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25-26 FEBRUARY 2026
OLYMPIA LONDON

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Join us on 25-26 February at Olympia London for two days of real practice, fresh thinking across 7 dedicated theatres, organised into 4 core streams. Designed for every part of the primary care workforce, the agenda combines practical insights with innovative ideas, and offers the chance to earn up to 12 CPD points.

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09:10 09:15

Chair's opening remarks

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI

Dan Bunstone, GP and Clinical Director - Chapelford Surgery and Warrington Innovation Network
09:15 09:45

Driving transformation through partnerships in respiratory care

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI

Respiratory disease remains one of the most significant health challenges in the UK, yet too many people with asthma and COPD are diagnosed late and receive uneven access to effective treatment. This ...

James Rose, Director of Strategic and Industry Partnerships - Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley

Sarah Elkin, Clinical Director for integrated care and a respiratory consultant - Imperial College Healthcare
10:15 11:00

Session sponsored by Heidi Health

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI
11:30 12:00

Make the NHS App your front door

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI

Shanker Vijayadeva, GP Clinical Lead, Digital Transformation - Primary Care - NHS England

Mark Bamlett
13:30 14:15

Session title coming soon!

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI
14:30 15:15

Session sponsored by Optum Health

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI
15:30 16:00

Uncertainty: how to best prepare your PCN for 2026

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI

Phin Robinson, Managing Director - Pure Unity Health Group

Ruth Griffiths, Partner - HILL DICKINSON
16:15 16:45

Prevention at PCN scale: turning dashboards into outcomes

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI

At Kumar Medical Centre (KMC) in Slough, innovation is driven by the needs of a diverse and often underserved population. Recognising the limitations of traditional models, particularly for managing l ...

Rupa Joshi, GP, Deputy Medical Director for Primary Care for South West Region - NHSE, Transformation Lead for the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine

Max Cotton

Priya Kumar, GP Partner, Health Inequalities and Population Health Management Lead - Kumar Medical Centre
16:45 16:50

Chair's closing remarks

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI

Dan Bunstone, GP and Clinical Director - Chapelford Surgery and Warrington Innovation Network

09:10 09:15

Chair's opening remarks

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI
- Excellence in everyday practice
- People, leadership and resilience
- Innovation that works
- Community and connected care
09:15 09:45

Neighbourhood teams that deliver: from policy to measurable outcomes

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI

This session explores proven methods and real-world case studies showing how practices have successfully integrated care pathways into neighbourhood teams. It will demonstrate how these approaches imp ...

Valeed Ghafoor, GP Partner and Lead for the Pathfinder Programme - GP Triage
11:30 12:15

Fixing the referral loop: real solutions for seamless primary-secondary care - LUCID PROJECT

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI

This talk will discuss the development and implementation of an integrated virtual CKD program (LUCID), from conceptualisation, through operationalisation to commissioning. It will discuss the impact ...

Matthew Graham-Brown, Clinical Associate Professor of Nephrology - University of Leicester
13:30 14:00

Delivering commercial research at scale: a PCN model for sustainable general practice

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI

To present a model that enables practices and PCN's with varying appetites and levels of experience to benefit from commercial (and non-commercial) clinical research. This will mean their patients are ...

James Perry, NIHR Commercial Research Delivery Centre (Primary Care) Director, GP Partner and PCN Clinical Director - Cheshire & Merseyside CRDC (PC), Marine Lake Medical Practice, Healthier West Wirral PCN
15:15 15:45

Tackling coastal and rural inequalities: practical system levers

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI

Raj Thakkar, President - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
15:45 15:50

Chair's closing remarks

PCN Transformation Theatre sponsored by Heidi AI

09:25 09:30

Chair's opening remarks

GP Clinical Theatre

Steve Holmes, GP Shepton Mallet, PCRS Policy Lead, Chair, Severn Faculty RCGP, Somerset ICB Clinical Respiratory Lead - Park Medical Practice
09:30 10:00

British asthma guidelines - updates and practical implementation tips

GP Clinical Theatre

An update on practical implementation of the British asthma guidelines and clinical tips and insights into how it is changing practice.Be familiar with the British Asthma Guidelines (around diagnosis ...

Steve Holmes, GP Shepton Mallet, PCRS Policy Lead, Chair, Severn Faculty RCGP, Somerset ICB Clinical Respiratory Lead - Park Medical Practice
10:15 11:00

How the RSC develops research and surveillance capabilities across general practice

GP Clinical Theatre

We will be discussing the benefits of general practices being members of the Oxford-RCGP Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC). Our offer helps to develop research and surveillance capabilities acros ...

Nicholas Thomas, Clinical Lead for Research - RCGP

Simon de Lusignan, Director of Oxford-RCGP Research and Surveillance Centre - University of Oxford

Gavin Jamie, Clinical Researcher, Oxford RCGP-Research and Surveillance Centre - University of Oxford

Vanashree Sexton, Researcher, Oxford RCGP-Research and Surveillance Centre - University of Oxford

Tracey Clarke, Practice Business Manager - Magdalen Medical Practice

Sophie Park, Professor of Primary Care and Clinical Education - University of Oxford
11:15 11:45

Heart failure - SGLT2/ARNI in practice

GP Clinical Theatre

Jim Moore, Past President - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
13:15 14:00

Rewriting the ageing narrative: lifestyle medicine, longevity, and health span in general practice

GP Clinical Theatre

This presentation explores the growing role of lifestyle medicine in supporting healthy ageing, longevity, and the prevention of frailty, reframing ageing as a modifiable biological process rather tha ...

Anish Kotecha, Director of Medical Education and GP - Learna
14:15 15:00

Session sponsored by Symprove

GP Clinical Theatre

Caroline Dalton, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Genetics - Sheffield Hallam University
15:15 15:45

GI in primary care: IBS versus coeliac versus colitus

GP Clinical Theatre
16:00 16:45

Understanding the metabolic patient: cardiometabolic disease and nutrition

GP Clinical Theatre

Beverley Bostock, President-Elect - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society

Natalie Burrows
16:45 16:50

Chair's closing remarks

GP Clinical Theatre

Steve Holmes, GP Shepton Mallet, PCRS Policy Lead, Chair, Severn Faculty RCGP, Somerset ICB Clinical Respiratory Lead - Park Medical Practice

09:25 09:30

Chair's opening remarks

GP Clinical Theatre
09:30 10:00

Type 2 diabetes: GLP-1s, SGLT2s and realistic de-intensification

GP Clinical Theatre
10:15 11:00

Session sponsored by Oviva

GP Clinical Theatre
11:15 11:45

Dermatology: rashes you can't miss

GP Clinical Theatre

Julian Peace, Executive Chair - Primary Care Dermatology Society
- Excellence in everyday practice
- People, leadership and resilience
- Innovation that works
- Community and connected care
13:15 13:45

Lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular health: evidence-based approaches in primary care

GP Clinical Theatre

Cardiometabolic diseases remain amongst the most common group of conditions in the UK and globally, driving significant morbidity and mortality in the population. Whilst lifestyle improvement is advis ...

Sundhya Raman, Lifestyle Medicine Doctor - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
14:15 14:45

Frailty and falls: proactive identification and review

GP Clinical Theatre
- Excellence in everyday practice
- People, leadership and resilience
- Community and connected care
15:15 15:45

Cancer you can’t miss: clinical pitfalls, red flags and early recognition

GP Clinical Theatre

Ellen Nicholson, National Safety and Learning Lead, General Practice - NHS Resolution

Samantha Thomas, Safety and Learning Lead, Patient Safety Specialist, Diversity Matters Committee Member - NHS Resolution
15:45 15:50

Chair's closing remarks

GP Clinical Theatre

09:15 09:45

How to make digital triage safer, simpler and sustainable: a practical workshop

Workshop: Live

A recap of Silverdale Practice’s journey to total digital triage.How to realise the benefits of digital triage.How to bring both colleagues and patients on the transformation journey to total digital ...

Jess Yaxley, Practice Business Manager - Silverdale Practice

Dominique Hogan, GP Partner - Silverdale Practice

Michelle Pope, Deputy Practice Manager - Silverdale Practice
10:00 10:30

Dermoscopy

Workshop: Live

Julian Peace, Executive Chair - Primary Care Dermatology Society
10:45 11:15

Reduce appointment demand: structure information, fix patient flow

Workshop: Live

In this session, we will explore how structured workflows and quality of patient information shape triage workload, appointment demand and outcomes. We will compare examples of patient contact to iden ...

Flemming Jensen, Co-Founder and Director - Linein
11:30 12:00

Session sponsored by EQL

Workshop: Live
14:30 15:00

Are you ready for CQC?

Workshop: Live

Join Dr Krishan Aggarwal, London GP and founder of MATAR, for a focused session on how practices can achieve genuine CQC readiness with expert external support. Through MATAR, Dr Aggarwal has supporte ...

Krishan Aggarwal, GP - Matar
15:15 15:45

Group clinic VR taster: join and experience a live group clinic

Workshop: Live

For many of us, seeing is believing. People ask, 'can I observe a Group Clinic? I want to experience it first-hand'. Now you can! Join us and witness a live Group Clinic in virtual reality (VR). See ...

Georgina Craig, Director - The Experience Led Care Programme
16:00 16:45

Diagnose inflammatory arthritis early: GIRFT rules, A&G referral templates and what to start today

Workshop: Live

I will discuss how to diagnose early inflmmatory arthritis and some of the new ways to refer including advice and guidance.1. Understand how early inflammaotry arthritis presents2. Understand GIRFT gu ...

Louise Warburton, Co-President, Medical Lead, Associate Medical Director - Primary Care Rheumatology and MSK Society, MSK Service STW and Shropshire Community Trust

10:15 10:45

Session title coming soon!

Workshop: Live
- Excellence in everyday practice
- People, leadership and resilience
- Innovation that works
- Community and connected care
11:45 12:15

From idea to NHS-ready: the practical path through pilots, IG and evaluation

Workshop: Live

Mental Health pathway perspective from GP (clinical validation), ICB procurement & commissioning, NICE MedTech (HTA/evidence generation) + review at NIASupporting colleagues to understand the NHS inte ...

Matea Deliu, Clinical Lead, Primary Care Digital Delivery, Clinical Safety Officer - NHS South London ICB

Gurnak Dosanjh, Deputy CCIO - NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Jihad Malasi, GP, NICE MedTech Committee, ICB Mental Health lead - Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board

Faris Al-Ramadani, GP Partner & Healthtech Consultant - St Wulfstan Surgery/One Health Ltd
13:15 13:45

Lifestyle medicine you can use tomorrow: practical nutrition tools for busy GP consultations

Workshop: Live

Natalie Burrows

Satu Jackson, CEO - BANT
14:15 14:45

Group clinic VR taster: join and experience a live group clinic

Workshop: Live

For many of us, seeing is believing. People ask, 'can I observe a Group Clinic? I want to experience it first-hand'. Now you can! Join us and witness a live Group Clinic in virtual reality (VR). See ...

Georgina Craig, Director - The Experience Led Care Programme
15:00 15:30

Ophthalmoscopy with confidence: see what matters in 10 minutes

Workshop: Live

Junaid Malik, General Practitioner and Clinical Lead - National Primary Care Training Ltd

10:00 10:30

Managing role creep: protecting boundaries and driving efficiency

Business Services Hub
10:45 11:15

Session sponsored by Wesleyan

Business Services Hub
11:30 12:00

Session sponsored by Operose Health

Business Services Hub
13:00 13:30

Productive general practice: real-world operational improvements from 100 practice visits

Business Services Hub

Rebecca Whitnall, Primary Care Support Team Clinical Lead

Kim Nurse, Primary Care Support Team Clinical Lead - Primary Care Workforce Academy
- Excellence in everyday practice
- People, leadership and resilience
- Innovation that works
15:15 15:45

Inspection-proof your practice: real-world strategies to nail your next CQC visit with confidence, clarity & calm

Business Services Hub

From Box-Ticking to Root-FixingUncover the common traps practices fall into when preparing for CQC—and the mindset shift that turns regulatory pressure into an opportunity for sustainable improvement. ...

Daniel Vincent, Former Practice Manager and Partner - Enhanced Primary Care

09:30 10:00

Estates and energy: practical upgrades, measurable payback

Business Services Hub
12:30 13:00

Session title coming soon!

Business Services Hub

- Excellence in everyday practice
- People, leadership and resilience
09:30 10:00

Building resilience in busy practice teams: practical tools for GPs, PMs and the wider workforce

General Practice Management Theatre

Healthcare and social care professionals are expected to perform at a high level under constant pressure. This dynamic, practical session shows why positive self-care is essential for energy, focus, a ...

Farnaaz Sharief MBE, GP, Senior Fellow (Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management) - Chief Executive, Manage Your Mind
10:15 10:45

Run a safe results-handling system: inbox rules, coding and escalation that protect clinicians

General Practice Management Theatre
11:15 11:45

Session sponsored by Ortus Health

General Practice Management Theatre
- Excellence in everyday practice
- People, leadership and resilience
- Innovation that works
- Community and connected care
13:00 13:30

ARRS in action: how prescribing pharmacists are reducing waiting times and expanding diabetes clinics in PCNs through fellowship roles

General Practice Management Theatre

I am a specialist clinician with extensive experience across primary care, diabetes management, and medicines optimisation. My work spans clinical leadership, service development, and frontline patien ...

Puja Nathwani, Prescribing Infrastructure Lead Pharmacist/Primary Care Delivery Manager - SWL ICB/Brent ICP

Ali Jawad, PCN Project Manager, Diabetes Fellow and Senior Clinical Pharmacy - K&W Healthcare

Husam Jawad, Lead PCN Pharmacist & GP Partner
13:45 14:15

Session title coming soon!

General Practice Management Theatre
- Excellence in everyday practice
- People, leadership and resilience
- Innovation that works
- Community and connected care
15:15 15:45

Working with community pharmacy in practice: how to ensure patients are seen in the right place by the right HCP at the right time

General Practice Management Theatre

How can General Practice and Community Pharmacy work better together to ensure that patients understand how they can navigate the healthcare system within primary care. How can General Practice send a ...

Shilpa Shah, CEO - CPNEL

Zara Georgiou-Park, GP Partner, City and Hackney Primary Care Development Clinical Lead, London NHS England Peer Ambassador - Lower Clapton General Practice, NEL ICB
- Community and connected care
16:00 16:30

Designing your GP career: becoming the architect of your own blueprint

General Practice Management Theatre

This presentation explores the growing role of portfolio careers in general practice and why many GPs are combining clinical and non-clinical roles to create more flexible, sustainable, and fulfilling ...

Anish Kotecha, Director of Medical Education and GP - Learna

09:30 10:00

Data that matters: is your practice data a true reflection of your population

General Practice Management Theatre

Patrick Denston, Peer Ambassador and Business Manager and Digital Transformation Manager - Farnborough PCN
10:15 10:45

Transforming dermatology: AI-driven optimisation of primary care pathways

General Practice Management Theatre

Dermatology faces a perfect storm: rising referrals, workforce shortages, and record backlogs. This session demonstrates how AI-powered Computer Vision is transforming patient pathways. Giuseppe Razza ...

Giuseppe Razzani, Business Development Director - Legit.Health
11:00 11:30

Keep people, keep capacity: retention moves that work in real GP teams

General Practice Management Theatre

A practical session on what actually keeps clinicians and ARRS roles. We’ll share simple changes to supervision, job plans and flexibility, plus small continuity tactics that steady demand, so teams f ...

Natasha Behl, GP Executive Partner - Solihull Healthcare partnership
11:45 12:15

Patient communication that works: complaints, consent and AI-era expectations

General Practice Management Theatre
- Excellence in everyday practice
- People, leadership and resilience
- Innovation that works
- Community and connected care
13:30 14:15

Session title coming soon!

General Practice Management Theatre

The power of community and connections in helping to support residents in one of the most deprived Boroughs of London, and the one with the lowest health literacy levels.Power of collaboration and co- ...

Sharmin Ria, GP and Health Inequalities Joint Lead - East One PCN, Barking & Dagenham

Shanika Sharma, GP and Clinical Director - Barking & Dagenham Health Inequalities Leads Program

Lance Curran, Care Coordinator - East One PCN

Lucy Walsh, Care Coordinator - East One PCN
15:15 15:45

Turn a complaint into an SOP in 24 hours: wording, workflow and audit trail

General Practice Management Theatre

09:25 09:30

Chair's opening remarks

Menopause Theatre

Toni Hazell, Portfolio GP - Somerset Gardens Family Healthcare Centre
- Excellence in everyday practice
- People, leadership and resilience
- Innovation that works
- Community and connected care
09:30 10:15

Menopause and the mental load: why symptoms present differently and how to support women better

Menopause Theatre

Menopause is a biological transition women inevitably pass through, yet for many women it unfolds alongside an intense and unequal mental load. The invisible work of caring, organising, remembering, a ...

Itunu Johnson-Sogbetun, GP - DrShoCares
10:45 11:30

Session sponsored by Ardens

Menopause Theatre
11:45 12:15

HRT in 2026: what GPs need to know

Menopause Theatre

Lindsey Thomas, GP - PCWHF
- Excellence in everyday practice
13:30 14:15

Genital dermatology made simple: spotting serious conditions and common GSM mimics

Menopause Theatre

This session offers a clear, practical guide to genital dermatology in midlife, focusing on the conditions most often misdiagnosed as GSM. Using real-world cases and visual examples, Catherine will he ...

Catherine Fernando, Sessional GP with an interest in Dermatology - Orchard Medical Practice, Haddington, East Lothian
- Excellence in everyday practice
14:30 15:15

Beyond HRT: building menopause resilience

Menopause Theatre

This practical, empowering session reframes menopause not as a limitation, but as a critical time to strengthen self-care, protect cognitive performance, and sustain productivity. The session explores ...

Farnaaz Sharief MBE, GP, Senior Fellow (Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management) - Chief Executive, Manage Your Mind
15:30 16:00

PCOS and acne

Menopause Theatre

Julian Peace, Executive Chair - Primary Care Dermatology Society
16:15 16:45

Neurodivergence and menopause: recognising hidden ADHD and autism in midlife women

Menopause Theatre

Samantha Hiew, Neurodiversity and Women's Empowerment Keynote Speaker, Founder - ADHD Girls
16:45 16:50

Chair's closing remarks

Menopause Theatre

Toni Hazell, Portfolio GP - Somerset Gardens Family Healthcare Centre

09:10 09:15

Chair's opening remarks

Menopause Theatre

Aaliya Goyal, GP, Occupational Health Doctor, RCGP Council Member - Royal College of General Practitioners
09:15 10:00

Menopause and perimenopause: when simple doesn't work

Menopause Theatre

Join me for a case-based session: “Menopause and Perimenopause: When Simple Doesn’t Work.” I’ll dive into practical, relatable cases straight from everyday clinics – the women who need more than the b ...

Shilpa McQuillan, Clinical Lead and Director - Berkshire Menopause Clinic
- Excellence in everyday practice
12:00 12:30

Optimising nutrition to support menopausal health & wellbeing

Menopause Theatre

This practical, evidence-based session explores the connections between nutrition, stress and menopausal health. We will focus on back-to-basics dietary strategies, including the importance of balance ...

Jackie Lynch, Nutritionist - WellWellWell Nutritional Therapy
13:45 14:15

Menopause after cancer: safe, compassionate and evidence-based care

Menopause Theatre

Lindsey Thomas, GP - PCWHF
- Excellence in everyday practice
- People, leadership and resilience
14:30 15:15

Metabolic menopause: practical strategies for weight and cardiometabolic health

Menopause Theatre

Menopause incl lifestyleA better understanding about the changes in weight and cardiometabolic health at menopause and how to manage them.

Sundhya Raman, Lifestyle Medicine Doctor - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society

Beverley Bostock, President-Elect - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society

Carys Sonnenberg, GP - NHS

Lindsey Thomas, GP - PCWHF
15:25 15:55

Let’s talk about libido: sexual wellbeing and confidence in midlife women

Menopause Theatre

09:55 10:00

Chair's opening remarks

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre

Julie Oliver, GPwSI womens health & Chair - Primary Care Women's Health Forum
- Innovation that works
10:00 10:30

Start and sustain LARC safely: consent, counselling and recall that works

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre

A case based update suitable for all primary care clinicians. This talk will provide top tips for contraceptive counselling and helping women to choose and continue using long acting reversible contra ...

Caroline Cooper, GP Specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Health - Cambridge Private Doctors
10:45 11:30

Session sponsored by Health Medica

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre
13:15 14:00

Cervical screening update: what’s new, what to check, what to teach

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre
- Excellence in everyday practice
- People, leadership and resilience
- Innovation that works
- Community and connected care
14:15 14:45

Endometriosis in primary care: spotting it sooner and supporting women better

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre

Endometriosis affects around one in ten women and people assigned female at birth, yet it remains one of the most under recognised and delayed diagnoses in primary care. Many patients spend years bein ...

Itunu Johnson-Sogbetun, GP - DrShoCares
15:00 15:45

Session sponsored by Natural Cycles

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre
16:00 16:45

Get safeguarding and consent right every time: Gillick/Fraser, coercion cues and documentation

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre
16:45 16:50

Chair's closing remarks

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre

Julie Oliver, GPwSI womens health & Chair - Primary Care Women's Health Forum

09:10 09:15

Chair's opening remarks

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre

Caroline Cooper, GP Specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Health - Cambridge Private Doctors
09:15 09:45

Infertility in the 10-minute consult

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre
10:00 10:30

Complex contraception in metabolic and thrombotic risk: what’s safe, what’s not

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre

A review of UKMEC 2025 and contraceptive choices for those with metabolic and thrombotic riskA better understanding of metabolic and thrombotic risk and how to manage contraceptive choice.

Carys Sonnenberg, GP - NHS
11:45 12:15

Pelvic pain decoded: GP assessment & first-line management

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre
13:45 14:15

Triage bleeding on hormonal contraception: when to reassure, when to red-flag

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre
14:30 15:00

Drive post-pregnancy long-acting follow-through: recall prompts and clinic models that work

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre
15:15 15:45

Emergency contraception: evidence and access

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre
15:45 15:50

Chair's closing remarks

Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Theatre

Caroline Cooper, GP Specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Health - Cambridge Private Doctors

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