Expert's View On Caring For Health In The 21st Century
26 February 2013
Sue James, Chief Executive of the Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are delighted to offer this opportunity to hear how a major healthcare strategy is put together, from one of its chief architects here in Derbyshire, and to participate in the question-and-answer session afterwards
”Professor Keith Horton - Dean of the Faculty of Business, Computing and Law.
The vision for healthcare in Derbyshire for years to come will be mapped out in a free public lecture at the University of Derby, by one of its chief architects.
Sue James, Chief Executive of the Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, will speak on Quality in Partnership: A Strategy for 21st Century Healthcare in Derby, in The Courtroom (Room OL2) at the University's main Kedleston Road site in Derby, at 6.30pm on Wednesday 6 March.
The event is part of the University's ongoing free public lecture series, featuring high profile figures who are leaders in their different fields.
Ms James said: "Since the successful move to our new facilities in Uttoxeter Road, the Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been turning its mind to the next challenges facing the delivery of healthcare.
"After wide public consultation, the Trust has come up with a plan which it hopes will help it to achieve its vision to become a national beacon for all that is best in the NHS delivering 21st Century healthcare."
Ms James - who is also a Visiting Fellow in Leadership with Derby Business School at the University, and a member of the University Court - will talk about what drove the development of their vision, and how they plan to implement it.
Professor Keith Horton - Dean of the Faculty of Business, Computing and Law - added: "The future strategic direction of the NHS will be of great interest to all of us.
"We are delighted to offer this opportunity to hear how a major healthcare strategy is put together, from one of its chief architects here in Derbyshire, and to participate in the question-and-answer session afterwards."
The public lecture on March 6 is free but places must be booked in advance. To reserve a place book online via University website www.derby.ac.uk/james or contact Angela Drinkwater, University Events Officer, on 01332 01332 591046 or email: a.drinkwater@derby.ac.uk
Light refreshments will follow the talk.
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