Mark Dancy

Mark Dancy, Consultant Cardiologist, The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust and National Clinical Chair, NHS Improvement - Heart

What has been your route into the industry?
NHS Consultant.

Why have you become involved in your particular specialisation?
Interest in service delivery stemming from involvement in medical audit and running the CHD collaborative which was set up to facilitate delivery of the CHD National Service Framework in 2000.

What do you consider to be the biggest challenge at the moment and why?
Saving £20Bn during a time of unprecedented change.

What do you consider to be the biggest threat at the moment and why?
Difficulties of integrating care in the current tariff environment.

Who will be most interested in the subject matter of the conference and in particular, your topic?
Commissioners, primary and secondary care, and all involved in the ‘Care in the Community’ initiative.

What do you expect your delegates to “take away” with them at the end of the conference?
That GP commissioning offers real potential if the GPs want to accept it and engage with secondary care.

Mark Dancy will be speaking on A New Model for Services: What Might the Future of Cardiology Look Like? at the Best Practice Delivery of Cardiology Services conference on Tuesday 3rd July 2012 at Maple House, Birmingham.