Time Programme
08.00 - 09.15 Delegate Registration, Coffee and Exhibition Viewing
08.15 - 09.10 Speakers’ Welcome – Chris Shaw will welcome speakers in the Speakers Room
09.25 - 09.40 Welcome to Conference and Opening Remarks Chris Shaw, Chief Executive, Disabled Living Foundation (DLF)
09.40 - 10.10 Plenary Session 1
Access and Pathways back into work

While policies and prevention of work related injury should be paramount to any organisation, healthcare workers are recognised as being at higher levels of developing certain types of injury due to their work and interaction with people who are often incapacitated. When injuries occur organisations have a responsibility to manage and support the worker in getting them back into work. This presentation will consider what support the DWP can provide and the schemes (Pathways to Work, Access to Work etc) available to help and enable organisations and workers in returning to work.

Jonathan Shaw, MP, Minister for Disabled People

  10.10 - 10.30 Transfer Time
    At this point delegates will divide into colour groups and attend either concurrent sessions or workshops.
    10.10 - 10.20 Concurrent Session delegates remain in Gallery Hall
    10.10 - 10.30 Workshop delegates disperse to Workshops 1 - 4
  10.20 - 13.00 Concurrent Sessions 1 - 3 and Workshops 1 - 4
    10.20 - 10.30 Concurrent Session 1 Exhibition Overview
    10.30 - 11.30 Coffee and Exhibition Viewing
    11.30 - 12.30 Concurrent Sessions 2 and 3
    10.30 - 11.30 Workshops 1 - 4
    11.30 - 12.00 Coffee and Exhibition Viewing
    12.00 - 13.00 Workshops 1 - 4
  10.20 - 13.00 Lunch and Exhibition Viewing
    12.30 - 13.45 Morning Concurrent Session delegates
    13.00 - 14.15 Morning Workshop delegates
  13.45 - 17.45 Afternoon Conference Chair
Dr Kit Harling,
Director NHS plus

Concurrent Sessions 1 - 3 and Workshops 1 - 4
Delegates are still divided into colour groups and will follow their personal itinerary and attend either concurrent sessions or workshops.

    13.45 - 14.45 Workshops 1 - 4
    14.45 - 15.15 Tea and Exhibition Viewing
    15.15 - 16.15 Workshops 1 - 4
    14.15 - 15.15 Concurrent Sessions 2 and 3
    15.15 - 15.25 Concurrent Session 1 Exhibition Overview
    15.25 - 16.15 Tea and Exhibition Viewing
16.15 - 16.30 Transfer Time
16.30 - 17.30 Plenary Session 2
Professional Debate and Discussion Forum

Forum to be chaired by Dr Kit Harling

Professional forum to address the discussion topic:
How do we engage people in safer practice/people handling?
Each member of the panel will have 5 mins to present a response to the question posed and then questions will be taken from the floor to discuss how safer practice can be achieved in the future?

• Dr Kit Harling: Chair
• Health Care representative: Dr Angela Grainger, Assistant Director of Nursing Education & Research Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• HSE representative: Amanda James, Health & Social Services , Health Unit & Public Services Centre
• Informal Carer’s representative: Alex Fox, Director of Policy and Communications, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
• Moving & Handling Advisor: Charmian Romano, Hemel Hempstead General Hospital

17.30 - 17.45 Closing Remarks from the Afternoon Conference Chair
17.45 - 19.15 Drinks Reception and Exhibition Viewing