Logistics and Materials Management
19 NOVEMBER 2025 - AGENDA
PART OF THE HCSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2025
TELFORD INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
“Collaborate to Innovate”
Scan4Safety Programme Director
Hull University Teaching Hospital
Sharing the Secrets That a Good Inventory Management System Provides - 10:25 - 11:15
How many of us have implemented an inventory management system only to find that you are struggling to record the benefits, record the ROI and the original expectations haven’t quite been met?
During this informative session, Rachael will share the secrets of what a good inventory management provides, and share the hiding places of data and deliverables.
Speakers
Scan4Safety Programme Director
Hull University Teaching Hospital
Head of Logistics
Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Out in the Community, Not Out in the Cold! - 11:35 - 12:15
We all know about how Materials Management (Mat Man) works within the hospital settings, but hear Darren Carnell as he shares valuable insights into the methods and learnings from their community based materials management operations.
Darren will share how they have saved £££’s and delivered real benefits to community staff teams by implementing a novel approach for a team of community midwives and other staff.
Speakers
Head of Logistics
Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Senior P2P & eCommerce Development Manager
Tameside and Glossop NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Director of Procurement
Tameside and Glossop NHS Foundation Trust
To Loan or Not To Loan – That Is the Question! - 15:00 - 15:40
One of the hot topics of all hospitals with surgical teams… how to manage loan kit processes effectively and accurately. Adam Amzid and Alexandra Diamond will share with us how they overcame the challenges of procuring, tracking, returning and correctly invoicing their loan kits. The key questions will be answered by Adam and Alexandra who have first hand experience of getting to grips with this thorny issue which affects so many hospitals with a huge level of spend attached to it.
Speakers
Senior P2P & eCommerce Development Manager
Tameside and Glossop NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Director of Procurement
Tameside and Glossop NHS Foundation Trust
Head of Programmes
North Central London Group
Mounjaro for Mat Man – How Shrinking by Sustainability Gains £’s - 16:20 - 17:00
You may not even realise it, but could you fit more product into your storerooms in less boxes? You’d think the answer would be “No!” but the actual answer is a resounding “Yes!” Learn how a simple logistical change has resulted in slimming down the packaging in true Mounjaro style!
Heather Appleby speaks as an experienced professional who has delivered lots of major change programmes and this highlights how this Trust has pushed for savings whilst pursuing the sustainability route.
Head of Programmes
North Central London Group
Limited Gala Dinner Tickets Released!
A limited number of Gala Dinner tickets have been released and are available to book by 11 November.