The overall theme for the day is: Neighbourhood Health in Practice: Aligning Property, Place and Partnerships
Confirmed subject matters:
- How healthcare planning enables both new and existing Neighbourhood Health Centres
- Funding routes and investment approaches for Neighbourhood Health Centres
- The role of PropTech in improving space utilisation and operational efficiency
The agenda is still being shaped, but other key subject areas we expect to cover include:
- Accessibility, inclusive design and community‑centred environments
- Cybersecurity considerations for integrated neighbourhood hubs
- Integrating neighbourhood health models into ICS estate strategies
- How place‑based partnerships can unlock shared estate solutions
- Measuring impact: outcomes, utilisation, patient experience and community benefit
Agenda may be subject to change and will be updated regularly
Plenary & session speakers
Dave Sweeney
Associate Director of Partnerships and Sustainability, Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership
Dave is a multi-award-winning commissioner with 21 years’ experience working in NHS and Local Authority transformation and various levels of change management. He is passionate about mental wellbeing, social movement and harnessing the power of communities. In December 2016 Dave picked up an NHS Leadership Award for ‘Service Development and Innovation’. He graduated from and is part of the alumni from the Yale Global Leadership program on behalf of Cheshire and Merseyside.
In 2017 Dave left his Chief Officer role at NHS Halton CCG to help build the vision/design the implementation for Cheshire and Merseyside STP, a challenging role that covered 12 CCGs and 9 places. He designed the 10 point plan that was adopted across all places to support successful place integrated implementation. Dave spent 3 years working as Public Sector Director for Renover, ensuring the connectivity to ensure optimisation of NHS estate.
Dave is now a Director in the newly established NHS Cheshire and Merseyside and leads on Sustainability and a wide range of system aspects including the Green plan and implementing place and scale opportunities to meet the net zero targets. In summer of 2022 Dave was honoured to be named as the new Chair for Liverpool and Sefton Health Partnership Board.
Karina Dare
Primary Care Estates Strategy Lead, NHS Property Services
Biog coming soon
David Elstob
Head of Lease Advisory, NHS Property Services
Biog coming soon
Emma Hau
Senior Healthcare Planner, NHS Property Services
Biog coming soon
Chris King
Head of NHS Open Space, NHS Property Services
Biog coming soon
Community Health Partnerships speakers
Details coming soon
ICB & NHS Trust speakers
Details coming soon
event timetable
08.30 Registration, refreshments & networking
09.30 Chair’s welcome address
09.35 Plenary session
10.30 Refreshment & networking break
11.00 Session TBC
11.30 Session TBC
12.00 Session TBC
12.30 Lunch, refreshments & networking
13.20 Session TBC
13.50 How health care planning supports new and existing Neighbourhood Health Centres
14.10 Funding neighbourhood health centres
14.30 Refreshment & networking break
14.55 Session TBC
15.25 The role of Prop Tech in managing space utilisation
15.45 Chairs’ closing remarks
15.50 Drink’s reception
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