Welcome to HCSA 2023 Annual Conference and Exhibition
We’re delighted to announce the launch of the HCSA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2023. This year we’re back in Manchester for what we hope will be another fantastic conference. Take a moment to view further details on our website and book your place today. We look forward to welcoming you later this year.
Welcome from our Chief Officer Keith Rowley
I look forward to welcoming you all to the 2023 Winter Conference when we’ll be returning to Manchester Central.
The choice to return to the venue this year was an easy one after the record success of the 2022 event with well in excess of 700 people attending across the two days and 530 people attending our gala dinner.
There was a special buzz of excitement last year and I was proud to see such a diverse representation of HCSA’s members and supporters at the conference.
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Sponsor - NHS Workforce Alliance

NHS Workforce Alliance
Stand Number: 24
Comprised of a team of health workforce experts from Crown Commercial Service and NHS Procurement in Partnership, nobody is better placed to meet NHS staffing challenges than NHS Workforce Alliance. As a part of the NHS ourselves, we’re committed to working in partnership with NHS organisations to deliver workforce solutions.
Sponsor - Virtualstock

Virtualstock
Stand Number: 44
Virtualstock is a leading SaaS technology company that provides a marketplace platform in the health sector. Virtualstock has launched Framespan, a central directory of all NHS frameworks.
Framespan gives one view of all the frameworks in the market, saving procurement professionals time searching for the correct procurement pathway.
Framespan takes the pain out of searching for the correct procurement pathway allowing buyers to quickly find the right framework and supplier.
Sponsor - Baxter

Baxter
Stand Number: 8
Our more than 85-year heritage gives us distinct perspective on the needs of patients and caregivers. We lead today by putting those insights to work to deliver new, better healthcare solutions and access to care in the communities where we live and work.
Our forward-looking leadership team is a driving force in ensuring we meet the needs of all our stakeholders – every day and everywhere.
Nurturing a culture of innovation is critical to delivering on our mission to save and sustain lives. We partner with the healthcare community to continually find more efficient, smarter ways to help solve the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges.
Sponsor - Pentax

Pentax
Stand Number: 19
PENTAX Medical provides endoscopic imaging devices and solutions to the global medical community. Specialising in video and fibreoptic endoscopy equipment for diagnostic and therapeutic applications including Gastroenterology, ENT and Pulmonary medical fields, it offers a full range of products and services based on leading-edge R&D and manufacturing.
Sponsor - Cook Medical

Cook Medical
Stand Number: 29
Since 1963, Cook Medical has worked with physicians to develop technologies.We invent, manufacture, and deliver a unique portfolio of medical devices to the healthcare systems of the world. Serving patients is a privilege, and we demand the highest standards of quality, ethics, and service in all that we do.
Sponsor - ERBE Medical UK Ltd

ERBE Medical UK Ltd
Stand Number: 31
We are valued throughout the world as an integral and reliable partner to physicians and specialty medical personnel, and we are distinguished by our expert advice as well as our progressive approach in the market. The driving force in everything we do is the continuous development of medical instruments and equipment that form an integral part of medical procedures in many countries. We will continue to play our part in the years ahead in ensuring that patients receive the best possible technological solutions for medical treatment. As a leading manufacturer, we consider it our duty to maintain ongoing improvements to medical procedures through product innovations, comprehensive services and training programs.
Sponsor - Betcon Dickinson

Betcon Dickinson
Stand Number: 22
For 125 years, we’ve pursued our Purpose of advancing the world of health™. We relentlessly commit to a promising future by developing innovative technologies, services and solutions, helping the healthcare community improve safety and increase efficiency.
Sponsor - Constellia

Constellia
Stand Number: 10
We enable and empower organisations to better buy and manage category specific spend. With a range of solutions to do this, our private sector solutions focus on services, including Consultancy, and for our public sector clients, this extends to wider goods and works procurement.
Sponsor - W.L. Gore and Associates

W.L. Gore and Associates
Stand Number: 25
Founded more than 60 years ago by Bill and Vieve Gore, our award-winning enterprise makes industry-leading products while employing over 11,000 Associates worldwide.
Technology is at the center of Gore’s solutions, particularly expanded PTFE, a versatile polymer that we discovered. Learn how our technology works and why it’s so central to our products.
Built upon the principles of freedom, fairness, commitment and respect for the enterprise’s waterline, Gore has a distinctive company culture in which highly motivated people thrive.
Sponsor - Amazon Businesss

Amazon Businesss
Stand Number: 26
Amazon Business works with NHS organisations to improve procurement processes, leading to cost and time efficiencies, productivity gains, and valuable purchasing insights. Our solutions help procurement leaders regain control over direct and indirect spend, supporting adherence to net zero & social values targets, PEPPOL e-Invoicing, P2P processes, and framework compliance. With access to hundreds of millions of items, Amazon Business simplifies supplier consolidation, making the procurement of non-contract orders more efficient, reducing staff time, and enabling customisation of allowable items. Find out more at: business.amazon.co.uk/healthcare
Sponsor - AdviseInc Ltd

AdviseInc Ltd
Stand Number: 23
AdviseInc is a leading HealthTech company, providing data analytics and insight to the healthcare market. AdviseInc’s Price Benchmarking platform is used UK wide by the NHS, assisting buyers to make sense of the billions of pounds that is spent each year. We continue to develop products that add value and efficiency into the wider healthcare sector.
Sponsor - DHL Supply Chain

DHL Supply Chain
Stand Number: Stand Number: 9
DHL Supply Chain, part of the DHL Group, is the world’s leading logistics provider. Combining management and value-added services with our customised, integrated logistics solutions drives resilience, efficiency, improves quality and creates competitive advantage.
Sponsor - HealthTrust Europe

HealthTrust Europe
Stand Number: 36
HealthTrust Europe has been owned and operated by HCA Healthcare since 2011. Headquartered in Edgbaston, Birmingham, we operate nationally as a platform connecting our healthcare provider and supplier communities to improve healthcare.
We offer solutions to manage spend effectively and improve performance, working with both public and private healthcare providers to optimise the use of products and services to identify cost saving opportunities. We leverage our experience, scale and innovation to negotiate best value public and private sector contracts for healthcare providers.
Established in 2016, a group of customers were invited to join HealthTrust Europe in building a group purchasing organisation. This leverages the purchasing power of the group to negotiate the highest quality products at the best price, available exclusively to our members. The foundation of the HealthTrust Europe model is a patient-focused mission, led by experienced clinical leaders and member advisory boards who conduct a rigorous product vetting and approval process.
Sponsor - SAP

SAP
Stand Number: 30
At SAP, our purpose is to help the world run better and improve people’s lives. Our promise is to innovate to help our customers run at their best. SAP is committed to helping every customer become a best-run business. We engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality, and spread opportunity across borders and cultures. Together, with our customers and partners, we can transform industries, grow economies, lift up societies, and sustain our environment.
Sponsor - Lyreco

Lyreco
Stand Number: 49
Why Lyreco? – Your responsible workplace supplies partner
Lyreco is more than just a workplace solutions company. We partner with our customers to drive performance, from savings to sustainability. We provide everything organisations need for their teams to have a great working day – wherever they work. And social and environmental responsibility runs through everything we do.
As a longstanding and leading workplace supply and logistics partner to the Healthcare industry, Lyreco have built up a wealth of operational knowledge to best support NHS and healthcare organisations.
Lyreco work directly with over 1,300 NHS and healthcare organisations, from large Acute NHS Trusts to local GP surgeries, supporting them with industry leading next day delivery solutions to over 7,200 front line locations every month, supported by dedicated healthcare focussed Account Managers.
Lyreco offer compliant framework routes for all to meet all of your workplace supply requirements including:
NHS Supply Chain
Tower 2 – Sterile Intervention Equipment and Associated Consumables
• Single Use Theatre Protective Clothing (Face Masks and Eye Protection)
Tower 3 – Infection Control and Wound Care
• Disposable Wipes for Surface Cleaning and Disinfection
Tower 9 – Office Solutions
• Office Supplies
• Batteries Lighting Tools and Associated Facilities Management Consumables
• Office and Outdoor Furniture
Tower 11 – Hotel Services
• Cleaning Supplies, Equipment and Associated Products
• Textiles and Associated Products (Non-clinical PPE)
HealthTrust Europe – Total Workplace Solutions
NHS SBS (Shared Business Service) – White Goods (Commercial and Domestic), Kitchen Appliances and Office Furniture
East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub – Minor Medical Products
Our extensive product offering includes:
• Office Supplies
• Hygiene
• PPE
• White Goods
• Small Domestic Appliances
• IT Hardware
• Office Furniture
• Tail End Sourcing and Management
• Healthcare specific products
Our aim is to provide hassle free service, best value for money and quality products which allow NHS and Healthcare organisations to focus on and deliver their vital work to our society.
We are proud to support all our NHS and Healthcare providers and we thank you for all your valuable work.
Sponsor - Word360

Word360
Stand Number: 17A
Sponsor - Intellicentrics Uk Ltd

Intellicentrics Uk Ltd
Confirmed Speakers
Sarah Furness
Linda O'Hare
Assistant Director – Procurement
Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS)
David Lawson
Director of Medical Technology
Department of Health and Social Care
Joolz Lewis
Legitimate Leadership International
Principal Consultant
Paul Whittle
Market Access & Communications Manager
PENTAX Medical
Nils van de Winkel
Head of Procurement Data & Performance
NHSE
Steve Balding
Commercial System and Digital Strategy Programme Director
Department for Health and Social Care
Professor Tim Briggs CBE
Chair of GIRFT and NHS England National Director for Clinical Improvement and Elective Recovery
Karen Conway
Past Chair and HCSA Honorary Member
AHRMM
Jimmy Chung
Immediate Past Chair and Chief Medical Officer, Advantus Health Partners
AHRMM
Fay Allen
Innovation Manager
NHS Supply Chain
Michaela Russell
Innovation Specialist
NHS Supply Chain
Addie MacGregor
Sustainability Executive
ABHI
Matthew Swindells
HCSA President and Chair, North West London Acute Provider Collaborative
Emma James
Director of Procurement & Supply Chain
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
Sara Ford
Strategy, Marketing and Change Executive Director
NHS Supply Chain
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
Nina Kanin
Healthcare & Pharma Lead
Amazon Business UK&I
Liam O'Connell
Enterprise Account Manager - Healthcare
Amazon Business UK&I
Steve Vandyken
Category Director for Medical Technology
NHS Supply Chain
Clare Nash
Clinical Procurement Lead
Black Country Alliance
Jacqui Rock
Chief Commercial Officer
NHS England
Keith Rowley
Managing Director, North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative
Chief Officer, HCSA
Beth Loudon
Category Director - Medical and Surgical Consumables
NHS Supply Chain
Stacie Croxton
VP NHS Operations
LSHC - DHL Supply Chain
Dawn Cooper
Senior Health Economics and Reimbursement Program Manager
Cook Medical
Director
NHS North West London Procurement Services
Mary Mundy
Partner
Capsticks
Dr Stuart W. Flint
Associate Professor
University of Leeds
Austin Paramore
Head of Strategic Alliances - W. Europe, UKI, Nordics
Baxter Healthcare
Andrew Daly
Partner and Head of Procurement
Hempsons
Adam Howes
Strategic Business Analyst
NHS London Procurement Partnership
Jodi Chapman
Customer Executive Director
NHS Supply Chain
Andy Turnbull
Product Manager
PENTAX Medical
Gerard Orrock
Public Sector Procurement Executive
SAP
Alexandra Hammond
Head of Sustainable Procurement and Supply Chain
NHSE
Sebastian Kirking
Trainer
ERBE Medical
Frankie Wallace
Data Standards Engagement Manager
NHS Supply Chain
Miranda Gordon
Global Head of Packaging
Procurement at DHL Supply Chain
Tracey Cramond
HCSA Women's Network Chair and North East Regional Coordinator and Commercial Advisor
NHS Shared Business Services
Peter Smith
Managing Director
Procurement Excellence
Clara Purnell
HCSA Deputy Chief Officer and Head of Procurement and Logistics
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Caroline Beecham
Commercial & Distribution Director UKI
Becton Dickinson
Martin Hamilton
Managing Partner
Capsticks
Chris Shaw
Lead Clinical Procurement Nurse
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Richard Evans
Value Strategist
W.L. Gore & Associates (UK) Ltd
Clare Martin
Associate Director of Procurement
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Meike Immenkamp
EMEA Strategic Marketing
W.L. Gore & Associates (UK) Ltd
Kevin Fletcher
Head of Procurement
Lancashire Procurement Cluster
Richard Whiteside
HCSA Deputy Chief Officer and Head of Procurement
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Ed Bradley
CEO/Founder
Virtualstock Ltd
Will Laing
Operations Director
NHS Workforce Alliance
Rob Levene
CEO
Constellia
Mark Roscrow OBE
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
HCSA Chairman of Trustees
Mat Oram
CEO and Co-Founder
AdviseInc
Glen Hodgson
Head of Healthcare
GS1 UK
Speakers - Sarah Furness

Sarah Furness
Sarah has 20 years of military service as an RAF helicopter pilot, Squadron leader, mentor, and facilitator. Sarah led operational combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. During her experiences both at home and at war, Sarah learnt that tough and capable people don’t always feel as strong as they look. This prompted her to re-train and harness her experience and passion for helping people use their impressive (but often mischievous) brains as a force for good.
Speakers - Linda O'Hare

Linda O'Hare
Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) Title: Assistant Director – Procurement Company: Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS)
Linda O’Hare is Assistant Director – Procurement, at Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), in Northern Ireland (NI). PaLS is the sole provider of professional procurement and logistics services to all Health and Social Care (HSC) organisations in NI. BSO PaLS manages £1.3bn of expenditure per annum, has circa 420 staff, with procurement offices and warehouses situated across NI. BSO PaLS manages procurements and contracts across all categories of goods and services – clinical, non-clinical, social care and ICT. Linda has 23 years Public Procurement experience, in the Health Services in both Ireland and NI. Prior to this she headed up the purchasing department in the 5-star Merrion Hotel in Dublin, and in her early career held a number of management roles in the hospitality industry. In her spare time, Linda takes long walks in the countryside, spends time with family and friends and likes to travel extensively.
Speakers - David Lawson

David Lawson
Department of Health and Social Care Title: Director of Medical Technology Company: Department of Health and Social Care
David Lawson is Director of Medical Technology at the Department of Health and Social Care having commenced the role in 2022.
In this role, Mr Lawson is responsible for Medical Technology Policy and is the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for the implementation of the Government’s inaugural Medical Technology Strategy published in February. Key initiatives include implementation of a national Product Information Management (PIM) system with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), multi-tech assessments of product categories by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), new £30m Health Tech Accelerated Adoption Fund with NHS England, and reform of the £1.3b Part IX Drug Tariff.
David Lawson is also SRO for the Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP) which was launched in September to apply a joined up approach across MHRA, NICE and NHSE for novel technology that addresses an unmet need. Mr Lawson is also SRO for the £424m Ambulance Radio Programme (ARP) which is focused on replacing 32 control room systems and installing new mobile data systems into over 6,000 ambulance vehicles. Immediately prior to this, Mr Lawson was the Chief Procurement Officer at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – a position he held for 21 years – and is a double winner of the Supply Chain Excellence Award in 2008 and 2021.
Speakers - Joolz Lewis

Joolz Lewis
Principal Consultant Title: Legitimate Leadership International Company: Principal Consultant
Joolz is a Principal Consultant for Legitimate Leadership International, a consultancy that helps client organisations transform their culture through a focus on leadership excellence.
Her career started in Global Training Operations in the US and UK, where she set up and led a team that established Cisco’s worldwide sales certification partner programme before moving on to support Compaq (pre-HP merger)’s Enterprise-wide CRM roll-out.
Back in the UK, Joolz continued to work as a change management consultant in the CRM space. In 2008 she became an independent consultant focusing on leadership and culture, and in 2018 was certified as an Executive Coach with the ILM (Institute of Leadership & Mgt.).
Since then, she has facilitated leadership programmes for clients such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, National Grid, Broadcom and Babcock. In 2020 she joined Legitimate Leadership and is currently working with Oxford University Hospitals Trust Procurement and Supply Chain.
Speakers - Paul Whittle

Paul Whittle
PENTAX Medical Title: Market Access & Communications Manager Company: PENTAX Medical
My focus is on developing the field of Value Based Procurement, creating new Industry-NHS partnerships to deliver the true potential of today’s technology and pave the way for tomorrows.
For a number of years now I have been directly leading the creation and implementation of new Partnerships with the NHS while also driving the organisational change required to allow a successful transition to a Value Based approach. It’s been a great journey to date, very rewarding and a lot has been learned. New roles, new contracts and new metrics all in a new language and aiming to deliver the behavioural drivers that facilitate partnership and outcome creation between two parties that were traditionally adversarial. To hear from both sides that not only is the day job now way more interesting, but they can’t see any other future makes the last few years so worthwhile.
Mechanisms for scale and the ability to deliver via various supply channels are the current challenges I’m involved in. At a local, regional and national level, change is required and change is happening
Speakers - Nils van de Winkel

Nils van de Winkel
NHSE Title: Head of Procurement Data & Performance Company: NHSE
Nils is the Head of Procurement Data & Performance at NHS England and leads on the development and adoption of common procurement technology that provides the NHS with insight into procurement value and savings opportunities and outcomes.
He previously worked as a management consultant on a range of public and private sector procurement operating model transformation programmes.
Speakers - Steve Balding

Steve Balding
Department for Health and Social Care Title: Commercial System and Digital Strategy Programme Director Company: Department for Health and Social Care
With strong roots in IT system delivery across banking and financial services, Steve is a programme director who now specialises in delivering commercial systems and process transformation across the public sector.
Steve is a currently delivering the Health System Commercial System and Data Strategy programme across around 337 UK Health public sector and NHS organisations. Fundamental to the programme is the implementation of Atamis as the single e-Commercial System. Atamis, which is an application that runs on the Salesforce platform is improving data visibility across the system and giving the NHS opportunities to leverage its buying power. The system currently has around ten thousand internal users, forty seven thousand bidders/suppliers, a pipeline worth around £60bn and active contracts worth £121bn.
Speakers - Professor Tim Briggs CBE

Professor Tim Briggs CBE
Title: Chair of GIRFT and NHS England National Director for Clinical Improvement and Elective Recovery
Chair and National Lead of the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA) and Honorary Colonel of 202 (Midlands) Field Hospital RAMC
Tim is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon and was appointed National Director for Clinical Improvement and Elective Recovery for NHS England in November 2022. He is Chair of the GIRFT programme and leads the roll out of GIRFT methodology across all surgical and medical specialties.
Tim was appointed to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital as a consultant in 1992. His specialist interests are in orthopaedic oncology as well as surgery to the hip and knee. He was medical director at the RNOH for 15 years, ensuring a re-build, and was president of the British Orthopaedic Association in 2014.
He is also chair and national lead of the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA) and Honorary Colonel of 202 (Midlands) Field Hospital RAMC.
He was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2018 New Year’s Honours List for services to the surgical profession.
Speakers - Karen Conway

Karen Conway
AHRMM Title: Past Chair and HCSA Honorary Member Company: AHRMM
Speakers - Jimmy Chung

Jimmy Chung
AHRMM Title: Immediate Past Chair and Chief Medical Officer, Advantus Health Partners Company: AHRMM
Speakers - Fay Allen

Fay Allen
NHS Supply Chain Title: Innovation Manager Company: NHS Supply Chain
Fay Allen is an enthusiastic and passionate nurse, with the ability to drive collaboration, and problem solving, whilst maintaining her focus on patient benefits and outcomes.
Qualified with a masters in healthcare leadership and with a clinical background in Medical clinical trials, Haematology and Urology surgical and emergency care, holding variety of posts from Ward manager and shared governance lead before moving to position of innovation specialist within the procurement field.
Fay is driven to accelerate the availability of medical device innovation to the NHS to ensure the impact and improvement can utilised on the front line to realise operation and patient benefits.
Speakers - Michaela Russell

Michaela Russell
NHS Supply Chain Title: Innovation Specialist Company: NHS Supply Chain
Michaela Russell is an Innovations Specialist with over 15 years of procurement experience within the NHS at national, regional, and local levels. Successfully achieving MCIPS qualification, MSc in Leadership and recently undertaking professional development by supporting NHS Supply Chains Womens network and leading Lean Six Sigma projects. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a strong ability to identify and implement innovative solutions that drive efficiency and cost savings within the NHS procurement system. Her expertise in procurement and supply chain management has helped to improve patient outcomes by ensuring the provision of high-quality products and services at the best possible value.
Speakers - Addie MacGregor

Addie MacGregor
ABHI Title: Sustainability Executive Company: ABHI
After studying a Masters in Sustainability and Management at Royal Holloway, Addie became ABHI’s first Sustainability Executive, joining the Association in 2022 to lead on this critical agenda.
Addie provides support to the membership and works with stakeholders to ensure the role of sustainability within HealthTech is recognised. In managing ABHI’s Sustainability Group, Addie is helping the industry to tackle the opportunities and challenges that exist on such a complex topic.
Speakers - Matthew Swindells

Matthew Swindells
Title: HCSA President and Chair, North West London Acute Provider Collaborative
Matthew is the Chair of the Board for the four acute hospitals that make up the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative – Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. He also runs his own consultancy, MJS Healthcare Consulting, through which he provides strategic advice on digital transformation and global healthcare to a small number of innovative companies.
He has spent his entire career in healthcare, most recently as Deputy Chief Executive and National Director for Operations and Information for the NHS in England. In this role he led the NHS’s operational management, emergency response, major transformation programmes and the creation of Integrated Care Systems, to move the NHS away from a market system towards population health management. He was also responsible for the development of the NHS’s digital strategy and launch of the NHS app, which enables people to access their GP health record, interact with the NHS and provides the national vaccine passport.
Matthew’s NHS career started as an NHS supplies management trainee and includes a series of operational management roles in the NHS up to Chief Executive at the Royal Surrey County Hospital and as the NHS’s first Chief Information Officer. He then worked in government, firstly as head of the health team in the Prime Minister’s Office of Public Service Reform and then as special policy adviser to the Secretary of State for Health, during which time the government passed the smoking ban legislation and the NHS was identified as the world’s leading health system by the American think-tank, the Commonwealth Fund. After this, Matthew moved into the private sector and took his family to America to be Senior Vice President for global strategy and population health for Cerner, at that time the world’s largest dedicated healthcare IT company.
Matthew is President of the Health Care Supply Association (HCSA) and holds a Visiting Professorship at Imperial College Institute of Global Health Innovation.
Speakers - Emma James

Emma James
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust Title: Director of Procurement & Supply Chain Company: Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
Speakers - Sara Ford

Sara Ford
NHS Supply Chain Title: Strategy, Marketing and Change Executive Director Company: NHS Supply Chain
Sara joined NHS Supply Chain late in 2018 as the Corporate Strategy and Communications Director. She joined from a 20+ year career in Accenture, a global management consultancy organisation, where she was the Managing Director responsible for their UK & Ireland Healthcare Consulting business.
Whilst at Accenture she led engagements across a number of global clients from different industries including Shell, BP, Argos, Novartis, Roche, and Molnlycke for example. Always focusing on the development of supply chain strategies and subsequent delivery of transformational change.
Prior to joining NHS Supply Chain, Sara led a team over seven years working across a number of Acute Trusts, supporting them to deliver operational efficiencies and improved clinical outcomes.
A desire to deliver these changes at a national level led Sara to join NHS Supply Chain, where she has helped to deliver a revised strategy that recognises the evolving needs of the healthcare system.
An economist by background, Sara has also held roles on the London Council of the CBI, as well as sponsoring diversity programmes across large organisations, aligned to her interests in CSR.
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 - Nina Kanin

Nina Kanin
Amazon Business UK&I Title: Healthcare & Pharma Lead Company: Amazon Business UK&I
Nina leads the Healthcare & Pharma team at Amazon Business UK&I, helping organisations like NHS Trusts and Pharmaceutical companies streamline procurement processes while maintaining compliance with organisational and governmental standards. Special focuses include e-invoicing and enabling ESG features for B2B customers. Prior to Amazon, she led strategy, insights and innovation teams tackling topics spanning clinical trials, vaccine rollouts and medication adherence.
Speakers - Liam O'Connell

Liam O'Connell
Amazon Business UK&I Title: Enterprise Account Manager - Healthcare Company: Amazon Business UK&I
Liam is a Customer Advisor at Amazon Business, working closely with NHS procurement functions. He specialises in system integrations, collaborating closely with our Professional Services team. His key interests are sustainability and digital solutions, like Punchout Integrations and PEPPOL e-Invoicing. With a clinical background in the NHS, Liam has worked with Trusts, like Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and manufacturers, such as Canon Medical. He maintains a patient-centric approach to procurement.
Speakers - Steve Vandyken

Steve Vandyken
NHS Supply Chain Title: Category Director for Medical Technology Company: NHS Supply Chain
He joined the NHS in 1999 following previous procurement and supply chain roles in the private sector and the Royal Air Force. Steve joined NHS Supply Chain in July 2019 as Category Director for Orthopaedics, Trauma and Spine and Ophthalmology, after ten years as Director of Procurement and Supply Chain at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. Prior to this he worked in several national roles as well as a NHS shared service organisation and a NHS collaborative procurement hub. A qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, he also has a master’s degree in procurement.
Speakers - Clare Nash

Clare Nash
Black Country Alliance Title: Clinical Procurement Lead Company: Black Country Alliance
Speakers - Jacqui Rock

Jacqui Rock
NHS England Title: Chief Commercial Officer Company: NHS England
Jacqui Rock, leads the Commercial Directorate at NHS England – a national team of commercial and estates professionals that ensures the NHS has the products, services and infrastructure it needs to deliver world-class patient care and spends taxpayers’ money effectively and efficiently.
Jacqui oversees £30 billion of NHS spend with approximately 80,000 suppliers, covering major categories of spend bought at the national, regional and local level. Since joining in January 2022, Jacqui, as Head of Profession for commercial, has established a new NHS Central Commercial Function (CCF), which has supported the rollout of one e-commerce system across the NHS, driven the establishment of an NHS commercial community and improved how the NHS engages with and works with its suppliers, all with the ambition of transforming procurement within the NHS. Jacqui also oversees the work of NHS Supply Chain, following the transfer of share ownership to NHS England in September 2021.
Jacqui runs the NHS Central Estates Function, which supports the safe and effective running of over 10,000 hospital buildings, estates and facilities management services, and the delivery £5bn of capital works on the NHS estate each year. Under Jacqui’s leadership, the NHS became the first national health service to develop a Net Zero Building Standard in support of its commitment to deliver a net zero NHS and has seen the rollout of new National Standards for Hospital Food and Drink. In May 2023, Jacqui became a Non-Executive Director for NHS Property Services Ltd.
Jacqui joined NHS England from the UK Health Security Agency where she was Chief Commercial Officer. She was formerly Commercial Director for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation at the Ministry of Defence and plays an active leadership role in the Cabinet Office Central Commercial Function.
Before joining the UK government, Jacqui spent 30 years in the financial services industry, where she held multiple executive positions in companies including Credit Suisse, JP Morgan, Barclays and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Jacqui was included in Supply Chain Digital’s ‘Top 100 Women in Supply Chain 2023 and in July, was named as part of the CIPS Procurement Power List 2023.
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 - Beth Loudon

Beth Loudon
NHS Supply Chain Title: Category Director - Medical and Surgical Consumables Company: NHS Supply Chain
Beth joined the NHS Supply Chain Commercial team in May 2023 bringing with her extensive experience in transforming procurement delivery teams within Healthcare to achieve efficiencies and supply chain resilience.
In her time with Akeso from 2019, she led the delivery of a Category Tower for NHS Supply Chain as an outsourced provider, developing and delivering the national category strategies for Pathology, Angiography, Dental and Renal for the NHS. She also led complex procurement project delivery for multiple clients which has included multi-Trust managed service pathology procurements, commercial strategy development for regional community diagnostics centres and genomics services category strategy and delivery.
Beth has broad experience across the Health Commercial landscape including medical and surgical category management at NHS PASA, development and implementation of the first wave of NHS collaborative models, Business Director at NHS Commercial Medicines Unit and developing and implementing DHSC commercial policy on NHS procurement.
Beth spent 5 years at NHS Shared Business Services as Business Development Director and then as the Sourcing Director – developing and implementing shared services and leading and solutioning complex and national procurements.
She has achieved Fellowship status with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, has held Governance positions with CIPS Congress and is an active member of the Healthcare Supplies Association.
Speakers - Stacie Croxton

Stacie Croxton
LSHC - DHL Supply Chain Title: VP NHS Operations Company: LSHC - DHL Supply Chain
Previously occupying senior leadership positions at NHS Supply Chain, and now responsible for DHL’s Life Science & Healthcare services to the NHS, Stacie has over 23 years’ experience in procurement and supply chain.
Stacie is a customer-focused and proactive member of the Executive Team; bringing a passion for transformation and operational excellence to her role as leader of Public Sector regulated projects.
Speakers - Dawn Cooper

Dawn Cooper
Cook Medical Title: Senior Health Economics and Reimbursement Program Manager Company: Cook Medical
Dawn a Senior Health Economic and Reimbursement Program Manager at Cook Medical with extensive experience within the medical device industry. Dawn leads cross-functional global health economic and outcomes research projects across a range of therapy areas. Locally, for UK and Ireland, Dawn leads projects to enable reimbursement and commissioning. In addition to her day job, Dawn is a Technology Appraisal Committee Member at NICE
Prior to working within the device industry Dawn completed her PhD in Bowel Cancer Research at The University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, and BSc (Hons) in cellular molecular pathology at The University of Bristol and. More recently Dawn has completed her MSc in Evaluation of Health Care Intervention and Outcomes in Collaboration with NICE at The London School of Economics (LSE) and Political Sciences.
Speakers - Director

Director
NHS North West London Procurement Services Company: NHS North West London Procurement Services
Speakers - Mary Mundy

Mary Mundy
Capsticks Title: Partner Company: Capsticks
Speakers - Dr Stuart W. Flint

Dr Stuart W. Flint
University of Leeds Title: Associate Professor Company: University of Leeds
Speakers - Austin Paramore

Austin Paramore
Baxter Healthcare Title: Head of Strategic Alliances - W. Europe, UKI, Nordics Company: Baxter Healthcare
Speakers - Andrew Daly

Andrew Daly
Hempsons Title: Partner and Head of Procurement Company: Hempsons
Speakers - Adam Howes

Adam Howes
NHS London Procurement Partnership Title: Strategic Business Analyst Company: NHS London Procurement Partnership
Adam is a strategic business analyst who joined the NHS London Procurement Partnership in 2021, a partner in the NHS Workforce Alliance. Since then, Adam has developed a leadership role in data analytics and business intelligence across the Alliance, collating and interpreting workforce data from a wide range of sources and transforming this into a set of insights to support NHS workforce management at a local, regional and national level.
Prior to joining the Alliance, Adam worked in NHS hospital environments, where he gained valuable practical experience in how effective data analysis can support the vital work of clinicians. Adam has also worked with a team to install an ERP system at a trust in the South West.
Outside of his professional life, Adam is a keen Lego enthusiast, and has visited Lego’s spiritual home in Billund, Denmark. Something of a gourmet too, Adam enjoys dining out as well as cooking at home with his family.
Speakers - Jodi Chapman

Jodi Chapman
NHS Supply Chain Title: Customer Executive Director Company: NHS Supply Chain
Jodi joined NHS Supply Chain in July 2021 as the Customer Engagement Director. She joined after a 20 years in the Healthcare industry. Jodi started her career at Johnson & Johnson as an Account Manager in the Ethicon Business Unit.
Immediately prior to joining NHS Supply Chain, Jodi was Business Unit Director at Molnlycke Healthcare for the Wound division. Having worked at Molnlycke for 13 years, Jodi worked her way up through the business, in positions such as Account management, Key Account Management, Regional Business Manager, Marketing Manager, and Head of Sales.
Throughout Jodi’s career, she has sought to deliver value back to the NHS, with a clear focus on patient outcomes, it was this purpose that led Jodi to join NHS Supply Chain.
Speakers - Andy Turnbull

Andy Turnbull
PENTAX Medical Title: Product Manager Company: PENTAX Medical
Experienced Product Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device industry. Skilled in Medical Devices, Medical Devices Training, Sales, Capital Equipment, Medical Sales, and Healthcare. Strong healthcare services professional.
Speakers - Gerard Orrock

Gerard Orrock
SAP Title: Public Sector Procurement Executive Company: SAP
Speakers - Alexandra Hammond

Alexandra Hammond
NHSE Title: Head of Sustainable Procurement and Supply Chain Company: NHSE
Alexandra is Head of Sustainable Procurement and Supply Chain at NHS England and NHS Improvement, where she leads the team responsible for delivering a net zero Carbon Footprint Plus for the NHS, which comprises over 60% of total emissions. In 2020, the NHS became the world’s first national health system to commit to become ‘carbon net zero’. Carbon Footprint Plus includes the NHS’ wider supply chain, aiming for an 80% reduction in emissions by 2036-2039 and Net Zero by 2045.
Following the release of the ‘Delivering a Net Zero Report’, Alexandra has led the development and implementation of activities to achieve net zero carbon, drive social value and eradicate modern slavery across the supply chain.
Before joining NHSEI, Alexandra led on the strategic and operational implementation of green plans for NHS organisations across the country, as well as some of the largest decarbonising infrastructure projects in the health sector enabled by procurement frameworks.
Alexandra holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy from Edinburgh University, she graduated with honours from Boston College in the USA, and has previously led the award-winning sustainability programme at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
Speakers - Sebastian Kirking

Sebastian Kirking
ERBE Medical Title: Trainer Company: ERBE Medical
Sebastian Kirking, a trained nurse with a background in anaesthetics and intensive care has worked as trainer for Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH for over 5 years. He has dedicated much of his career to helping professionals within hospitals and the medical devices industry to develop the knowledge and skills in electrosurgery to ensure that the best patient care is delivered. Sebastian has a passion for ensuring high quality, evidence based information is used in hospitals and has chaired and presented at Medical conferences across the world.
Speakers - Frankie Wallace

Frankie Wallace
NHS Supply Chain Title: Data Standards Engagement Manager Company: NHS Supply Chain
Frankie joined NHS Supply Chain in May 2023 to work in the In-Hospitals Services team. The team is responsible for rolling out best of breed inventory management systems into hospitals. In her role as Data Standards Engagement Manager Frankie is part of a small team of subject matter experts and is focussed on driving the implementation of global data standards to improve traceability of medical devices. Frankie is working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the critical links between standards adoption, patient safety and managing NHS inventory are fully understood.
Previously, Frankie worked for the Scottish Government in the Medical Devices and Legislation Unit and jointly led the Unique Device Identifier programme. Frankie worked on transitioning this programme to NHS Scotland’s Scan for Safety programme and led the Supplier Engagement Workstream focussing on the adoption of global standards and building industry-wide relationships.
Prior to joining Scottish Government Frankie worked at the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) from 2014 and joined initially to work on the Department’s eProcurement programme. This subsequently became the award-winning national Scan4Safety programme, responsible for implementing GS1 and PEPPOL standards in the NHS. Frankie led on supplier engagement, working closely with trade associations and GS1 UK and with suppliers of medical and in-vitro diagnostic devices and medicines until 2019 when the programme was transitioned out of the Department.
Following the work on Scan4Safety Frankie was retained by DHSC to continue working with industry and to prepare suppliers of medical devices and clinical consumables for EU Exit to ensure continuity of care for patients across the UK.
Frankie works on a secondment basis from the North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) and has worked for them since its inception in April 2007 and before this Frankie worked at regional and trust level for various NHS organisations.
Speakers - Miranda Gordon

Miranda Gordon
Procurement at DHL Supply Chain Title: Global Head of Packaging Company: Procurement at DHL Supply Chain
Speakers - Tracey Cramond

Tracey Cramond
NHS Shared Business Services Title: HCSA Women's Network Chair and North East Regional Coordinator and Commercial Advisor Company: NHS Shared Business Services
Speakers - Peter Smith

Peter Smith
Procurement Excellence Title: Managing Director Company: Procurement Excellence
After graduating from the University of Cambridge, Peter started his procurement career at Mars Confectionery, then was Procurement Director for Dun & Bradstreet Europe, the UK Department of Social Security, and NatWest Group. He was elected a Fellow of CIPS and was institute President in 2003. He founded his consulting firm, Procurement Excellence Ltd. in 2004 and from 2010-18 was Managing Editor of the Spend Matters Europe website. He has now written four books, including Bad Buying, his most recent being “Procurement with Purpose – How organizations can change the way they spend money NOW to protect the planet and its people” published in 2021. He writes regularly for various websites and publications and also works with the University of Northampton’s Centre for Sustainable Business Practices and Skema Business School in France.
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 2022.
Speakers - Caroline Beecham

Caroline Beecham
Becton Dickinson Title: Commercial & Distribution Director UKI Company: Becton Dickinson
Caroline has more than 20 years’ experience in the MedTech industry and joined BD in April 2017. Her experience covers a strong background in supply chain operations and project management. In her current role as Commercial and Distribution Director, Caroline is responsible for developing an effective commercial and distribution strategy for BD in the UK & Ireland. She is responsible for the strategic relationship management with key national, regional and industry organizations and has long been engaging with all of these on the topic of sustainability.
Speakers - Martin Hamilton

Martin Hamilton
Capsticks Title: Managing Partner Company: Capsticks
Speakers - Chris Shaw

Chris Shaw
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Title: Lead Clinical Procurement Nurse Company: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Speakers - Richard Evans

Richard Evans
W.L. Gore & Associates (UK) Ltd Title: Value Strategist Company: W.L. Gore & Associates (UK) Ltd
For much of my time working for Gore, spanning 25 years, I have been involved with commerce within Public and Private procurement, both in the UK and abroad. I currently engage with numerous NHS departments including Trusts, NHS Supply Chain, SCCL, NHS England, NICE and the HCSA. An advocate of personal development, I have a postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, a graduate of Health Economics from the University of York, Wharton (leadership) MIT Sloan and Wharton Business Schools (strategy) Hult Ashridge (coaching) and Harvard (negotiation). As well as commerce, I have worked in Learning and Development for Sales, Marketing and Leadership internationally. My current responsibilities include a focus on Value Strategy within the Gore Provider Solutions Team, customer relationships and engagement with healthcare policy for medical devices.
Speakers - Clare Martin

Clare Martin
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Title: Associate Director of Procurement Company: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Speakers - Meike Immenkamp

Meike Immenkamp
W.L. Gore & Associates (UK) Ltd Title: EMEA Strategic Marketing Company: W.L. Gore & Associates (UK) Ltd
Being part of Gore since 2020, I am currently working in the European strategic marketing team responsible for Provider business mainly focusing on the UK and Germany. I´m a healthcare enthusiast believing in the value of high performing medical devices and strong partnerships aiming to deliver better patient outcomes. I´m bringing 9 years of experience working for international medical device companies, in both product management and marketing.
Speakers - Kevin Fletcher
Kevin Fletcher
Lancashire Procurement Cluster Title: Head of Procurement Company: Lancashire Procurement Cluster
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
Speakers - Ed Bradley

Ed Bradley
Virtualstock Ltd Title: CEO/Founder Company: Virtualstock Ltd
Ed Bradley is CEO and Founder of Virtualstock, a UK technology company. Virtualstock’s technology powers healthcare platforms including Edge4Health and Framespan.
Ed founded Virtualstock in 2004 to enhance procurement and supply chain capability within the retail sector where its platform is now used to process over £1.7 Billion of e-commerce sales for John Lewis, Argos, Curry’s, B&Q and many other well-known retailers.
Over the last ten years, Virtualstock’s platform has been modified to meet the needs of the NHS, where it provides catalogue solutions for over 30 NHS trusts.
Framespan is the latest platform to be released by Virtualstock, designed to vastly improve the framework procurement process within hospitals.
Speakers - Will Laing

Will Laing
NHS Workforce Alliance Title: Operations Director Company: NHS Workforce Alliance
Will Laing is the Operations Director for the NHS Workforce Alliance, jointly reporting to the senior management of all five partner organisations, and responsible for the overall success of the Alliance in driving positive outcomes across all areas of workforce management for the NHS.
Previously, Will was the Account Director – Department of Health and Social Care for Crown Commercial Service, during a period where the engagement between the health sector grew significantly.
Will has an extensive background in NHS procurement since taking his first role with NHS Supplies North West division in 1995. From 2000 to 2010, Will worked in various commercial and managerial roles in the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA), which has given him insight into the challenges and opportunities in the NHS. Will led several categories in the 2004 NHS Supply Chain Excellence programme, introduced the first national agreement for Agency Nurses in 2007, and in 2008-10 represented the NHS in leadership roles in the OGC’s collaborative category management in energy and fleet.
Speakers - Rob Levene

Rob Levene
Constellia Title: CEO Company: Constellia
Speakers - Mark Roscrow OBE

Mark Roscrow OBE
HCSA Chairman of Trustees Title: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Company: HCSA Chairman of Trustees
Mark joined the National Health Service in 1978 and worked for the Mid Glamorgan Health Authority Supplies Department, later moving to WHTSO (which became the Welsh Health Common Services Authority).
In 1980, he joined the North West Regional Health Authority as a purchaser at Trafford Park Hospital. Following a move back to Wales as Head of Purchasing in East Dyfed Health Authority, he returned to WHCSA as Director of Materials Management with the creation of the Procurement Group in Wales. In 1996, he served as Director of Welsh Health Supplies following the market testing of the Contracting and Supply Chain services.
In 2011, Mark was appointed as the Director of the Procurement Division of the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership. The Division has over 500 staff across locations the length and breadth of Wales covering Sourcing, Supply Chain, Accounts Payable, Purchasing and Capital. Mark also has the responsibility for the Health Courier Service, following its transfer into NWSSP from Welsh Ambulance Service. Mark retired from this post in 2019 to take up the role of Programme Director focusing initially on Brexit and latterly the COVID Pandemic.
In 2012, Mark was honoured for a lifetime of outstanding achievement at the National Government Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement Awards. He was recognised for his part in driving forward public procurement and making a real difference within the profession over an extended period of time and in 2017 he was awarded with a MBE.
Mark is Chair of Trustees for the HCSA and also a Trustee of the Wales Quality Centre.
Speakers - Mat Oram

Mat Oram
AdviseInc Title: CEO and Co-Founder Company: AdviseInc
Mat Oram, CEO & Co-founder of AdviseInc, is on a mission to help Health and Social Care #MakeSense of their spend data.
Creator of the UK’s first NHS Product Price Comparison service, back in 2016, which helped the NHS save tens of millions of pounds and led the development of Platform, the latest Spend Analytics solution that provides 100% visibility of non-pay healthcare spend for organisations and regions. Mat and his team continue to lead the way in developing AI-enabled analytical solutions that solve the problems procurement, finance and clinical teams face as they work tirelessly to drive greater efficiency and value for their organisations.
Speakers - Glen Hodgson

Glen Hodgson
GS1 UK Title: Head of Healthcare Company: GS1 UK
Glen Hodgson is head of healthcare at GS1 UK. Within this role he is charged with helping healthcare providers and their suppliers increase patient safety whilst reducing costs.
With more than 25 years of national and international experience, Glen has served at board level in a variety of operational and commercial roles within complex organisational structures inside both the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry.
28-29 November 2023
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