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Intelligence. Integration. Inclusion.
Building the Next Era of Urgent and Integrated Neighbourhood Care 13 - 14 OCTOBER
Staverton Park Hotel
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Headline Sponsor:
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Sir James Mackey Chief Executive NHSE
Dr Simon Eccles VP and Chief Health Officer Salesforce
Paul Corrigan Non-Executive Director NHSE
Paul Maubach Director of Neighbourhood Health DHSC
PLENARY SPEAKERS Dr Murtaza Ali Medical Director LCW UCC
Dr Minal Bakhai MBE GP and Advisor DHSC Deputy CEO and Chief Clinical Officer Blinx Healthcare
Gareth Bartlett Founder and Chief Executive Blinx Healthcare
Reiss Bond Director of Urgent and Emergency Care DHU
Jonathon Carr-Brown Managing Director Healthily
David Earlam Chief Operating Officer CLEO Systems
Nicole Kayode VP Product - Health and Care OneAdvanced
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PLENARY SPEAKERS Dr Priya Kumar BEM Senior Advisor PPL
Chair: Debbie Loke Chief Digital Officer DHU Healthcare
Iain MacBeath Senior Advisor DHSC and NHSE
Chair: Dr Nita Mandhar Executive Medical Director NEMS CBS
Dr Shazia Mariam Medical Director Partnership of East London Cooperatives
Lucy Marsden Associate Partner IBM
Ellie McNeill Chief Executive You Matter
Andi Orlowski HEU Director Imperial College Healthcare Trust
Dr Caroline Stovell GP and Executive Coach for Medical Leaders
Karen Ventura Product Director CLEO Systems
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Lisa Locker Director of Clinical Governance & Quality Hallam Medical
Helen Sheldon Senior Programme Manager (Insights) Health Innovation Network
Ric Thompson Senior VP - Healthcare OneAdvanced
Dr Shanker Vijayadeva GP & Digital Health Transformation Leader NHSE
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BREAKOUT SPEAKERS Dr Mike Bewick Strategic Medical Lead Asterix
Dr Harriet Bradley Medical Director Asterix
Davina Collins Associate Clinical Director Cumbria Health Ltd
Helen Gowers RNutr Founder Embrace Nutrition
Vlad Gubala Chief Scientific Officer and Co Founder PocDoc
Simon Lucas Chief Commercial Officer Uphill
Flora McCabe Head of Advocacy and Risk Management Lockton LLP
Dr Tim Merchant Medical Director, Urgent Care Division IC24
Florence Zakari Head of Resource Partnership of East London Cooperatives
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AGENDA DAY 1 11:00 Registration and Exhibition 12:00 Lunch (Delegates and Sponsors) 13:00 Welcome - Conor Burke, Chief Executive, UHUK
13:10
Keynote: AI in Urgent Care: Beyond the Silver Bullet Chaired by Conor Burke, Chief Executive, UHUK - Dr Simon Eccles, VP and Chief Health Officer, Salesforce
13:30 Panel Session: Can Clinical Leaders Deliver Better Care, Better Cultures and -14:00 Better Performance at the Same Time? Chaired by Nigel Gazzard, Chair, UHUK
- Lisa Locker, Director of Clinical Governance & Quality, Hallam Medical - Dr Caroline Stovell, GP and Executive Coach - Reiss Bond, Director of Urgent and Emergency Care, DHU Healthcare
14:10
Breakout Sessions 1. Double the Capacity, Halve the Cost: How Automation and AI Unlock Productivity in Urgent Care Chaired by Conor Burke, Chief Executive, UHUK - Simon Lucas, Chief Commercial Officer Uphill Health - TBC Speaker 2. Breaking Barriers to Earlier Prevention: Moving Population Risk Identification Beyond Primary Care into Communities, Workplaces, and Urgent Care Chaired by Dr Dawood Anwar, Medical Director, UHUK - Vlad Gubala, Chief Scientific Officer and Co Founder, PocDoc - Davina Collins, Associate Clinical Director, Cumbria Health Ltd - Dr Tim Merchant, Medical Director, Urgent Care Division, IC24
14:45
Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
15:45
Keynote: How Can Tomorrow Come to the Aid of Today: Practical Lessons From the 10-year Plan for the Next Two Years Chaired by Conor Burke, Chief Executive, UHUK - Paul Corrigan, Non-Executive Director, NHSE
16:15
Fireside Chat: From National Ambition to Clinical Reality: Where is the Safest Place for Frail and End-of-Life Patients? Chaired by Nigel Gazzard, Chair, UHUK - Dr Simon Eccles, VP and Chief Health Officer, Salesforce - Paul Corrigan, Non-Executive Director, NHSE
16:45 Close and Informal Networking in the Bar 19:00 Buffet Dinner
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AGENDA DAY 2 08:45
Start and Welcome - Nigel Gazzard, Chair, UHUK
09:00 Opening Keynote (via Teams) Chaired by Nigel Gazzard, Chair, UHUK - Sir James Mackey, Chief Executive of NHSE
09:20
Keynote: What Will Neighbourhood Health Teams Expect From Urgent Care Providers? Chaired by Nigel Gazzard, Chair, UHUK - Paul Maubach, Director of Neighbourhood Health, DHSC
09:50
How Can Technology Simplify Care Rather Than Add Complexity? Chaired by Conor Burke, Chief Executive, UHUK - Ric Thompson, Senior VP Healthcare, OneAdvanced - Nicole Kayode, VP Product – Health and Care, OneAdvanced
10:20 11:10
Morning Coffee and Exhibition Panel Discussion: Population Health Management: Delivering Impact for Local Communities, Economics and Social Care Chaired by Dr Nita Mandhar, Medical Director, NEMS CBS - Ellie McNeill, Chief Executive, You Matter - Andi Orlowski, HEU Director, Imperial College Healthcare Trust - Iain MacBeath, Senior Advisor, DHSC and NHSE
11:40 Panel Discussion: Digital Transformation in Urgent Care Chaired by Debbie Loke, Chief Digital Officer, DHU Healthcare - Helen Sheldon, Senior Programme Manager for Insights, Health Innovation Network - Dr Shanker Vijayadeva, GP Lead, Digital Transformation (London Region), NHSE - Dr Shazia Mariam, Medical Director, Partnership of East London Cooperatives
12:10
What Does Great Neighbourhood Urgent Care Look Like? Chaired by Nigel Gazzard, Chair, UHUK - Gareth Bartlett, Founder and Chief Executive, Blinx Healthcare - Dr Minal Bakhai MBE, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Clinical Officer, Blinx Healthcare
12:30 Lunch 13:00 Exhibition 13:30 Learning Breakout Streams -14:00 1. Leadership/Negligence - Regulation 28: The Warnings We Keep Ignoring Chaired by Nigel Gazzard, Chair, UHUK - Flora McCabe, SHead of Advocacy and Risk Management, Lockton Companies LLP 2. Utilising an International Remote Workforce Chaired by Conor Burke, Chief Executive, UHUK - Dr Harriet Bradley, Medical Director, Asterix - Dr Mike Bewick, Strategic Medical Lead, Asterix
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AGENDA DAY 2 3. Metabolic Health as the Key to Workplace Wellbeing Chaired by Tonia Culpin, Partnerships Director, UHUK - Helen Gowers RNutr, Founder, Embrace Nutrition - Florence Zakari, Head of Resources, Partnership of East London Cooperatives
14:10
Panel Discussion: NHS App and Digital Triage Chaired by Conor Burke, Chief Executive, UHUK - Lucy Marsden, Associate Partner, IBM - Dr Murtaza Ali, Medical Director, LCW UCC - Jonathon Carr-Brown, Managing Director, Healthily
14:40 How Do We Turn Insight Into Action at Scale? Chaired by Conor Burke, Chief Executive, UHUK - Karen Ventura, Product Director, CLEO Systems - David Earlam, Chief Operating Officer, CLEO Systems
15:00 Tea and exhibition 15:45 Fireside Chat: Creating the Next Era of Neighbourhood Care Through Partnership
Chaired by Nigel Gazzard, Chair, UHUK - Dr Priya Kumar BEM, Senior Advisor, PPL - Dr Minal Bakhai MBE, GP and Advisor, DHSC
16:30 Raffle draw 17:00 Close - Conor Burke, Chief Executive, UHUK 18:45 Pre-dinner drinks 19:15 Seats for dinner & UHUK Awards 2026 Award Sponsors:
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Digital Impact Sponsored by OneAdvanced
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Excellence in Operational Safety Sponsored by CLEO Systems
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People First Sponsored by Hallam Medical
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Stronger Together Sponsored by Primary Care 24
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Innovation in Action Sponsored by Asterix
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Clinical Safety Leadership Sponsored by Lockton Companies LLP
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Making a Difference Sponsored by Credentially
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Outstanding Engagement & Involvement Sponsored by Hempsons
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Equity in Healthcare Sponsored by Babble
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OUR VIP SPONSORS Headline VIP Sponsor OneAdvanced OneAdvanced is a leading healthcare technology partner supporting NHS urgent, primary and secondary care services. For over 30 years, we have worked with UHUK members to improve efficiency, strengthen resilience and reduce pressure on frontline teams. Our Clinical Case Management solution, formerly Adastra, supports 85% of urgent and unplanned care providers in England and all providers in Scotland, helping organisations deliver care to more than 40 million patients annually. Through IQ Health, we connect clinical and operational teams across NHS 111, Out-of-Hours, Urgent Treatment Centres and Emergency Departments, enabling safer, more integrated care pathways. With patient safety, resilience and assurance at its core, OneAdvanced helps providers meet today’s challenges while supporting the future of integrated urgent care.
VIP Sponsors
CLEO
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Hallam Medical
Primary Care 24 in partnership with Blinx
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OUR SPONSORS Premium Sponsors
Asterix
PocDoc
Uphill Health
Standard Sponsors
ARC Systems
Babble
Credentially
DALs
Gallagher
Healthily
Hempsons
Lockton
Mastercall UXT
RotaMaster
Sage
Sutherland Global
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OUR SPONSORS Affiliate Partners
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AHS
Bid Management Solutions
Culture Amp
Embrace Nutrition
Infinitas Consulting
Office Odyssey
PPL
Reed Group
Regulatory Solution
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ABOUT US UHUK is a partnership of urgent and integrated health NHS service providers supporting more than two thirds of the patient population in the UK and Ireland. Our members provide Out of Hours services and clinical assessments, urgent primary care, NHS 111 and community services. By building our collective capability and working together, UHUK supports the provision of exceptional integrated and urgent primary care and the very best possible health outcomes for more people through social enterprise. But more than that, UHUK actively shapes NHS policy and leads the local implementation of best practice as a centre for innovation for integrated and urgent primary care.
Executive Directors
Nigel Gazzard Chair
Medical Director
Conor Burke Chief Executive
Dr Dawood Anwar Medical Director CEO SPCT
Management Team
Tonia Culpin Partnerships Director
Sharon Clifton Tara-Lee Baohm Communications Innovation Advisor Programme Director
Hazel Harrison Business Manager
Sarah Fletcher Business Coordinator
Non-Executive Directors
Stephen Bateman NED CEO DHU #UHUK2026
Michaela Buck NED CEO Mastercall
Matt Adam NED
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