Events
Management Capacity and Capability of the NHS
Join The Health Foundation in Birmingham for this exploration of NHS management capacity, where we will unpack what this critical concept really means, identify its key components, and examine how it’s measured and assessed. We will also tackle the big question: how can we ensure our understanding of management capacity evolves to meet the changing demands of healthcare over the next decade?
- Time: 5.30pm (with tea/coffee from 5pm) to 7pm followed by reception
- Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Teaching and Learning Building, University of Birmingham, B15 2SB
Registration essential via Eventbrite.
From gut bugs to health: How changing the microbiome can help treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
What is the gut microbiome and how does it affect our gut health? Join this short online talk delivered by Dr Peter Rimmer (Consultant Gastroenterologist at UHB) to discover how research at the UHB-hosted NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre is exploring ways to improve treatments for IBD patients.
This webinar is perfect for anyone with IBD, people interested in gut health or gut health research, or anyone wanting to learn more about the amazing role our microbiome plays in health. No science background needed so feel free to invite patients, family and friends! Don’t miss out on this chance to learn from an expert and discover the future of gut health – register now!
BHP Global Health Networking Event
You are warmly invited to attend our BHP Global Health networking event, which brings researchers and clinicians together to work collaboratively to improve health in low- and middle- income countries.
Our keynote speaker will be Prof. Aneel Bhangu, Professor of Global Surgery and Consultant Colorectal Surgeon. Aneel has an international research portfolio and conducts clinical trials across the world. He was a founding member of the GlobalSurg Collaborative, an international research network linking over 3,000 surgeons across 100 countries. With seven surgical research Hubs in Benin, Ghana, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa and an extensive network of urban and rural ‘Spoke’ hospitals, GlobalSurg aims to implement low-cost solutions and impact on surgical outcomes in the most vulnerable populations.
Join us to:
- Discover how our clinical colleagues are working to improve healthcare in the Global South;
- Find out more about the innovative global health research led by our local academics;
- Make connections with people and projects linked to your interests and specialisms;
- Take part in themed discussions to identify potential for synergies and collaboration.
Register by 16 May 2025 to secure your place and find out more about opportunities to showcase your own work on the day. Places are limited and will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.
Past events
Getting started in research: making it happen
Are you a medical or dental clinician with an interest in exploring how to get started in research?
If so, you are invited to an exciting free online event featuring talks from some senior leaders from across the Birmingham Health Partners group, with national and international reputations in research. There is also a talk from the Academy of Medical Sciences about grants and career development opportunities within AMS.
BHP Lecture Series – Professor Mary Dixon Woods
This lecture will briefly outline challenges in quality and safety in healthcare, will identify the patchy history of attempts to make improvements, will emphasise the need to build and evidence base for improvement, and will outline some of the challenges and opportunities in evidence generation.
Mary Dixon-Woods is Director of THIS Institute and The Health Foundation Professor of Healthcare Improvement Studies in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge.
Future strategic directions for NIHR: a BHP seminar by Professor Lucy Chappell
The Department of Health and Social Care’s Chief Scientific Adviser joins BHP to reflect on maximising the impact of health and care research in the UK, as well as her personal journey at DHSC – including taking up her role in the midst of the pandemic.
Professor Chappell has overall responsibility for DHSC research and development, including the NIHR, and supporting the department’s analysis function.
Narrowing the health inequalities gap post-pandemic: a BHP seminar by Dr Bola Owolabi
Dr Bola Owolabi, Director of Healthcare Inequalities, will deliver a seminar focusing on the work being done in NHS England and NHS Improvement to narrow the health inequalities gap and will discuss what individual practitioners can do to contribute.
Dr Owolabi will field questions about the policy landscape and programme of work as well as her own career journey.