Health Cubed Leadership Forum
Supporting Practical Leadership in the Evolving NHS
Neighbourhoods | Strategic Commissioning | Medicines
An engaging, practical NHS leadership event focused on real-world delivery
The pressures facing NHS leaders have never been greater — balancing reform, operational demand, financial challenge and long-term sustainability all at once.
This event has been designed to create the space for practical conversation, shared learning and honest discussion about what delivering sustainable care really looks like in today’s NHS.
Rather than a day of back-to-back presentations, the programme is built around interaction, case-based learning and collaborative problem-solving — giving delegates the opportunity to contribute, challenge ideas and learn from peers facing similar pressures across the system.
Agenda & Learning Objectives
Meeting Chair
Ewan Maule
Clinical Director
North East and North Cumbria NHS
Speakers
David Thorne
Transformation Director
Well Up North Primary Care Network
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Dr Nick Merrifield
GP Partner, Holmwood Corner Surgery
Professor of Primary Care, St Mary’s University
What to expect
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Interactive workshops and facilitated discussions
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Real-world NHS case studies and implementation learning
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Live polling, audience Q&A and cross-system debate
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Practical sessions focused on delivery, prioritisation and leadership
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Opportunities to connect with colleagues across neighbourhoods, commissioning and medicines
This is a working session for NHS leaders — designed to be engaging, relevant and useful.
Key themes include:
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Translating national policy into local delivery
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Strategic commissioning in financially constrained systems
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Medicines optimisation, affordability and workforce transformation
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Designing neighbourhood care that works in practice
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Influencing across organisations without direct authority
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Managing competing priorities while maintaining momentum
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Building sustainable models of care through collaboration
Dedicated interactive streams
Neighbourhood Health
Exploring how systems can move from ambition to practical delivery through shared learning, case studies and collaborative discussion.
Strategic Commissioning
Focused on prioritisation, difficult decisions and balancing operational pressure with long-term population health outcomes.
Medicines
Examining the future of medicines optimisation, pathway redesign and practical implementation challenges across systems.
Who should attend?
This event is designed for NHS leaders and decision-makers working across:
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Integrated Care Systems
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Primary Care
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Medicines and Pharmacy
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Commissioning
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Population Health
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Community and Neighbourhood Services
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Strategy and Transformation
Why attend?
Delegates will leave with:
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Practical insights and ideas to apply locally
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Shared learning from peers across the NHS
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New cross-system connections
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Greater clarity on leading through complexity and ambiguity
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A stronger understanding of how neighbourhoods, commissioning and medicines can work together to support sustainable care delivery
A day designed to be collaborative, practical and grounded in the realities of NHS leadership today.