EPIIC 2026 Conference: Facilitating Transformation in Healthcare in a World of Change through Partnerships and Collaboration

Time

Activity

8.30am - 9.15am

Registration, Poster & Exhibit Showcase, and Networking

with refreshments

9.15am - 9.30am

Introduction and Welcome - Professor Frances Bowen (Vice-Chancellor, University of Essex) & Professor Victoria Joffe (Dean of Integrated Health and Care Partnerships)

9.30am - 10.00am

NHS 10-Year Workforce Plan – Setting the Scene - Phil Carver (Regional Director of Workforce, Training and Education - East of England)

10.00am - 11.00am

Keynote Address: Leadership and Health Equity for All - Dr Tim Elwell-Sutton - Deputy Regional Director of Public Health, South East OHID, DHSC & NHSE

11.00am - 11.30am

Refreshment Break

11.30am - 1.00pm

Snapshot of EPIIC Innovations

• Developing the Workforce through Interdisciplinary Online and In-Person Service Provision in the Health, Wellbeing and Care Hub - Professor Andrew Bateman (University of Essex)

• System Dynamic Modelling for Future Strategic System Needs and Demands - Delyth Ford & Charlotte Mullins (HWEICB, University of Hertfordshire)

• Collaborative Partnerships for Transforming the Health and Social Care Workforce - Professor Nasreen Ali (University of Bedfordshire)

• When the Rocks Rain In: Ripples that Matter through NICHE's Way of Evaluating-With to Amplify Place-Based Change - Professor Sally Hardy, Johnny Yuen  & Idris Phillips-Fry (University of East Anglia)

• Driving Change Through the Integrated Care Academy - Dr Caroline Angus and Professor Valerie Gladwell (University of Suffolk)

• Strengthening and diversifying the health and social care volunteering landscape - Melanie Boyce and Andrea Grobios (Anglia Ruskin University)

1.00pm - 2.30pm

Lunch, Poster & Exhibit Showcase, and Networking

2.30pm - 3.45pm

Impact of EPIIC

Representatives from NHS, voluntary and third sector organisations, and service users

• Partnership working in the Health, Wellbeing and Care Hub - Hope and Opportunity at the Hub - Ian Rogers (Area Development Manager, East of England, Parkinson’s UK)

• Social Value Calculator - Hannah Gray (VCFSE Alliance/CEO NHSCVS, University of Hertfordshire)

• The importance of Research and Innovation in improving outcomes - examples from a world that is changing fast - Dr Sanhita Chakrabarti (Deputy Chief Medical Officer BLMK ICB and Women’s Health Champion BLMK ICB, University of Bedfordshire)

• The Social Spark Journey: From Partnership to Place Based Impact - Nicky Stevenson and Jenny Garrett MSE/ARU Senior Anchor Project Manager, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Anglia Ruskin University

• THRIVE: Building culture, compassion, and confidence - Helen Muncey (Head of Education, Queen Elizabeth Hospital) and Nicola Plaatjies (Deputy Head, Education Faculty) (UEA)

3.45pm - 4.45pm

Keynote Address: From Analogue to Digital: The Future of Digital Technology in the NHS - Nicky Murphy (Regional Director of Digital Transformation NHS England – East of England)

Closing Remarks - Professor Yannis Pappas (University of Bedfordshire, Chair of EPIIC)

5.00pm - 6.00pm

Optional Activities

• Essex Disc Golf (for those with some physical energy to expend) with Andrew Bateman, and/or 

• Tour of the Health, Wellbeing and Care Hub with Katherine Farrow & Victoria Joffe and/or

• Further time for Poster & Exhibit Showcase
  
  Essex Disc Golf: In this session for complete beginners, you will have opportunity to try your arm and have a go on the site of the first Pro Disc Golf courses in the UK. We won’t be trying the famous Lake Hole but we will explore part of the wonderful campus and enjoy some friendly competition, fresh air and exercise.

6.00pm - 7.00pm 

Drinks Reception (optional)

Wivenhoe House Hotel

7.00pm - 9.30pm

Dinner (optional)

Wivenhoe House Hotel. Please note that attendance for this part of the day is chargeable at £40pp and is only open to conference attendees. Bookings must be made by Tuesday 3 March. Please contact events@essex.ac.uk if you want to attend but have missed the booking deadline.

Click here to book and choose your dinner options

Menu

Starter

Bread and butter, served to all guests (Gl, So, Mi)

Pressed ham hock terrine, piccalilli purée (Mu, Su)

Smoked salmon, pickled cucumber, crispy capers, horseradish cream cheese & dill oil (Mi, Su, Mu, E, F)

Goats cheese mousse, roasted & pickled beetroots, toasted walnuts & aged balsamic dressing (Mi, Su, N) Vegan alternative available

Main

Roast chicken breast, fondant potato, fine beans & green peppercorn sauce (Ce, Mi, Su)

Fillet of sea bass, crushed butterbeans, spinach, cherry tomato, chorizo & herb salsa (Ce, Mi, Su, F)

Potato & herb gnocchi, roasted squash & squash puree, cavolo nero, crispy sage and a brown butter & parmesan crumb (Gl, Ce, Mi, E) Vegan alternative available

Dessert

Sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce, brandy snap & vanilla ice cream (Gl, E, Mi, Su)

Chocolate brownie, cherry puree, Chantilly cream & chocolate shavings (Gl, Mi, E, So) Vegan alternative available

Passion fruit cheesecake with pineapple & mango salsa, toasted coconut & lime (Gl, E, Mi, So, Su)

(Vg) suitable for vegans - Celery/Ce Gluten/Gl Crustaceans/Cr Eggs/E Fish/Fi Lupin/Lu Milk/Mi Molluscs/Mo Mustard/Mu Nuts/N Peanuts/P Sesame/Se Soya/So Sulphites/Su

* May contain traces of nuts ** May contain traces of nuts & peanuts

Time

Activity

8.30am - 9.00am

Registration, Poster & Exhibit Showcase, and Networking

with refreshments

9.00am - 9.55am

Keynote Address: Changing the Paradigm of Healthcare through kindness and trust - Dr Ed Garratt OBE (Chief Executive, NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board and CEO (Designate) NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board)

Implementing Health and Care Innovation in Partnership - Sarah Hamilton, Health Innovation East

10.05am - 10.30am

Background and Vision of EPIIC:EPIIC Work - Effective collaborations for enhancing research, practice and education driven innovations addressing population health inequalities - Professor Sally Hardy (University of East Anglia)

10.30am - 11.00am

Showcasing Partnership Working and Student and Practitioner Research and Practice

Partnership, Student and Practitioner Talks

• 10.30am - 10.45am - Implementation Vigilance for an Equitable NHS 10-Year Plan Insights from CoastGEM stroke care pathways in East Suffolk and North Essex - Professor Reza Majdzadeh (University of Essex)
• 10.45am - 11.00am - Closing the Gap: Digital Prehabilitation to Tackle Inequality
  and Boost Outcomes Personalised, Evidence-Based Care for Every Cancer Patient Across Deprived and Diverse Communities - Friederike Englund (Mid and South Essex ICB)

11.00am - 11.30am

Refreshment Break

11.30am - 1.30pm

Showcasing Partnership Working and Student and Practitioner Research and Practice

Partnership, Student and Practitioner Talks and Posters

•  11.30am - 11.45am - How does one start a company in one's 'spare time' as a busy NHS surgeon - Professor Oliver Pearce (Milton Keynes University Hospital)
• 11.45am - 11.55am - Purple Flag across the East of England - Alex Flack (Mid and South Essex ICB)
• 11.55am - 12.05pm - Bridging the Gap: From Genomic Science to clinical change - Anita Murphy (Lead nurse, East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance)
• 12.05pm - 12.15pm - Transformation of North East Essex Community Paediatric Services through the  adoption of the Balanced System Framework - Elizabeth Kingsford and Monette Dormant (HCRG Care Group, ESNEFT)
• 12.15pm - 12.25pm - Facilitating Transformation through Information Flow: Insights from a Multi-Agency Integrated Wellbeing Service - Dr Fani Liapi (University of Bedfordshire)
• 12.25pm - 12.35pm - A Cross-Site Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Timely Antibiotic Administration in Paediatric Sepsis - Dr Maimuna Mushabe, Susan Cornwell, Louise Tebble, Grace Davis & Mary Stebbens (Mid and South Essex Hospitals)
• 12.35pm - 12.45pm - Transforming Early Career Transitions Through Interprofessional Partnership: A Co-Produced Pre-Preceptorship Model - Raihana Mohammed, Debbie Cubitt & East of England Practice Partners
• 12.45pm - 12.55pm - How collaborative is healthcare for people with musculoskeletal-related conditions? A survey of patients and clinicians - James Roberts (University of Essex)
• 12.55pm - 1.05pm - Values-based integrated care: fairness and equity as conceptual tools for attaining social justice within underserved ethnic minority communities - Kirstie Allen (University of Bedfordshire)
• 1.05pm - 1.15pm - Creating a new mentorship model for dentistry using co-design - Charlotte Wake (University of Bedfordshire)
• 1.15pm - 1.25pm - Transforming education, mental health and social care via Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) working and sensory integration practice - Fran Bailey (Essex County Council)

1.30pm

Thanks and Closing Remarks - Professor Yannis Pappas (Professor in Public Health and Integrated Care, University of Bedfordshire and Chair, East of England Partnership for Innovation in Integrated Care (EPIIC)) & Professor Victoria Joffe (Dean of Integrated Health and Care Partnerships)

1.30pm - 2.30pm 

Lunch, Poster & Exhibit Showcase, and Networking

Poster display

• Transforming Early Career Transitions Through Interprofessional Partnership: A Co-Produced Pre-Preceptorship Model - Raihana Mohammed, Debbie Cubitt, and East of England Practice Partners
• How collaborative is healthcare for people with musculoskeletal-related conditions? A survey of patients and clinicians - James Roberts
• Individualised care and patient experience for people with Dementia in Acute Care: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the evidence - Dr Rachel Marrow 
• Improving equitable access to antenatal care in East of England - Dr Shuby Puthussery (Associate Professor & Director of Maternal and Child Health Research Centre)
• Making research participation more inclusive and relevant to need - Dr Sharon Mutare, University of Hertfordshire
• A Research and Innovation Hub enables residents to live better and longer lives - Dr Sharon Mutare, University of Hertfordshire
• The Workforce and Skills Hub - Jennifer Beard, University of Hertfordshire
• The role of the universities as partners in developing integrated care frameworks for the organisation and delivery of care - Santosh Yatnatti, University of Bedfordshire
• Growing Research in Brain Injury Social Care - Laura-Milhaela and Alexandra Scott-Hornsby
• Proactively identifying and meeting needs in the over 75s population in a Primary Care Network - Deepika Lawrence, Cara Burgess and David Hewson
• NHS Partnerships: Research and Education - Greg Brooke - School of Life Sciences

Exhibitions

• Health, Wellbeing and Care Hub, University of Essex
• The Workforce Development Trust
• Centre for Healthcare Science, University of Essex
• The HCRG and NEECPS Journey: Adoption of the Balanced System Framework - Elizabeth Kingsford and Monette Dormant
• Genomics and its impact on healthcare - Anita Murphy
• Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing/Centre for Coastal Communities, University of Essex
• University of Hertfordshire - System Dynamic Modelling - Iosif Mporas and/or Caio Ribeiro
• ASUS Business
• Health Innovation East
• CoastGEM: The Coastal Gap Equality Management for Stroke Care - University of Essex

Posters and exhibitions will be available across both days.

2.30pm

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