Autumn Symposium – Thursday, 3rd November 2005
The Hilton Hotel, Coventry

    
09.15amArrival, Registration, Coffee & Tea  
09.45amChairman’s Welcome & IntroductionAllan Karr, Chairman, PDIG 
 

Professor Roger Tredree, Vice Chairman, PDIG

 
10.00amPharmacy Market Support Group  
 
  • Managing branded medicines?
  • Relationship with collaborative hubs
Peter Sharott

Director, London, Eastern & South East Specialist Pharmacy Services & Chairman, PMSG

10.55am

PDIG Award – Progress on pilot E-business platform

  
 
  • Supplier performance measurement
  • Dispute management
George Gannon

Pharmacy Operations Manager

UCLH

11.20amTea/Coffee  
11.50amPayment By Results  
 
  • Pharmaceutical Implications

Steve Brown

Director of Pharmacy Services, United Bristol Hospitals

12.15pmDiagnostic Treatment Centres  
 
  • Status of private organisations
  • Legality of pharmaceutical supplies
  • Who and how you can supply

John Jolly

Pharmaceutical Consultant

12.45pmLunch  
2.20pmUsing the National Audit Database  
 
  • Eastern Region update
  • Learning outcomes

Andi Swain

Principal Pharmacy Technician, Addenbrookes Hospital

2.40pmNHS Supply Chain Review Report  
 
  • Feedback from pilot site
David Stead, Chief Pharmacist, Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Frank Hill, Head of Supply Chain Services, NHS Logistics