Join us for discussion on improving cardiovascular care in the context of Manchester’s health and social care devolution. Talks will highlight the opportunity that devolution creates to transform how we treat cardiovascular disease. This session is free of charge and takes place as part of the British Cardiovascular Society’s annual conference; the most highly attended cardiovascular event in the UK catering for all the major areas in cardiovascular medicine. Registration here gives you access to the Mancxit session only. If you would like to attend other sessions in the British Cardiovascular Society conference, please register here: http://www.bcs.com/ace/default2017.asp?navcatid=30

13:45 Welcome

Co-chairs:

Huon Gray, National Clinical Director for Heart Disease for NHS England

Mike Deegan, CEO, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

13:55 Improving Cardiovascular Care in the context of GM Devolution

Richard Preece, Executive Lead for Quality, Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership

14:10 Innovation and Integration: A new dawn for health research in the North?

Ian Greer, Director, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Biology and Health, The University of Manchester. Chair of the Northern Health Science Alliance

14:25 Comparing the reorganisation of stroke services in GM with a similar but different reorganisation in London

Ruth Boaden, Director, NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research, Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester

14:40 A Primary Care perspective of DevoManc - my hopes and aspirations

Ivan Benett, Non-Executive Director, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

14:55 Question and Answer

Co-chairs: Mike Deegan and Huon Gray

15:15 Close