Joint Section Meeting – 25th June 2024 Programme Time 09.00-09.30 09.30 - 10.15
Session(s) Registration and arrival refreshments Maple Suite Welcome 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
Room 19
Chair: Shaun Ambrose-Jones (Vice Chair, Beds & Support Surfaces Section)
Chair: Hayley Phillippault (Chair, Children’s Equipment Section)
Ensuring Excellence: Standards for Medical Devices
Fight for our Future
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?
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)
11.00 - 11.45
Maple Suite
Room 19
Chair: Richard Gomm (Vice Chair, Independent Living – Manufacturers)
Chair: Bill Lee (Head of Policy & Compliance, BHTA)
Devices for Dignity: Health Tech Research for Long Term Conditions
Right to Travel
Hayley Morris, Project Manager, Devices for Dignity MIC - NIHR
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 12.00 - 12.30
Maple Suite
Morning Break Room 19
Chair: Mark Baumann (Chair, Independent Living & Mobility)
How Accessible is your Business?
Chair: Gary Tidman (Vice Chair, Stairlifts & Access Section)