Summer Symposium - 11th June 2009 at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham

9.45am

Chairman’s welcome & introduction

Allan Karr, Chairman, Margaret Dolan, Vice Chairman, PDIG

10.00am

A view from a National Clinical Director

  • What are the key issues for the medicines market and the NHS?
  • What are the drivers for change?
  • How can we make the medicines supply chain more efficient and also follow DoH strategy?

 

Martin Stephens, National Clinical Director for Hospital Pharmacy, DoH 

10.35am

Will the new PPRS work?

  • How does PPRS work?
  • What is the actual impact of PPRS on the NHS?
  • Has Industry got a good deal?
  • Has the NHS got a good deal?

 

Adrian Towse,

Director, Office of Health Economics

David Taylor,

Prof of Pharmaceutical and Public Health Policy, The School of Pharmacy, University of London

Presentation

11.20am

Tea/Coffee

 

11.50am

 Procurement Training – How to become an 
 expert?

  • Why is procurement training so important?
  • What knowledge does this training provide?
  • How do you access CIPS and other training facilities?

 

Lesley Smith,

Head of Learning & Development

NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency

 

 

12.20pm

Medicines Licensing and Supply

·         How medicines are licensed?

·         Special consideration for generic medicines

·         Dealing with supply issues

 

 

Elizabeth Baker,

Group Manager, Licensing Division, MHRA

1.00pm

 Lunch

 

2.15pm

 David Samways Award

Allan Karr

2.25pm

Is Additional Private Care (Top-ups) a good idea?

·         What are the benefits of additional private care

·         Is additional private care fair to all?

·         Can this work in practice?

 

David Thomson,

Lead Pharmacist, Yorkshire Cancer Network

 

3.05pm

 Why do medicines shortages still cause  
 problems?

  • What is the cause of medicines shortages?
  • Work underway between ABPI and NHS South West
  • How can the NHS and Industry work together to minimise risk?
  • What is the S&W Region experience?
  • How can the problem be tackled nationally? 

 

David Stead,

Medicines Procurement Specialist Pharmacist

South West SHA

Martin Anderson,

ABPI, Director of NHS Policy & Partnerships

4.00pm

Summary and close

Allan Karr, Chairman