The NHS ConfedExpo Conference. I’ve been going now for 20 years and seen firsthand the ebbs and flows of ‘the big topics’, ‘the must-see plenary session’, the buzzwords of the year, the waxing and waning interest of industry, the mood of the managers and the vibe of the exhibition.
For what it’s worth, this year that entailed, in order: the Spending Review’s NHS settlement, the Ten Year Plan, neighbourhood health providers; the Streeting shifts, tech, AI (again), health inequalities (again), prevention (more notably at this conference than before); high interest from pharma; buoyant mood of the managers (generally) and optimistic vibe overall.
Suffice to say, after years of political turbulence, workforce shortages and pandemic fallout, the NHS is poised for another major strategic overhaul.
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