A symposium on Supporting Employee Driven Innovation in the Healthcare sector Event

Speaker information

Stephanie Aiken ,Head of Education, Royal College of Nursing,after qualifying as a registered nurse, Stephanie worked in a variety of acute clinical settings prior to commencing a career in nursing education. She has extensive experience in developing, delivering and managing curricula for pre and post-registration nursing programmes and the wider healthcare team

Kath Checkland ,University of Manchester,qualified as a GP in 1991, and still works 1 day a week in a rural practice in Derbyshire. Kath's research is based in the Health Policy, Politics and Organisations (HiPPO) group within the Centre for Primary Care in the Institute of Population Health. The group's research focuses upon the interaction between health policy and organisations within the health service, with a focus on primary care.

Dan Hopewell ,Director of Knowledge and Innovation, Bromley By Bow Centre,Rob has been CEO at the Centre for over 10 years and prior to this spent 14 years working in the travel industry. He has led the organisation through a period of considerable growth and organisational change and has been at the forefront of developing its holistic model and leadership culture. He is also a Partner in the GP Practice and is a Director of Allia, the social investment charity and charitable bond issuer (formerly Citylife).

Arvind Nagra ,Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist and Clinical Lead for Transitional Care at Southampton Children's Hospital,led the development of the Ready, Steady, Go programme to ensure youngsters have a better understanding of their conditions and treatment and are developing well personally, socially and emotionally. Dr Nagra is now a well-known advocate for the Ready Steady Go tool to improve outcomes for young people going through transition

Ian Wheeler ,Head of Research and Evaluation, Skills for Health,|

Karen Deeny ,Staff Experience Programme Lead, NHS England,|

Ann Griffin ,Academic Lead for Quality, UCL Medical School,My research profile is in education research.I am actively engaged in identifying how social science methodologies can aid our understanding of medical education and training and impact on the clinical care we provide. I have researched into a wide range issues: Professional identity | Education quality, evaluation, quality metrics | Student disability | Transitions in medical educaton and training | Workplace learning

Nigel Hewett ,Medical Director, Pathway,Graduated 1980, after GP training volunteered for 2 years training barefoot doctors in the Amazon jungle of Peru. Has worked with homeless people since 1990. 1997 founding chair of Leicester Single homeless multi-disciplinary team and 2000 set up full time Leicester Homeless Primary Healthcare Service. 2006 made Fellow of Royal College of General Practitioners and awarded OBE for Services to the Homeless. 2009 Set up University College London Hospital’s London Pathway homeless team.

Raj Jethwa ,Head of Public Health and Healthcare Delivery, British Medical Association,|

Rob Trimble ,Chief Executive, Bromley By Bow Centre,Rob has been CEO at the Centre for over 10 years and prior to this spent 14 years working in the travel industry. He has led the organisation through a period of considerable growth and organisational change and has been at the forefront of developing its holistic model and leadership culture. He is also a Partner in the GP Practice and is a Director of Allia, the social investment charity and charitable bond issuer (formerly Citylife). - See more at: http://www.bbbc.org.uk/our-board-and-team#sthash.Krgxc17w.dpuf