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Chairs and Chief Executives Network, July 2025
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Chairs and Chief Executives Network

8 July 2025

10:00 - 13:30

  • Leadership

  • Governance

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Overview

Explore the three shifts 

As the NHS continues to evolve, our latest network meeting is an opportunity to explore the key challenges and priorities facing your boards and trusts and engage with key stakeholders within the sector.

Why this matters

As the government aims to shift from treatment to prevention, and integrate the three shifts, this network offers an important opportunity to step back from the day-to-day and explore the current climate.

Operating under Chatham House Rule, this member-only network will provide you an opportunity to:

  • Share ideas and exchange learning.
  • Hear presentations from communications leaders experts on the latest innovative work in the sector.
  • Engage in interactive sessions to ask questions and share your thoughts.
  • Have open and honest discussions with peers in breakout sessions.

 

Useful information was exchanged and there was great value in meeting peers.

Previous attendee

Agenda

Tuesday 8 July

  1. 09:45Waiting room open

  2. 10:00Welcome

    • Introduction and chair's welcome

      • Chair, NHS Providers

        Terence Stephenson

  3. 10:05Session 1

    • Strategic policy update

      A presentation on strategic policy issues and developments, sharing analysis on what these may mean for the provider sector, followed by an opportunity for Q&A.

      • Chief Executive, NHS Providers

        Daniel Elkeles

      • Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Providers

        Saffron Cordery

  4. 11:00Comfort break

  5. 11:05Session 2

    • Keynote and discussion with Professor Sir Chris Whitty

      • Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Social Care

        Chris Whitty

  6. 12:00Session 3

    • Investing in the three shifts

  7. 13:25Close

    • Final comments and feedback

      • Chair, NHS Providers

        Terence Stephenson

Please note, our agenda is still in development for this event so session timings may be subject to change. We will share more details over the coming weeks of further sessions and speakers.

Speakers

Terence Stephenson

Terence Stephenson

Chair

NHS Providers

Professor Sir Terence Stephenson is Nuffield Professor of Child Health at UCL’s Great Ormond Street Institute. He chaired the UK GMC (2015 to 2018), the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (2012 to 2014), and was president of the Royal College of Paediatrics (2009 to 2012), and chair of the Health Research Authority until January 2025 and became chair of NHS Providers in February 2025. He was knighted in 2018 and has been a senior NIHR investigator since 2022. He has authored over 330 publications and seven textbooks, with £15m in research funding. He’s held academic and leadership roles in Nottingham and London, and has been an elected honorary fellow of 11 international colleges or academies.

Daniel Elkeles

Daniel Elkeles

Chief Executive

NHS Providers

Daniel Elkeles

Daniel Elkeles

Chief Executive

NHS Providers

Daniel is our chief executive, joining NHS Providers in May 2025. He brings over 30 years of NHS experience, having started his career on the NHS management training scheme in 1995. Daniel has held senior roles across acute, community, commissioning and regional settings, and has been an accountable officer since 2012. Before joining NHS Providers, Daniel was chief executive of London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, where he led major improvements in organisational culture and staff experience, resulting in the trust’s best-ever NHS staff survey results. He previously served as chief executive of Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, where he oversaw the creation of a combined acute and community trust and helped lead the development of integrated care. Daniel is passionate about improving workplace culture and inclusivity, and is committed to supporting provider leaders across the NHS.

Saffron Cordery

Saffron Cordery

Deputy Chief Executive

NHS Providers

Saffron Cordery

Saffron Cordery

Deputy Chief Executive

NHS Providers

Saffron has been NHS Providers deputy chief executive since 2018, and between June 2022 and February 2023 was interim chief executive. She has worked in the healthcare sector since 2007. Saffron has extensive experience in policy development, influencing and communications, and was previously head of public affairs at the Local Government Association. Her early career focused on influencing EU legislation and policy development, and she started working life in adult and community education. She has a degree in Modern Languages from the University of Manchester.

Chris Whitty

Chris Whitty

Chief Medical Officer

Department of Health and Social Care

How to book

Attendance is free, however you will need to book in advance to receive joining instructions to access the network. 

If you have any questions, or would like to be added to the mailing list to hear about future events and NHS Providers resources, please contact the Networks team.

Who should attend

This network is designed for: 

  • All chairs and chief executives of NHS trusts and foundation trusts. 
  • Interim, acting and assistant chairs and chief executives are also welcome to attend.