With thanks to our industry partners:
Practical tips that will have a positive impact on your role and service
Through a flexible mix of presentations, group discussions and optional workshops, you will discover how other Talking Therapies services are reaching national recovery targets and how to make a lasting impact on your service demands.
Engage in open discussions, talk about how your service is operating and strategise on how to replicate pockets of excellence in your own service. Attend with like-minded colleagues, connect with other services and hone your therapeutic skills to meet the new national recovery metrics and share best practice. Book your place to refocus on:
- Developing your skillset to ensure that you are fully equipped to meet recovery targets
- Exploring clinical best practice through tailor-made workshops, chosen by you
- Sharing and learning from each other to ensure the wellbeing of your teams
- Establishing new connections with industry partners dedicated to supporting your service
- Effectively monitoring recovery rate metrics to ensure that your service is on track
- Striking the balance between running an effective service and supporting staff wellbeing
- Making real connections with people who are also working to overcome their service challenges
Tailor your learning and accelerate your outcomes. Choose from the following workshops:
- Neurodiversity adaptations: learn how to develop a flexible therapy for neurodiversity to meet the needs of your patients
- Physical activity informed practice: embedding physical activity to support recovery
- Menopause assessment skills: how to explore, manage and develop your intervention strategies for women experiencing hormonal changes
- Managing complexity: ensure that you are fully equipped with the skills to assess and adapt your therapeutic interventions to boost recovery metrics
Plus insight from our industry partners
SBK Healthcare would like to thank SilverCloud by Amwell, Limbic and Otsuka for sponsoring this unique forum.
Opportunities to sponsor
Talking Therapies National Networking Forums enable
providers of Talking Therapy technology and treatments to support healthcare
professionals. If you would like to sponsor this forum please email
Sarah Kemm or call Sarah on 01732 897788 to find out about all the
engagement and branding opportunities available in the full sponsorship
package.
8:45 |
Registration and networking opportunity
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9:15 |
Introduction, instructions and chair’s opening remarks
Heather Stonebank, Clinical Programme Manager, North East and Yorkshire Regional Mental Health Team, NHS England
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Working towards national recovery targets | |
9:25 |
Working towards recovery rate targets: monitoring outcomes in your Talking Therapies Service
Kim de Jong, Assistant Professor, Leiden University
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9:50 |
Question and answers with your speakers
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10:00 |
Interactive discussion: Shared experiences of working towards new recovery targets
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10:20 |
Interactive discussion feedback: Shared experiences of working towards new recovery targets
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Industry supporting recovery | |
10:30 |
Elevating Patient Care: How Generative AI Enhances Engagement and Treatment Outcomes
Josh Cable-May, Clinical Lead and CBT Lecturer, Limbic
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10:40 |
The SilverCloud® platform’s Tools for Therapy in Clinical Practice with Midlands Partnership University Foundation Trust
Douglas Hiscock, Behavioural Health Lead, SilverCloud by Amwell will be joined by Hannah Bleasby, Clinical Lead and High Intensity CBT Therapist and Anisa Davies, High Intensity CBT Therapist, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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10:50 |
A novel approach to digital therapeutic for depression
Tim Pham, Medical Advisor in Digital Therapeutics, Otsuka
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11:00 |
Questions and answers with your industry partners
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11:10 |
Networking break
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Improving recovery workshops | |
11:30 |
Each workshop will be 1 hour and 10 minutes made up of presentation and discussion or working through practical examples. Attendees can choose between the following:
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Workshop 1: Delivering effective adaptions for autism | |
Practical guide to supporting reasonable adjustments and adaptations: working with autistic adults
Ailsa Russell, Reader, Centre for Applied Autism Research, University of Bath
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Interactive discussion: Scoping and delivering training to your workforce to upskill your team
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Workshop 2: Supporting recovery through increased physical activity | |
Pilot Findings: Incorporating Physical Activity Interventions into NHS Talking Therapies
Suzie Gittus, National Partnerships Lead - Health and Wellbeing Team, Sport England, Juliette Westbrook, Research Assistant, National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, Royal College of Psychiatrists and Joshua Cane, Senior Psychotherapist/ Operational and Service Improvement Manager, Islington iCope- NHS Talking Therapies Service
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Interactive discussion: Building physical activity pathways into Talking Therapies services
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12:40 |
Networking lunch
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Positive practical workshops | |
1:40 |
Each workshop will be 1 hour and 10 minutes made up of presentation and discussion or working through practical examples. Attendees can choose between the following:
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Workshop 3: Deciphering complexity to improve access, treatment and recovery | |
Managing complexity during your assessments
Dr Naomi Fisher, Clinical Psychologist and EMDR-Europe Trainer, Naomi Fisher
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Interactive discussion: Assessment and suitability: complexity in practice
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Workshop 4: Improving your assessment approaches for the menopause | |
Ensuring effective and supportive interventions for menopause within the NHS TT remit
Dr Helen Donovan, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Donovan Psychological
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Interactive discussion: Practical approaches to support patients experiencing the menopause
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2:50 |
Networking break
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Flourishing your workforce | |
3:10 |
How to replicate positive transformation for your NHS Talking Therapies service
Heather Stonebank, Clinical Programme Manager, North East and Yorkshire Regional Mental Health Team, NHS England
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3:35 |
Questions and answers with your speakers
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3:45 |
Interactive discussion: Benchmarking best practice to meet new recovery targets
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3:55 |
Interactive discussion feedback: Benchmarking best practice to meet new recovery targets
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4:05 |
Canapes and drinks sponsored by Limbic
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4:25 |
Unlocking outcomes with AI in Mental Healthcare: Benefits, challenges, and future impacts
Jessica Li, Director of Customer Success and Josh Cable-May, Clinical Lead, Limbic
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5:00 |
Chairs closing remarks followed by close of day
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Meet your speakers
Heather Stonebank
Clinical Programme Manager, North East and Yorkshire Regional Mental Health Team
NHS England
Suzie Gittus
National Partnerships Lead - Health and Wellbeing Team
Sport England
Dr Helen Donovan
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Donovan Psychological
Kim de Jong
Assistant Professor
Leiden University
Josh Cable-May
Clinical Lead and CBT Lecturer
Limbic
Tim Pham
Medical Advisor in Digital Therapeutics
Otsuka
Dr Ailsa Russell
Reader, Centre for Applied Autism Research
University of Bath
Douglas Hiscock
Behavioural Health Lead
SilverCloud by Amwell
Hannah Bleasby
Clinical Lead and High Intensity CBT Therapist
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Anisa Davies
High Intensity CBT Therapist
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Juliette Westbrook
Research Assistant
National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Joshua Cane
Senior Psychotherapist/ Operational and Service Improvement Manager
Islington iCope- NHS Talking Therapies Service
Call for speakers
If you would like to give a presentation and share your work or the work of your service at this conference, we would be delighted to hear from you.
To discuss speaking opportunities please email the conference producer Vanessa Pearce or call Vanessa on 01732 897788.
Expected attendees
Gain a national overview for developing your service, build new connections with like-minded professionals including Clinical Leads, Clinical Service Managers, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners. Talking Therapies National Networking Forums are delighted to be providing this annual conference to support your service’s progression.
Past attendees feedback
Since 2020, “exceptional” courses have been delivered and welcomed over 1,000 attendees. Talking Therapies National Networking Forums are delighted to be providing this annual conference to support your service’s progression. Take a look at what last year’s attendees said:
Pricing structure
- £49 + VAT for NHS, Public Sector, Private Practice and Charities
Commercial companies are invited to attend and sponsor this day. Please contact Sarah Kemm on 01732 897788 for further details.
We are aware that many of the Talking Therapies professional
community are finding it difficult to obtain the funding for the travel and
accommodation costs associated with attending an in person conference. In order
to make our forthcoming event accessible to as many people as possible, we have
taken the decision to adjust the price of attendance to £49 + VAT.If you are struggling to obtain funding but would still like to attend please email Leonna Beadle.
Venue details
Venue name: Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury
Address: Coram Street, London WC1N 1HT
Tel: 0871 942 9222
Email: reservations@hibloomsbury.co.uk
Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury is situated near Russell Square Tube station on the Piccadilly Line, and is close to major transport hubs such as Kings Cross St Pancras station and Euston station, both of which are less than a mile away and reachable in five minutes by bus or taxi. You can also drive to Heathrow Airport (LHR) in 40 minutes.
Directions: Click here to plan your journey using Google Maps
Accommodation suggestions: You can book your bedroom directly with the hotel using the above contact details (SBK Healthcare does not facilitate accommodation bookings). The venue is centrally located and there are a number of alternative places to stay. Availability for alternative accommodation can be identified by searching online, for example www.trivago.co.uk or www.uk.hotels.com and inputting the address and date of your visit.
Terms and Conditions
Registration fees
You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.
Modify registration
To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk.
Cancellations and substitutions
A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
Conference changes
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.
Certificate of attendance
A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every attendee, as a record of continuing professional training and development.
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Adding their unique perspectives, we are pleased to welcome our industry partners
A leading provider of evidence-based digital mental and behavioural healthcare solutions. Supporting 80% of NHS Talking Therapies Services, with up to 70% clinical recovery rates.
Limbic is the first UKCA-marked clinical assessment support tool for IAPT. Across 21 services, Limbic consistently frees up staff time, reduces costs, and improves patient experience and accessibility. Find out more from our founder, Dr Ross Harper on ross@limbic.ai.
Otsuka Pharmaceutical is a global healthcare company with the corporate philosophy: 'Otsuka-people creating new products for better health worldwide.'
Our 34,400 employees channel their passion and commitment into aiming to improve the health of our patients, with a focus in Europe on therapies in mental health, nephrology, haemato-oncology, rare diseases, and digital therapeutics.
Why sponsor a Talking Therapies National Networking Forum
Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing talking therapies forums offer dedicated presentations, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.
Interested in having your own event, managed by us?
SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.
Reach out today
If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an
in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions
may be appropriate for your business, please contact:
Sarah Kemm
Contact: 01732 897788
Email: sarah.kemm@sbk-healthcare.co.uk
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