Past Attendee Feedback
Just how well-received are SBK events?
We are continuously looking to improve the quality of our conferences and are grateful for all delegate feedback - both good and bad, to focus on improvements and encourage us to continue to innovate.
Would you like to add your comments? If you missed your chance to complete the evaluation form at the event, don't worry it's not too late. Click here to share your thoughts on the event. We are pleased to share with you just some of the feedback from our past events:
"I enjoyed the whole day"
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
"A good mix of speakers, styles and topics"
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
"I found the whole day extremely rewarding and interesting"
Hereford Hospitals NHS trust
Elaine Stratford
Fanny Freeman taking questions
"Full of good ideas and information on how other trusts work"
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
"Lots of examples of good practice and plans for the future"
Worcestershire Primary Care Trust
Jonathan Birns and Olu Orugun
Paula Bourke
"Realistic presentations that detailed services how they are and how they need to improve"
Hereford Primary Care Trust
"Very informative and relevant, interesting and factual"
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
David Eveson
Dr Olu Orugun looking at Martin Dawes Solutions wireless Telemedicine unit
"I enjoyed the whole event and have learnt alot to take back to practice"
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
"A refreshing day reinforcing existing ideas and sharing new information"
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
Round table networking
The conference room
"Really enjoyable and useful in developing strategies to evoke change in my own department"
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
"Great Group participation - the amount of people in the group was excellent"
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
"Enjoyed networking with the other delegates"
Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Delegates in thought
The conference
"It was easy to discuss issues and get to know everyone"
Poole Hospital NHS Foundation
"Enjoyed new ways of seeing problems, solutions and sharing experience"
Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
"Good to hear everyone’s experience and ways of working"
University Hospitals of Morecombe Bay Hospital NHS Trust
The conference
Networking Break
"Found all presentations very interesting and very informative"
Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust
"Fantastic meeting, very informative with current information"
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
"Food for thought. It will influence me to action some points with great urgency"
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Delegates in discussion
"All speakers gave very good, varied aspects of the same problems and concerns"
James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
"Productive and informative day with welcome opportunity for networking"
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Networking Break
Speakers
"Brings together key strands of the agenda to help drive things forward"
Health Horizons
"This event has raised a lot of very important issues – excellent networking opportunity"
James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Speakers
Networking Break
"All the issues covered are important in the environment we are currently faced with"
Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
"Very informative and reassuring to share experiences with colleagues from other audiology departments"
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Delegates in discussion
"Good informative day"
Heart of Birmingham Primary Care Trust
"Very good presentations"
Liverpool Primary Care Trust
"Good to hear ideas used"
Heart of Birmingham Primary Care Trust
Rick Stern and Michaela Firth
Iain Robertson-Steel
"Very relevant conference with good quality speakers"
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
"There was a good mix of presentations which gave rise to some ideas for development in our area"
NHS North of Tyne
Iain Robertson-Steel and Steve Peacock
Michaela Firth and Amanda Mayo
"Useful to hear personal experiences of issues we meet"
Bridgend Local Health Board
"Each subject has been relevant and realistic to my own area of work"
NHS Harrow
Michaela Firth and Rick Stern
Coffee and Networking
"Impressive range of speakers"
NHS Lothian
"Particularly enjoyed sharing real life experiences of developing services"
Bridge End Local Health Board
Diana Porter
Peter Llewellyn
"Very informative presentations"
NHS Sheffield
"Good opportunity to gain best practice advice to take back to the workplace and action"
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Mosumi Basu Doyle
Peter Llewellyn and Amanda Cheesely
"Good range of presentations"
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Community Healthcare
"Very interesting and informative for gauging projects and services in other areas"
Sutton and Merton Community Services
Peter Llewellyn and Mirek Skrypak
Dave Jones speaks to delegates
"A great way of networking and hearing about intermediate care practices across the country"
NHS Camden Provider Services
"Each presentation was very informative, a well balanced programme"
City of York Council
Dee Suter, Amanda Cheesely, Diana Porter and Margaret Gibson
"Excellent opportunity to network with other pathology managers"
GSTS Pathology
"I found the content very interesting"
NHS Manchester
"Very interactive meeting. Learnt a lot about new technology that I was not aware of"
Liverpool Women’s NHS FT
Speakers in Discussion
Event Speakers
"Good opportunity to gather evidence on areas of best practice and new innovation"
St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust
Event Speakers
In Discussion
"The topics gave me food for thought. Nice to see we are heading in the right direction"
King’s College Hospital NHS FT
Networking Break
Networking Break
"Enjoyed the quality of content"
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust
"Great Structure to the day"
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust
"Good to get commissioner’s input"
E Pathology Network
"A very good and informative event"
BMI Healthcare
"The PCT commissioning perspective was highly useful – Illustrated what pathology needs to be doing for patient pathway improvement, cost effectiveness and pathology’s own survival!"
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Delegates in Discussion
Speakers in Discussion
"Well organised with a variety of speakers with a varied quality of presentations"
Kent & Medway Pathology Network
"Views from different perspectives with clear messages to take home"
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Networking Break
Networking Break
"All speakers provided a good range of opinions, information and knowledge/experience"
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
"Really good balance of subjects areas covered, and variety of perspectives around quality"
Keele University
Networking Break
"Valuable link between clinical and finance teams"
Darlington PCT
"Complex subject simplified"
Salford Royal Hospital NHS Trust
"Good networking opportunities"
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Delegates in Discussion
"A good mix of speakers, very practical and informative"
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
"Sharing experiences of SLM and also meeting other people from different regions in the UK starting out on SLM"
Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust
Networking Break Discussion
Networking Break
"Extremely interesting and helpful to support were I am now"
Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust
"Nice to hear practical experiences and the non financial aspects of SLR"
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation trust
Networking Break
"Enjoyable and informative networking event"
Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
"Well organised, structured and informative"
Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Robert Ghosh
"Interesting to hear how others have implemented Hospital at Night 24/7"
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Debbie Dupont demonstrates the Salisbury handover system
"Very exciting to meet people with similar issues to ourselves, share experiences and lessons learnt"
East Cheshire NHS Trust
Alistair Forsyth and Robert Ghosh
Sara Nelson, Lisa Grier and Clare Bluemel speak to delegates
"I especially enjoyed the chance to gain greater information in an area with such wide variation through sharing experiences and the chance to question speakers"
Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust
Sara Rathmill
Robert Ghosh, Clare Blaydon and Caroline Dykeman take questions
"Particularly interesting presentations and documentation"
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Debbie Dupont and Sara Rathmill take questions from the floor
Networking Break
"Specific examples of practices were helpful"
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
"Very interesting speakers"
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Paul Chamberlain
Sandra Lockyer and Eileen Murray
"Particularly enjoyed the group diversity and opportunity for interaction "
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
DJ Brown and Janine Dyson
Paul Chamberlain and Mike George take questions from the floor
"Enjoyed the presentations and discussion gave me food for thought and have initiatives to take back to dept"
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Janine Dyson presenting
DJ Brown and Paul Chamberlain
"Breakout sessions were very useful"
Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Paul Chamberlain and Mike George take questions from the floor
Round table discussions
"Extremely enlightening, excellent networking"
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Networking break
"Enjoyed the whole day, very thought provoking interactive session"
NHS Borders
"Excellent feel motivated to get back and change things"
East Cheshire NHS Trust
"Really useful to hear how other areas have taken EDD forward and used it to reduce Length of stay"
Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch NHS Foundation Trust
"Excellent"
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Delegates in a presentation
Networking Break
"Good interaction, a very useful conference"
Heywood Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust
"Good balance of presentation and discussion"
NHS Borders
Networking break
Networking lunch
"Excellent interactive discussions"
East Cheshire NHS Trust
"Very high standard of speakers"
NHS Borders
Deidre Norris
"There are so little professional development opportunities in this speciality it is good to get high quality, practical input from others doing the job"
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Simon Roberts, Maggie Shepley and Sheila Kalanovich
Delegates in discussion
"Very informative good to good to hear what others are doing, good to have opportunity to have discussion groups"
Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Networking break
Delegates in discussion
"Good range of talks covering different aspects of discharge"
James Paget University Hopsitals NHS Foundation Trust
"Useful topics, speakers and networking opportunities"
NHS Borders
Networking break
"Useful to be able to network with colleagues experiences in POCT area"
University Hospitals Bristol NHS FT
"Very well organised, good easily accessible talks and good networking"
Derby Hospital NHS Trust
"Nice to hear networking, dialogue and other people’s experiences"
Leeds Teaching Hospital
Delegates in Discussion
"Networking with colleagues and content of lectures was very enjoyable"
Kings Mill Hospital
"Useful to network with other POCT co-ordinators"
BSUH
"Nice to listen to diverse experiences of POCT in different trusts"
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Delegates in Discussion
Networking Break
"Found the event to be very informative and there are many ideas that I would take back to the laboratory that I think can be used to improve our systems"
Imperial college Healthcare NHS trust
"Excellent programme"
South Tees NHS Trust
"Very good feedback from audience and speakers"
Royal Derby Hospital
"A very useful subject content: pertinent with useful information and ideas explained"
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
"The event was interesting, especially as an opportunity to see what some organisations are achieving"
Department of Health
"A well run conference with interesting talks on current issues affecting radiology services. It has certainly provided an insight into what is achievable"
NWLH Trust
"Good selection of topics and nice venue"
UHCW trust
"Good practical experience. Confirmation we are well along the correct path"
Buckinghamshire NHS trust
"Very interesting talks about demand management and service improvement"
University Hospital Coventry NHS Trust
"Such a range of ways of attacking the same problems – fascinating!"
E+N Hert NHS Trust
"Good networking. Enjoyed papers and discussion they provoked"
Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s Hospitals NHS Trust
Conference Hall
"It raised more questions than in answered for me – that can only be a good thing for service development"
NHS Forth Valley
Networking Lunch
Networking Break
"Several presentations from this event can be used either as a starting point for discussion around changing service delivery or as a learning point as areas to avoid or re-evaluate"
Salford Royal Hospital
Networking Break
"This is a conference than needs to be attended by organisation that have low day surgery rates"
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
"Speakers were very good, there was plenty of time to ask questions"
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
"Full of stimulating content"
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Bill Horton
"Enthusiasm and innovations were very inspiring"
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Trust
"This is a conference than needs to be attended by organisation that have low day surgery rates"
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
"Speakers were very good, there was plenty of time to ask questions"
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Delegates in Discussion
Networking Break
"I enjoyed the whole day and have met some enthusiastic people who have inspired me"
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
"Very inspiring"
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
"It has given me food for thought for my trust and day surgery services. I will be taking things back and hope to make changes"
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Networking Lunch
"Very useful information. Increased my confidence in my role"
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust
"Interesting to listen to how other areas run their POA"
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
"Particularly liked the competency framework / career pathway sessions"
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust
Registration and Refreshments
Entrance hall
"Good content that is on everyone’s minds. Heard some useful tips on how to handle problems"
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
"Very good mix of medical and nursing speakers"
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
"Anaesthetists keen view of nurses enhancing their skills and supporting them through their complex challenging study"
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Networking Break
Networking Break
"Right people, right place – looking forward to the next one"
University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust
"Excellent day, well organised, and excellent speakers"
Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust
"Good range of speakers. The audience had a good variety of attendees and balance"
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Networking Break
Networking Break
Sixty Second Interviews
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