- Date
- 17 September 2025
- Location
- The King's Fund, London, W1G 0AN
- Price
- From £95 + VAT
- Social
- KFPrevention
The UK has a population health emergency – an ageing society, stalling life expectancy, poor population health and increasing multimorbidity should provide a burning platform for further action on prevention.
It is clear that bold action is needed to make the shift to prevention a reality. But tackling this problem is not just a job for the NHS – we cannot treat our way out of a public health crisis. Improving the nation’s health will mean using the full weight of the opportunity presented by the government’s health mission. Beyond this, businesses, local councils, charities and communities working in partnership with those in health and care all have power to improve the health of our population.
If we are to transform the health and care service, action must now be taken, including a fundamental rewiring of how money and prioritisation work in health and care, and utilising the other important shifts (moving from an analogue to a digital system, and from care in hospitals to care in the community) in aid of this overarching goal (for example, expanding preventive community services such as vaccination programmes, and developing and promoting technologies that help people manage their own health).
Join with peers across national government, health and care, business, local government, the VCSE sector, and those working at the community and neighbourhood levels as we explore how to take bold action and shift the dial on prevention. You will have the opportunity to learn and collaborate with experts and leaders from across the health and care system and more widely through interactive workshops, panel debates and keynote talks.
Planned sessions include:
Are we valuing prevention? And are we valuing the right things?
How do we work together with partners to make this shift:
Business and health – seizing the opportunity
Developments in devolution – will they be good for your health?
Levers for delivering a system shift on prevention
How can we make a difference – as leaders, communities and the wider workforce:
An interactive session exploring the shift towards prevention and making change happen
What does neighbourhood health mean for prevention?
What does a ‘prevention first’ workforce look like (in health and care and beyond)?
Taking this forward – what can we learn from across the UK and NI?
Speakers include
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Professor Sir Chris Whitty
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England -
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Sir Gregor Smith
Chief Medical Officer for Scotland -
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Professor Isabel Oliver
Chief Medical Officer for Wales -
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Professor Sir Michael McBride
Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland -
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Tamara Rajah
CEO, Wellness Solutions and Chief Transformation Officer, Holland and Barrett -
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Dr Mubasshir Ajaz
Head of Health and Communities, West Midlands Combined Authority -
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Dr Minal Bakhai
General Practitioner, Director for Primary Care and Community Transformation and Improvement, NHS England -
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Warren Heppolette
Executive Lead Strategy and System Development, NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care
2025 programme
Join us as we make the case for how prevention can create a healthier nation and propose tangible actions.
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Testimonials
"An excellent course, with well-informed speakers and strong multi-agency representation."
"Every GP should attend this."
"All the speakers were incredibly engaging and inspiring. They provided hope and a clear sense of direction for what a move towards prevention could look like — a great way to start the conference."
"I think it provided the best view yet of how society could be the key to prevention — great points of view and speakers with diverse opinions."
Ticket prices
Please note, there is a £20+VAT surcharge to cover the cost of processing invoices. This is in addition to the ticket price and will be added to your invoice. There is one invoice fee per order, not per ticket. There is no charge for paying by debit or credit card.
Interested in attending our other conferences? Attendees to our Time for bold action event will also receive an exclusive 25% discount on the following events: 10 Year Health Plan - what bold choices and actions are needed to deliver transformational change? and Moving care closer to home: making the shift a reality.
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