Workforce: the biggest issue facing the health and social care sector

At the end of June we had a high energy, passionate discussion about the workforce challenges facing the NHS and social care.   

We were joined by three speakers: Caroline Clarke, Group Chief …

CHN focuses on the need for change and improvement in Primary Care

On 25th May, we were delighted to host a fantastic line up of three dynamic primary care leaders speaking to a full house at accuRx’s new offices.

Claire Fuller, CEO designate of Surrey …

The opportunity to use data to transform the NHS

CHN and The Kings Fund jointly hosted Tim Ferris, Director of Transformation at NHS England and NHS Improvement on 29th March.

Tim focused his talk on the potential of data and analytics …

Investment and Innovation in Diagnostics

CHN was back at DAC Beachcroft on 9th February with Sir Mike Richards and Geoff Searle to discuss how the NHS can ensure sufficient diagnostic capacity while adopting new approaches, new technologies …

Integrated Care Systems: Recipe for success or yet another moving of the deckchairs?

On 8th November McKinsey and Co generously hosted us for an event discussing Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). 

Our speakers were Penny (who therefore didn’t co-chair for the evening!), Frances O’Callaghan (CEO of NCL ICS) …

Provider collaboratives: policy, models, benefits and pitfalls

On Monday 18th October, we had a comprehensive and high energy discussion about provider collaboratives - the policy evolution over the years, the different models/concepts, the potential benefits as well as the …

CHN back in person after 18 months, discussing Genomic Medicine

We had a terrific in person CHN session (our first one in 18 months!) on 22 September - and it was a fantastic restart to our events!

The discussion focused on genomics - …

Sir Simon Stevens looks back at 33 years in the NHS

Pam and Penny were delighted to interview Sir Simon Stevens face to face in a London studio on July 14th, as he prepared to step down from his role as Chief Executive …

In Conversation with Sir Simon Stevens

Sir Simon Stevens

We are delighted that for our ‘comeback' event on July 14th, Sir Simon Stevens will be our guest speaker.

Simon was our very first speaker in 2004, has joined us many …

CHN Hibernation

We have made a big decision at CHN - we have decided to hibernate until Spring, when we hope that we can get back to a normal operating model involving meeting and …