CIMA NHS Conference - Redesigning Healthcare Provision: The Challenge for Management

12 April 2005

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is holding the CIMA NHS Conference on the 3rd June at the Royal Society of Arts, London and has invited leading figures from the health arena.

Speakers at the conference will include:

• Bob Ricketts, Head of Policy Development and Capacity, Department of Health
• Jan Filochowski, who works for specific Health Authorities as a roving Chief Executive
• Professor Alan Maynard, who is professor of health economics at the University of York and also Chairman of York NHS Trust

As healthcare provision evolves, so the challenges for management change. The modernisation of healthcare provision has triggered substantial and vigorous discussion on the key drivers of successful healthcare management. Key Issues to be addressed during the day will include:

• The evolving relationship between the NHS and other healthcare providers
• Measurement, monitoring, and management ' new approaches for improved performance
• Developing new solutions to demand and capacity problems
• Recognising organisational failure and devising the methods to cope with it
• Assessing the impact of choice and patience focused care in designing provision
• From an acute focus to primary care ' shifting the balance or shifting the burden?

Charles Tilley, CIMA Chief Executive, commenting on the conference, said, 'This radical conference will provide a challenging forum for all those involved in healthcare provision from all sectors. We have designed the event specifically for CEOs, Performance Directors, and Finance Directors in PCTs, Acute Trust, Mental Health Trusts, as well as in the independent and charitable sectors. We hope the structure of the conference and the issues it addresses, will provide all those involved in implementing new healthcare initiatives with platform for innovative thinking.'

Press places are limited, to reserve your place please contact:

Claire Grewer, Press Assistant
Tel: 020 8849 2300 Email: Claire.grewer@cimaglobal.com

For all other attendees please contact:

CIMA Courses and Conferences
Tel: 020 8849 2244 Email: mastercourses@cimaglobal.com

Notes to editors

CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is a leading professional body that offers an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy, focussing on accounting in business. It is the fastest growing UK based membership body, in terms of members, in both the UK and worldwide and is the voice of over 85,000 students and 65,000 members in 156 countries. CIMA is responsible for the education and training of management accountants who work in industry, commerce and not-for-profit and has more members in the public sector than any other UK based body. CIMA prides itself on the commercial relevance of its syllabus, which is in tune with the activities of high performance organisations, and evolves continually reflecting the latest developments in global business. It is committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards of members and students, and to maintaining public confidence in management accountancy.