Time
09.00-09.30
Joint Section Meeting – 25
Programme
Session(s)
09.30 - 10.15 Maple Suite
Welcome
Registration and arrival refreshments
David Stockdale (CEO, BHTA) and Hayley Phillippault (Chair, Children’s Equipment Section)
Current Landscape of Medical Device Regulation in the UK: Where Are We Now?
In discussion with Bill Lee (Head of Policy & Compliance, BHTA) and Laurie Rowe (Founder, RED Medtech)
10.15 - 11.00 Maple Suite
Chair: Shaun Ambrose-Jones (Vice Chair, Beds & Support Surfaces Section)
Ensuring Excellence: Standards for Medical Devices
Lena Cordie-Bancroft (Sector Lead for Medical Devices, BSI)
• How is a standard created and what are the different types?
• Who enforces them and how?
• How do you join a BSI committee? What are the benefits?
11.00 - 11.45 Maple Suite
Chair: Richard Gomm (Vice Chair, Independent Living – Manufacturers)
Devices for Dignity: Health Tech Research for Long Term Conditions
Hayley Morris, Project Manager, Devices for Dignity MIC - NIHR
Room 19
Chair: Hayley Phillippault (Chair, Children’s Equipment Section)
Fight for our Future
A discussion on the Newlife Report to inform the Section strategy.
Panel:
Stephen Morgan (Director of Charitable Services, Newlife) & Matthew Jackson (Public Affairs & Campaign Manager, Newlife)
Jo Fashan (Associate Director of Policy & Engagement, Whizz Kidz)
Clare Bonetree (Partner Engagement Manager, Family Fund)
Room 19
Chair: Bill Lee (Head of Policy & Compliance, BHTA)
Right to Travel
National Wheelchair Managers Forum (NWMF) TBC
BHTA Code of Practice Update & The Complaints Chronicles Bill Lee (Head of Policy & Compliance, BHTA) Nigel Woods (Administrative Officer, BHTA)
• Final launch of new Code of Practice and audit processes
• Case studies for learning
11.45-12.00 Morning Break
12.00 - 12.30 Maple Suite
Chair: Mark Baumann (Chair, Independent Living & Mobility)
Room 19
Chair: Gary Tidman (Vice Chair, Stairlifts & Access Section)
th June 2024
How Accessible is your Business?
(Sarah Eason, Disability Business Partner, Business Disability Forum)
• What does true accessibility mean?
• Where are you on your journey?
• Practical guidance for your business
12.30 - 13.00 Sustainable Strategies in Action: Practical Solutions for SMEs
Ian O’Donnell (Director, Federation of Small Businesses)
The Benefits of Trusted Assessing
Clare Barber (Director, TACT)
Janet Seward (Partnerships Manager, TACT)
Stairlifts & Access Section Updates
• Strategy 2024-25
• Second-hand stairlift campaign
• AOB
• Building regulations
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch and networking
14.00-15.00 Maple Suite
Chair: David Stockdale (CEO, BHTA)
Staying Ahead: Key HR Updates and Trends
Charlotte Dean (Managing Director, P3 People Management)
• Recent changes to employment law and what it means for your business and your people
• Embracing the challenges of recruitment and retention
15.00 - 16.00 Maple Suite
Room 19
Chairs: Hayley Phillippault & Stephen Kirkpatrick (Chair & Vice Chair, Children’s Equipment Section)
Involving End Users in Product Design
David Buckley (Technology Project Manager, Duchenne UK)
Dr Cara Shaw (Researcher in Paediatric Mobility and Human Centred Design, University of Liverpool)
Chris McNicholl (Design & Technical Manager, Studio Affect)
Chairs: Mark Baumann (Chair, Independent Living & Mobility Section) & David Stockdale (CEO, BHTA)
The Value of a Wheelchair
Nick Goldup (Chair and Chief Operating Officer, Wheelchair Alliance)
Looking at the Political Landscape for Healthcare Post-election Tendo Consulting
Closing remarks, feedback and goodbyes 16.00
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