Birmingham City University is proud to present

STEM to STEAM 2023 Healthcare Conference

Enhancing Mental Health and Workplace Culture

Wednesday 7 June 2023

1pm – 6pm


Keynote Speaker

Professor Neena Modi FMedSci

Professor of Neonatal Medicine at Imperial College London, a fellow and member of council of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences, and president-elect of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine. Immediate past-president of the British Medical Association and UK Medical Women’s Federation, and past-president of the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.


Welcome Speech

Professor Louise Toner

Professor Louise Toner, Professional Advisor to the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences at Birmingham City University

2023 Panel Groups


Panel Group 1

Finding creative solutions to NHS organisational inadequacy

Drawing upon the findings of the 2022 report titled Leadership for a collaborative and inclusive future by Sir General Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard, this panel will debate the hard issues facing front line NHS employees. From bullying behaviours to the challenges faced by many dealing with inequality and how this negatively impacts the patient, NHS employees and the UK taxpayer.
This panel will also discuss the findings of the GMC 2022 report titled The state of medical education and practice in the UK. Page 4 states
“Our health services would be mistaken to look at inclusion from a purely ethical viewpoint. Of course, it is the right thing to do, but we must recognise that it is also – like stress management and wellbeing – a crucial factor in productivity and workforce retention. By making it a priority, we can encourage much-needed doctors to remain in UK healthcare and make the most of their potential.”

Simon Fleming

Simon Fleming

Orthopaedic Registrar

Dr Leanne Armitage

Dr Leanne Armitage

Doctor and co-founder of The Armitage Foundation

Professor Ann-Marie Cannaby

Professor Ann-Marie Cannaby

Chief Nurse at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Interim Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Executive, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and Principal Clinical Consultant BT

Ed Hindle

Ed Hindle

Senior Manager, Consulting, Deloitte MCS Limited


Panel Group 2

Leading with wisdom rather than worry: looking beneath the mask and owning who you really are

Panellists in this group will discuss what they have learnt from a Birmingham City University BCU IBA Pilot Programmes which incorporates content from the Health & Wellbeing programme developed at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
By entwining the contributions the ‘arts’ brings to leadership provision, these panellists will discuss how they believe this additional knowledge can find answers to the recommendations identified by Sir General Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard in their 2022 report.

Dr Adelina McLeod

 

Dr Adelina McLeod

Consultant Geriatrician

Dr Nadia Stock

Dr Nadia Stock

Acute Medicine Consultant

Nicky Houghton

Nicky Houghton

Senior Policy Manager, NHS England

Liz Thiebe

Liz Thiebe

Senior advisor to the NHS in England for Covid Critical Care and Nursing services, Visiting Lecturer at Catolica University, Visiting Lecturer at Birmingham City University

Chrissla Davis

 

Chrissla Davis

Interim Head for Nursing Workforce at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Visiting lecturer at The University of Wolverhampton


Panel Group 3

Conducting oneself with authenticity and earning respect

Panellists in this group will discuss what they have learnt from a Birmingham City University MSc Module (Understanding and Managing Behaviours of Self, Teams and Organisations) which incorporates content from the Health & Wellbeing programme developed at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
By entwining the contributions the ‘arts’ brings to leadership provision, these panellists will discuss how they believe this additional knowledge can find answers to the recommendations identified by Sir General Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard in their 2022 report.

Major Stephen Johnson

Major Stephen Johnson

Second in Command, Engineering & Logistics Wing. British Forces South Atlantic Islands 

Jenny Borley

 

Jenny Borley

Nurse Consultant at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Karen Glover

 

Karen Glover

International Recruitment Manager – NHS England – Midlands Region (Secondment)


Panel Group 4

Finding Harmony in Hybrid workspaces

Not everyone agrees on how hybrid work is going. Employees and employers are divided. Employees have embraced flexible work and its benefits and are rejecting a return to hustle culture.
According to a 2022 report, 87% of employees report they are productive. At the same time, 85% of leaders say that the shift to hybrid work has made it challenging to have confidence that employees are being productive.
This panel group will focus on the results of:

2022 report: Hybrid Work Is Just Work. Are We Doing It Wrong?

2021 report: The effects of remote work on collaboration among information workers

John Mark Williams

John Mark Williams

Chief Executive of The Institute of Leadership & Management

Geeta Sidhu-Robb

Geeta Sidhu-Robb

5 time winner of the Entrepreneur & Businesswoman of the year award

Helen Gordon

Helen Gordon

Chief Executive, The Science Council

Andrew Henning

Andrew Henning

Head of Machine Learning


Panel Group 5

Collaboration to create sustainable change 

Panellists in this group have all been involved in the development of the IBA framework at Birmingham City University. They will review the content and discussion of the conference and present their thoughts and views with respect to how the recommendations outlined in the 2022 report by General Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard, can be implemented to create an authentic, holistic and sustainable healthcare culture to benefit patients, NHS staff and the taxpayer.

Health Education

Professor Louise Toner

Professor Louise Toner

Professional Advisor, Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences

Medicine

Professor Paul Coulter

Professor Paul Coulter

Consultant Palliative Medicine and General Practitioner

Psychotherapy

Ryan Marcovich

Ryan Marcovich

Psychotherapist

Music

Katharine Lam

Katharine Lam

Senior Lecturer in Piano and Piano Pedagogy, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Education

Lorrain Holder

Lorrian Holder

Deputy Headmaster, Bablake Junior School

2023 Overview

In their 2022 report Sir General Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard stated that “institutional inadequacy” has developed over time. However, this comment should not be a surprise  to either the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care or anyone senior in the NHS.

Prior to the 2022 report there have been a series of reports since Dame Carol Black published her seminal Working for a healthier tomorrow in 2008.

The panellists in this conference will debate the hard issues facing front line NHS employees. From bullying behaviours to the challenges faced by many dealing with inequality and how this negatively impacts the patient, NHS employees and the UK taxpayer. The purpose of the debate is to find sustainable solutions that benefits all NHS stakeholders. 

Conference Programme

12.45 - Registration and refreshments

13.15 - Welcome Speech

Professor Louise Toner, Professional Advisor to the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences at Birmingham City University

13.25 - Keynote Speech

Professor Neena Modi FMedSci, Professor of Neonatal Medicine at Imperial College London, a fellow and member of council of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences, and president-elect of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine. Immediate past-president of the British Medical Association and UK Medical Women’s Federation, and past-president of the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

13.35 - Setting the scene

Professor Adam Crizzle 

13.45: Panel Group 1 - Finding creative solutions to NHS organisational inadequacy

14.20 - Julia Morgan

  • She Walked Through The Fair Trad. Irish Folk Song
  • Spring Sorrow John Ireland
  • Silent Noon Vaughan Williams

14.35: Panel Group 2 - Leading with wisdom rather than worry: looking beneath the mask and owning who you really are

15.10 - Break and refreshments

15:25: Panel Group 3 - Conducting oneself with authenticity and earning respect

16.00 - Alex Wyatt

  • Danza Col Canto Op. 40 no. 1 Medtner
  • Graceful Ghost Rag William Bolcom

16.15: Panel Group 4 - Finding Harmony in Hybrid workspaces

16.50 - Julia Morgan

  • Les Oiseaux Dans La Charmille (from ‘Tales of Hoffmann’) Offenbach

17.00: Panel Group 5 - Collaboration to create sustainable change

17.35: Buffet, Networking & Meet the Panellists

18.30: Close