A 'PATIENTS INCLUDED' EVENT

Academy Conference 2022

Thank you to the 200+ people who joined us for the 2022 Academy Conference, stay tuned for information about the 2023 event.

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On the 20th October 2022 we came back together at the Ageas Bowl for our first in-person annual Academy Conference since 2019.

The conference was a 'Patients Included' event, and was designed together with our Side-by-Side networking group. We brought together our colleagues, patients, carers and community members and explored a variety of themes and ideas relating to Solent care and services.

Threaded throughout the day there was the theme 'Seize the opportunities, for positive changes to healthcare', where we looked at our learning from the pandemic and how we can turn it into opportunities to create better patient experiences and care.

As laid out in the Trust's 'Our Green Plan', Solent is actively responding to climate change and striving to reduce our impact on the environment. With this in mind, we have endeavoured to make the 2022 Academy Conference as 'green' as possible:

conference pens were made from recycled materials
encouraged attendees to use their our own water bottles
encouraged lift sharing and using public transport
provided digital version of the conference programme
posters were printed on FSC paper

We hope you will join us in striving to reduce the impact that our conference and wider activities have on the environment, and if you have any suggestions as to how we can be 'even greener' please email us: academyconference@solent.nhs.uk