Commissioning education masterclass

The morning opened with a welcome and introduction by Bryan Kessie, programme lead for national priorities at Skills for Health - Workforce Projects Team followed by the keynote address – World Class Commissioning by Gary Belfield, commissioning capabilities director at the Department of Health. This was followed by a presentation from Christina Pond from Skills for Health on educational development, design and reform which outlined the issues in the development of a skills based workforce. This presentation was followed by Simon Thompson outlining the financial basis of the education (MPET) levy.

After lunch Professor Easmon from Thames Valley University gave an interesting and challenging view of commissioning versus the free market in the NHS. This presentation was followed by a lively debate on commissioning in the NHS. The final two presentations gave a very valuable insight into the impact of geographical location on commissioning. Christine Whitehead outlined the complex issues involved in commissioning in NHS South West which was compared to the London issues by Rob Smith from NHS London. The information given in the two presentations highlighted the need to take account of the local demographics and consider local issues in education commissioning for the future workforce.

We would like to thank all our speakers who made the day an enjoyable and informative event.

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