Our in-person Q event in Wales will take place this summer at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Wales in Newport. Join fellow Q members and wider colleagues to network, share learning and explore shared challenges.
Inspired by the success of our in-person community events, our collaboration events will provide a space to learn from each other and make progress in the challenging context we are working within. The event will explore Q’s collaborative improvement priorities: digital innovation, reducing waits and supporting integration. An exciting agenda of lighting talks, networking opportunities and an Open Space session will get to the heart of the biggest issues for our sector and how improvement approaches are making a difference in Wales.
What’s in it for you?
- Time to meet Q members and wider colleagues in-person
- Share knowledge, successes, challenges, and even get support for your work
- Generate new ideas for collaboration
We will be running an Open Space, which enables collaborative problem solving, improved communications and stronger relationships. From UN conferences to local community groups, it’s a format that has been used successfully in many contexts to bring people together and set in motion meaningful change.
We invite you to bring your own challenges around the question:
Thinking about the current context of the health and care system, what are the most important conversations we need to be having about collaborative improvement that will help you to progress your work?
Read this blog to find out more about what to expect.
Event programme
10.30 | Arrival and registration
11:00 | Welcome and introduction Mandy Westcott, Q Lab Cymru
11.05 | Opening remarks Dominique Bird, NHS Wales Executive and Penny Pereira, Q
11.20 | Lightning Talks
Sharing learning at lightning speed on a range of subjects, with Q&A
- Retention in the NHS Zoe Gibson, Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)
- Enabling integrated improvement across sectors Alka Ahuja, Gemma Johns, TEC Cymru, and Oliver John, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Wales
- Reducing the time to diagnosis for Head and Neck cancer through collective responsibility Jonathan Clarke and Sian Williams, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- The potential of an outcome focused approach to evaluation in supporting integrated improvement across sectors Emyr Williams, Social Care Wales
- Connected Support Cymru- Connecting patients with community-based responders and the clinical expertise available within our clinical contact centres, to provide remote clinical assessment through technology enabled health solutions Ela Lewis, Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust
- Innovating in health and social care – who is the user? Simon Renault, Welsh Government
- Finding Clarity through Collaboration Andrea Davies, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Andrea Gray, Quality Safety and Improvement NHS Executive
- Implementing a Quality Management System to meet the Duty of Quality Felicity Hamner and Karen Field, Quality Safety and Improvement, NHS Executive
- Using self and 360 assessments to facilitate the individual leadership development journey Christopher Ramshaw, Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)
12.30 | Lunch
13.20 | Open Space Mandy Westcott, Q Lab Cymru and Matthew Mezey, Q
- ‘Thinking about the current context of the health and care system, what are the most important conversations we need to be having about collaborative improvement that will help you to progress your work?
14.45 | Review and reflections Des Brown, NHS Wales Executive and Mandy Westcott, Q Lab Cymru
15:00 | Close
Please note that the agenda is subject to change.
Getting to the venue
Below, you can find key information on getting to the event:
Transport:
- Train: the nearest rail station is Newport. Delegates can receive discounted rail fares using GWR.com/conference. There will be a free shuttle bus from Newport station to the ICC, running between 10am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm.
- Car: We will cover one day parking on 27 June for delegates attending the event within the ICC Wales car park. Please note that this is not valid for car parking at the Celtic Manor.
Accommodation:
- The Celtic Collection are offering a 10% discount for attendees to book accommodation. Please use the promo code ICEVCW directly on the Celtic Collection website for the Ty Newport and Coldra Court hotels. This offer is valid until 27 June 2024.
- A free shuttle bus runs between these properties and the Celtic Manor which is next door to ICC Wales.
Accessibility
- If you use a hearing aid and require a hearing loop, the venue uses a system called Sennheiser Connect, which connects to headphones or hearing aids with your phone.
- A quiet room is available.
- We have a sensory kit available to pick up at registration on the day, which has some fidgets, ear defenders and vision rulers.
Bookings are now closed for this event. If you would like to attend please email adriana.thursby-pelham@health.org.uk
This event is open to non-Q members.
Q will reimburse expenses for patient and public voice (PPV) members in line with the Q Expense policy. Please contact the Q team via Q@health.org.uk for more information.