarah Austin |
| 11:30am to 11:45am | NHS care for the armed forces families and serving: what is new, and what challenges the armed forces community faces in health | NHSE | Dr Jonathan Leach |
| 11:45am to 12:15pm |
Op Courage Op Restore outcomes VCHA rehab |
Rob Henderson, Beth Lambert, Linus Cosgrove |
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| 12:15pm to 12:25pm | Reducing inequality in access | London combined practice | Dr Francesca Smith |
| 12:25pm to 12:35pm | Primary care networks/GP Veterans Friendly accreditation | Dr Adrian Meridith | |
| 12:35pm to 12:45pm | Patient/local perspective | Lindsey Robertson | |
| 12:45pm to 1:05pm | Panel discussion including Air Vice Marshall | Chaired by Sarah Austin | |
| 1:05pm to 2pm | Lunch | ||
| 2pm to 2:05pm | Chair introduction - patient and families | Major Jenny Stone | |
| 2pm to 2:20pm | Royal Hospital Chelsea - patient care and improving health | David Richmond | |
| 2:20pm to 3pm | The ADVANCE study with a focus on mental health and wellbeing. Female veterans: mental and physical health. What do we know about families? The role of the forces in the Mind Trust Research Centre | Dr Dan Dyball, Dr Alex Smith, Dr Rachael Gribble, Dr Mary Keeling | |
| 3pm to 3:30pm | Guy's and St Thomas' Armed Forces Programme - natural language programming in the identification of armed forces community in secondary care/allied health professions (AHP) programme |
Billy Kelly, Fiona Sandford, Gareth Stockley |
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| 3:30pm to 3:50pm | Panel discussion | Major Jenny Stone | |
| 3:50pm to 4pm | Conference close | Sarah Austin | |
| 4pm to 4:30pm | Refreshments |
Last updated: June 2024