Hi All,

 

You may be interested in attending this seminar on 7 June from 4pm in London:

 

Lessons from Europe: health system innovation in lean times

 

LSE Health and the NHS Confederation's Health Services Research Network and NHS European Office are holding a series of free seminars looking at ways in which NHS researchers, policy-makers, managers and clinicians can innovate to save money whilst maintaining quality.

 

The series bridges the gap between policy research and practice, demonstrating how highly relevant policy experience and lessons from Europe can be applied to practice in health policy organisations in England, including all levels of the NHS. Experts from one or more European countries will identify some of the key lessons learnt from recent reforms in their health system.

 

The right form of provider governance in health care?

 

·        When: Thursday 7 June 2012

·        Where: London School of Economics

·        Times: 4pm-6pm (6pm-7pm drinks reception)

·        Free to attend

 

Successive UK and European governments have believed that granting an individual hospital, or provider organisation, the ability to make its own decisions - whether strategic, financial or clinical - can secure the quality, innovation and productivity needed to improve outcomes. The Foundation Trust model, introduced in 2004 by Tony Blair and a key component of the Coalition Government’s plans, is the preferred form of provider governance in England. By 2014 the government expects most providers operating in the NHS to have become Foundation Trusts. European health systems display a range of provider governance approaches with varying degrees of autonomy. This seminar draws on practical examples of innovation in hospital governance in two European countries to identify lessons we can learn in England as our own reforms are implemented.

 

Spain, the origin of the Foundation Trust model, operates five different models of self-governing hospital in its tax-funded health system. These range from a slight deviation from the publicly owned, publicly managed hospital to a more commercial model of administrative concession, as in Alzira in Valencia. Market-based reforms in the Netherlands have made hospitals more vulnerable than ever before. Hospital performance is now measured using a range of indicators, more and more information is being made available to the public and, crucially, the influence of insurers is increasing, particularly through selective contracting. These developments make hospital governance more complex.

 

An international panel chaired by Sue Slipman, Chief Executive of the Foundation Trust Network, will examine these examples in detail, enabling managers and policy-makers across the NHS to understand better how to approach the challenge of effective provider governance.

 

Book your place.

 

Expert panel includes:

 

·        Sue Slipman, Chief Executive, Foundation Trust Network [Chair]

·        Professor Hans Maarse, Professor of Health Policy Science, Maastricht University

·        Dr Antonio Duran, Director, Tecnicas de Salud Consulting

 

Who should attend?

 

Those from NHS organisations, professional bodies, regulators, non-governmental organisations, journalists and private-sector organisations including:

 

·        Chairs, Chief Executives

·        Directors, Deputy Directors

·        Policy-makers, Policy Advisers, Policy Analysts

·        Research Associates, Lecturers, Research Fellows

·        Commissioners

·        Providers

 

How to book

Please visit http://www.nhsconfed.org/events to book your place.

 

LSE Health and the NHS Confederation gratefully acknowledge funding from the Economic and Social Research Council.