Health Policy and Politics Network Annual conference 2-3 September 2013 Magdalen College, Oxford

(may be subject to change)

Monday Arrival any time after 11 am - please report to porters lodge 12 2 3.30 Lunch session one Integrated Care and the Vulnerable: the technical, organisational and political challenges'. Andrew Gray An exploration of how Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are tackling health inequalities in England Lynsey Warwick-Giles Developing Health and Wellbeing Boards and the invisibility of the environmental health profession Surindar Dhesi

3.30-4 4.00 5.30

Coffee session two

Are hospital consultants knights or knaves? The case of Clinical Excellence Awards Mark Exworthy, Paula Hyde, Pamela McDonald-Kuhne Is it possible to improve hospital performance through a quality assessment programme? Findings from Lombardy Region Hospitals Evaluation Programme Michele Castelli Marketing the Market in the NHS Calum Paton 6.30 7pm Drinks reception (on chestnut lawn if fine) (lounge suits & nice frocks please) conference dinner

College Bar open until 11pm

Tuesday 8.00 9.30 9.30- 11.00 breakfast session three

Accountable to whom, for what? An exploration of the early development of Clinical Commissioning Groups in the English NHS Kath Checkland The multiple purposes of policy pilots and their consequences Stefanie Ettelt & Nicholas Mays Health care policy and policy research: Bringing the politics back in Loreli Jones 11-11.30 11.30 1 pm Coffee session four

Professionalization as a Consequence of State Form: The Political Economy of Skill Development and Professionalization in the US and English Ambulance Services Heather Elliott A patient centred NHS - but don't involve the patients. Reflections on patient and public engagement and involvement in healthcare commissioning. Stephen Peckham 12 lunch and depart