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The HCSA 2023 Winter Conference agenda will be available soon.

Confirmed Speakers

Matthew Swindells

Joint Chair

North West London Acute Hospitals

Professor Mahmood Bhutta

Chair in ENT Surgery and Sustainable Healthcare & Honorary Consultant in ENT Surgery and Clinical Green Lead

Brighton and Sussex Medical School & University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Jacqui Rock

Chief Commercial Officer

NHS England and NHS Improvement

Peter Smith

Managing Director

Procurement Excellence

Chris Ryan

Former SAS, Author, and Military Advisor

Clara Purnell

HCSA Deputy Chief Officer and Head of Procurement and Logistics

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Andrew New

Chief Executive Officer

NHS Supply Chain

Keith Rowley

Managing Director, North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative

Chief Officer, HCSA

Andrew Daly

Partner and Head of Procurement

Hempsons

Richard Whiteside

HCSA Deputy Chief Officer and Head of Procurement

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Speakers - Matthew Swindells

Matthew Swindells

North West London Acute Hospitals Title: Joint Chair Company: North West London Acute Hospitals

Speakers - Professor Mahmood Bhutta

Professor Mahmood Bhutta

Brighton and Sussex Medical School & University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Title: Chair in ENT Surgery and Sustainable Healthcare & Honorary Consultant in ENT Surgery and Clinical Green Lead Company: Brighton and Sussex Medical School & University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Professor Bhutta is a consultant ENT surgeon who has experience in all disorders of the ear nose throat and neck, but with a special interest in otology (disease of the ear). He treats a range of conditions, including hearing loss, glue ear, holes in the eardrum and cholesteatoma. He currently runs the regional ear implant service. At the end of his training Prof Bhutta was awarded the TWJ Otology Fellowship as the top trainee in ear surgery in the UK.

Professor Bhutta also has diverse academic interest in ear disease and global health. He was formally Phizackerley Senior scholar at Balliol College Oxford where his DPhil was in genetic susceptibility to otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear). He now works on global ear disease, and has trained health workers in Cambodia, Nepal, South Africa, Fiji and Uganda, and is a consultant to the WHO program on prevention of deafness and hearing loss. He also works with national and international partners on labour rights concerns in healthcare supply chains, and in 2006 founded the award-winning Medical Fair and Ethical Trade Group at the British Medical Association.

In his first year as a consultant Professor Bhutta was awarded a certificate of excellence in patient care.

Speakers - Jacqui Rock

Jacqui Rock

NHS England and NHS Improvement Title: Chief Commercial Officer Company: NHS England and NHS Improvement

Speakers - Peter Smith

Peter Smith

Procurement Excellence Title: Managing Director Company: Procurement Excellence

Peter started his procurement career at Mars Confectionery, then was Procurement Director for Dun & Bradstreet Europe, the Department of Social Security, and NatWest Group. He is a Fellow and was 2003 President of CIPS. He founded Procurement Excellence in 2004 and from 2010-18 was Managing Editor of the Spend Matters Europe website. His first co-authored book, “Buying Professional Services” was published in 2010. “A Procurement Compendium” followed in 2019, and Penguin published “Bad Buying – How Organisations Waste Billions Through Failures, Frauds and F*ck-ups” last year. With collaborator Mark Perera, his latest book, “Procurement with Purpose”, was published in November 2021.

Speakers - Chris Ryan

Chris Ryan

Title: Former SAS, Author, and Military Advisor

Speakers - Clara Purnell

Clara Purnell

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Title: HCSA Deputy Chief Officer and Head of Procurement and Logistics Company: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Clara has held various Procurement leadership roles within the private and public Healthcare sector, leading teams through major transformation programmes, delivering significant commercial benefits as well as changing the perception of Procurement, and the value it can deliver to Healthcare organisations; supporting best in class patient care and pathways.

She was named a Deputy Chief Officer at HCSA in October.

Speakers - Andrew New

Andrew New

NHS Supply Chain Title: Chief Executive Officer Company: NHS Supply Chain

Andrew joined SCCL as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in September 2021.
Prior to joining SCCL, Andrew was the Executive Director for Procurement and Supply Chain at JCB where he was responsible for the Supply Chain globally. Andrew has also held senior roles at Magnox Ltd (now a subsidiary to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority) and Babcock International Group PLC and brings experience across Retail, Leisure, Engineering and Property sectors.
Andrew has extensive experience in business transformation programme leadership, total lifecycle cost management, customer and supplier engagement and deploying technology to optimise business operational performance.
He also holds a Master’s in Business Administration and BSc in Chemical Physics from the University of Bristol.

Speakers - Keith Rowley

Keith Rowley

Chief Officer, HCSA Title: Managing Director, North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative Company: Chief Officer, HCSA

Keith Rowley has been Managing Director of NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) NOE CPC, a wholly owned part of Leeds and York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) since 2012. Through NOE CPC Keith is responsible for a range of services including the Collaborative Procurement Hub, the Hotel Services Category Tower and the shared Procurement and Logistics services delivered to LYPFT and Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCH). Prior to joining NOE CPC, Keith worked in the IT Services Sector for 14 years, where he covered a wide spectrum of roles including procurement, sales, marketing, and operations. Most recently Keith has been appointed Chief Officer of Health Care Supply Association (HCSA). Keith is particularly interested in ensuring the role of Procurement is valued and developed to ensure it continues to underpin the success of the NHS.

Speakers - Andrew Daly

Andrew Daly

Hempsons Title: Partner and Head of Procurement Company: Hempsons

Speakers - Richard Whiteside

Richard Whiteside

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Title: HCSA Deputy Chief Officer and Head of Procurement Company: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

28-29 November 2023

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