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Best Value, Better Care – Commissioning Epilepsy Services

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Title:

Organiser:

Tom Loader

Description:

This event is a key opportunity for commissioners and clinicians of epilepsy services to come together to find out how commissioning high quality services can make a very real difference to the thousands of children and adults living with epilepsy.

Date:

23/02/2010 - 23/02/2010

Registration closing date:

25/02/2010

EVENT CONTACT DETAILS

Contact Name:

Tom Loader

Contact Email:

tom.loader@ltc-team.org.uk

Contact Phone Number:

0207 972 3049

VENUE

Name:

Holiday Inn, London Kensington Forum

Address:

97 CROMWELL ROAD
LONDON
SW7 4DN

Tel:

0871 9429100

Fax:

020 73731448

PROGRAMME INFORMATION

Programme:

Speakers at the event, to be chaired by Earl Howe, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Epilepsy, include:

Ann Keen, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Health
Karen Deacon, Chair of the Joint Epilepsy Council
Helen Doyle and Sally Gomershall, both living with epilepsy
Anna Walker, former Chief Executive Health Care Commission
Professor Ann Jacoby, the cost of treatment
Simon Rowe, Commissioner for Epilepsy Services
Professors John Duncan, Helen Cross, Mike Kerr, Ray Tallis; an overview of services for children and young people, for adults, for people with learning disability and for older people
Professor Fiona Irvine, the role of the specialist nurse, the national audit and audit tool

Audience:

PCT Commissioners of epilepsy services for children, young people and adults
Healthcare professionals working with people with epilepsy - GP's, neurologists, specialist nurses
Third sector organisations for people living with epilepsy
Expert Patient Programme managers
SHA leads for long term conditions

Aims:

The event aims:

to introduce attendees to the current situation in epilepsy services for children and young people, adults, elderly people and those with learning difficulties,
to consider the cost of medication and acute admissions - and how changing primary care approaches can reduce these costs,
to highlight where good practice is - and how you can replicate it in your area,
to identify the gaps in epilepsy services - and how these can be addressed.

Event Administrator:

Tom Loader

EVENT DOCUMENTS

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