10/06/2026
What a brilliant first day at !
It was fantastic to hear from a wide range of inspiring speakers, including several representatives from our Trust who are helping to lead the conversation on innovation and transformation in healthcare.
Some of our highlights included:
💡Mark Cubbon, our Chief Executive, shared our experience of how AI is being embedded into clinical and back-office workflows to unlock capacity and improve outcomes.
💡Sabiha Kausar, Paediatric Haematology Consultant at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, contributed to a live podcast on emerging curative treatments for sickle cell disease and the challenge of ensuring that scientific breakthroughs translate into fair, timely and trusted access for patients.
💡Professor David Walliker, our Chief Digital and Information Officer, and Dr Henry Morriss, our Director of Clinical Informatics, shared how we are using AI apps and agents to support patient engagement, relieve administrative burden and improve process and workflow automation.
💡Patrick McGee, our Head of Strategic Projects, chaired a panel on how expanding diagnostic access can improve service resilience and enable more consistent care across regions, and enable more proactive, preventative approaches.
💡Vanessa Gardener, our Chief Delivery Officer, shared practical experiences of delivering meaningful, sustainable progress on 'shifting left' as a route to improved urgent and emergency care performance, better outcomes, and a financially sustainable future.
It’s been great to play a part in a day of collaboration, discussion and forward-thinking - we’re looking forward to day two.
