Your questions answered

Preparing in advance

The event will be focussed on understanding your experiences, thoughts and ideas on shaping the future of health and care services and contributing to the new 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS. We will be having focused discussions on the three big shifts in healthcare to make the NHS fit for the future: hospital to community, analogue to digital and sickness to prevention.

There are no right or wrong answers, and we’re looking for your honest opinion. You have been nominated to attend as an individual and share your perspective and experiences. You do not need to represent your team, organisation or professional group.

You do not need to prepare anything in advance. However, if you would like to read about the ambition and development of the 10 Year Health Plan and three big shifts in healthcare to make the NHS fit for the future, you can find further information at the link below.

Download introduction to the 10 Year Health Plan and the three shift

Choosing your shift discussion group topic

In the pre-event survey you can state a preference for which group to join. We will do our best to accommodate your preferences, but we cannot guarantee your first choice. If you do not complete the survey, we will allocate you randomly.

If you haven’t done so already, complete the pre-event survey. The survey should take about 10 minutes to complete and contains important questions for the event.

Getting to your event

You can find all the information about your event venue and how to get there in your calendar invite and in your original welcome email.

Who will be there?

These events will bring together individuals working in a broad range of roles across NHS, social care and public health.

You will meet our colleagues from Kaleidoscope Health and Care who will be facilitating the session.

Politicians, ministers and healthcare leaders will be observing and speaking on the day.

Media coverage

There will be people filming parts of the day’s session – if you are not comfortable being filmed, you can indicate this in the media agreement form.

Media will be present for workshops to observe and take pictures of the day – if you are not comfortable being photographed, you can indicate this in the media agreement form.

Lunch and refreshments

Tea and coffee will be available on arrival. Lunch will be served during the break followed by light refreshments during the afternoon break.

Water will be available throughout the workshop.

What to wear

Wear whatever you will feel comfortable in for a full day of conversation. We would recommend smart casual.

Quiet room for prayer or reflection

There will be a quiet room available near the meeting room. This space is intended for individuals seeking a moment of tranquillity, whether for prayer or simply to gather themselves. Please feel free to use this room if you need a moment of calm during our workshop.

Reimbursement for travel costs

We will reimburse travel costs as set out below.

Train or bus

We will reimburse standard train or bus tickets for your return trip from your location. First class tickets are not covered.

Please email travelexpenses@thinksinsight.com with your name and location in the subject line, and attach the receipt or a screenshot of your train/bus tickets.

Driving

If you are driving, we will reimburse mileage at 45p per mile, for the return trip from your home to the venue.

Please email travelexpenses@thinksinsight.com with your name and location in the subject line, and your starting postcode and destination postcode in the body of the email.

We cannot calculate mileage without proof of these two postcodes, therefore it’s very important that this is included in the email body.

Payments

All payment will be made via our payment partner, Ayda.

The Ayda platform allows participants to select their preferred payment method (bank transfers, PayPal or vouchers) Participants will need to provide their name and email address. Thinks Insight and Strategy will not be collecting bank details, unless you specifically request an alternative payment method.