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The Annual Operating Theatres Show 2025

Etihad Stadium, Manchester 11 September 2025, 9:00am - 4:00pm

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8:45am
Registration & Networking
9:30am
Chairs Opening Remarks
9:40am
Panel Disscussion: Reforming Elective Surgical Care: Strategies for Timely and Patient-Centred Services

Peter Kay, National Clinical Director for Musculoskeletal Services, NHS England

Join our expert panel as they explore innovative strategies to reform elective surgical care, focusing on reducing waiting times, improving access, and placing patient experience at the heart of service delivery. This session will highlight best practice, system-wide collaboration, and data-driven approaches to deliver more efficient and responsive elective care across the NHS.

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10:30am
Maximising Capacity and Theatre Utilisation – Seven Days a Week
  • WLI sessions vs insourcing – exploring the most cost-effective ways to maximise theatre utilisation
  • Protecting ‘job planned’ sessions with extra capacity during the week
  • How insourcing services should be structured to optimise impact on RTT performance  
Martin Watts, Managing Director of Clinical Services, Medacs Healthcare
11:00am
Break & Networking
11:30am
Optimising Theatre Productivity: A Whole-System Approach to Surgical Efficiency

Dan Pearce, National Deputy Director of Implementation, GIRFT

Emma McCone, National POA Advisor, GIRFT

  • Understand the Impact of Pre- and Post-Surgical Processes on Theatre Productivity
  • Enhance Collaboration Across Surgical and Perioperative Pathways
  • Implement Data-Driven Strategies to Improve Theatre Efficiency
  • Foster Clinical and Executive Leadership for Productivity Gains
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11:50am
Fostering Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Improve Surgical Pathways
  • Understand the Role of Multidisciplinary Teams in Optimising Surgical Pathways
  • Identify Key Strategies for Effective Communication and Coordination in Theatre Teams
  • Evaluate the Impact of Integrated Surgical Pathways on Patient Safety and Experience
12:10pm
Main Stage Sponser Speaking Session
12:30pm
Question & Answers Session
12:50pm
Lunch & Networking
1:50pm
Reforming the National Operating Department Practitioner Workforce: Advancing Practice and Leadership in Perioperative Care
  • Explore the evolving roles of Operating Department Practitioners across perioperative and critical care settings

  • Examine strategies for workforce transformation, including the integration of ODPs into multidisciplinary teams and their involvement in critical care

  • Discuss the importance of leadership and professional development in empowering ODPs to take on expanded roles

Mike Donnellon, President, College of Operating Department Practitioners
2:10pm
Implementing the Green Theatre Checklist: Practical Steps for Sustainable Surgery

Angela Hayes, Nurse Fellow & Project Lead, The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

Cliff Shelton, Professor in Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Lancaster University

  • Understand the key principles of the Green Theatre Checklist and how they contribute to reducing the environmental impact of surgical practice
  • Identify practical strategies to implement sustainable changes in operating theatres, including waste reduction, energy efficiency, and sustainable procurement
  • Explore the role of multidisciplinary collaboration in embedding environmentally sustainable practices within perioperative care
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2:30pm
Main Stage Sponser Speaking Session
2:50pm
Break & Networking
3:20pm
Addressing Operating Theatre Access Challenges for Surgical Trainees
Session Reserved for The Association of Surgeons in Training
3:45pm
Elective Care and AI: Governance, Productivity, and Patient Safety
  • The basics of AI, the “hype” demystified, and its real-world potential in elective care

  • How AI enhances productivity, staff, and patient satisfaction while addressing governance and safety challenges

  • Key learnings and case studies from NHS implementations to maximise AI benefits

  • A look ahead at the transformative future of AI in healthcare

4:25pm
Chairs Closing Remarks
4:20pm
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