St Ann’s staff present at Hospice UK’s national convention
The conference was held over three days in Glasgow
A number of St Ann’s staff members presented at Hospice UK’s annual National Conference 2024 taking place in Glasgow.
Programme Lead, GM Hospices Provider Collaborative, Martin Foster; IPU Ward Sister, Lynsey Ayres; and Dr Lesley Henson were the St Ann’s Hospice staff members who presented at the conference.
The theme for this year’s event which took place from November 26 – 28 was ‘Hospice care for all, for now, forever’ and the three day conference was officially opened by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne.
Following a consultation with the palliative and end-of-life care sector, Hospice UK outlined three key themes on the challenges facing members and the sector. The conference programme explored three priorities: improving equity of access, enhancing quality care, and achieving sustainability.
Martin Foster said his presentation was based around the collaborative approach adopted by St Ann’s, along with colleagues across the Greater Manchester Hospices Collaborative, to sharing and using their data in a more clever, meaningful and impactful way.
“My presentation brought together a little bit of the past and a little bit of the future. It first focused on the early stages of our collaborative data journey together, which started slowly but has set us in really good stead. I then looked to a more exciting future around data; to a more sophisticated and exciting collaborative approach to sharing really important data with the Greater Manchester Health and Care Intelligence Hub,” Martin said.
It was quite nice to get some real-time interest and validation following the presentation. Attendees at the event were tapping me on the shoulder, saying they have little similar in terms of a data approach, how lucky we are, and how well we are doing. Martin Foster, Programme Lead, GM Hospices Provider Collaborative
Dr Lesley Henson’s presentation was about the role of the hospice in supporting patients who are in a prolonged disorder of consciousness.
“We worked with some of the medical and nursing team here at St Ann’s Hospice, and also with one of our bereaved caregivers. Together we put a poster together with information and a case story about one of the patients who died at the hospice. That was displayed at the conference,” Lesley said.
The Hospice UK’s annual National Conference allowed St Ann’s to broadcast our role as leaders in the hospice sector. Our presenting team were able to demonstrate our bold and brave approach and shine a focus on innovation and learning from others.