2025 Agenda

The future of healthcare: championing workforce flexibility

11 Jun 2025
Exchange Hall - main stage
Workforce, people and leadership

The health workforce is evolving to meet both the demands of the system and the needs of its people. The NHS cannot thrive without a strong and integrated flexible workforce. We must move beyond outdated perceptions and actively manage this workforce to maximise its efficiency, skills, and potential.

Join NHS Professionals, the NHS' largest provider of flexible workers to the NHS, and other system leaders for a thought-provoking panel discussion on how the NHS can adapt to these challenges. This diverse panel of prominent industry voices will explore the latest forward-thinking strategies - such as career development opportunities for workers and new staffing models for trusts to create a workforce that meets the demands of a rapidly changing healthcare landscape - ensuring better patient outcomes, improved workforce satisfaction, and enhanced system-wide productivity.

Dean Royles
Dean Royles, Chair of Strategic Advisory Board - NHS Professionals
Nicola McQueen
Nicola McQueen, Chief Executive - NHS Professionals
Oonagh Smyth
Prof Oonagh Smyth, CEO - Skills for Care

Supported by:

NHS Professionals