NoECCN Conference: 6^th November 2025

Montgomery Suite, Stadium of Light, Sunderland, SR5 1SU

0900 – 1000         Registration & Coffee – Exhibition Viewing / Poster Display

1000 – 1015         Welcome & Introduction (15 mins)

Dr Birju Bartoli, Chair NoECCN, CEO Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT

1015 – 1030         Network Annual Progress Report 2025 (15 mins) Lesley Durham, Network Director & Lead Nurse NoECCN

Chairs: Dr Dave Snell & Julie Platten

1030 – 1100         (30 mins)

Regional Maternal Medicine Critical Care Pathway – Dr Katie Cranfield, Consultant Intensivist and Obstetric Medicine, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS FT

Discussion / Questions

1100 – 1130         (30 mins)

Regional Major Incident Response - Is Your Unit Prepared? - Dr Laura Duffy, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and PHEM, North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust, Karen Portas, Northern Trauma Network Manager & Dr Michelle Carey NoECCN Medical Lead, TV&SD Locality

Discussion / Questions

1130 – 1200         (30 mins)

The Year in Review – Dr Tony Rostron, Honorary Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, NIHR RDN Specialty Group Lead, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT

Discussion / Questions

1200 – 1230         (30 mins)

NCEPOD ‘Recovery Beyond Survival’ – Helen Sanger, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS FT & Sharon Barker, Occupational Therapist - Critical Care, South Tees NHS FT

Discussion / Questions

1230 – 1400         Lunch / Exhibition Viewing / Poster Display

1400 – 1410         Welcome to the Afternoon Breakout sessions

Julie Platten, NoECCN Locality Lead

5-minute turn around

1415– 1510          Breakout Sessions

• 1.       Medical and ACCP Workforce Planning – Regional Sustainability

Chairs: Dr Dave Snell NoECCN Medical Lead, NE&C Locality & Dr Michelle Carey NoECCN Medical Lead,

TV&SD Locality  

• 2.       GPICS v3: Implications for Nurses, NARs & HCSWs.

Chairs: Nicki Credland, UKCCNA Chair, Senior Lecturer in Secondary, Emergency & Urgent Care Teesside University & Andrea Berry, Co-Chair CC3N, QI Lead Nurse, South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw Critical Care Network

• 3.       Sustainability in Critical Care

Chairs: Dr Elaine Winkley, Consultant Anaesthetist, Clinical Lead for Sustainability Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, Chair of Faculty of Sustainable Healthcare NHSEENE & Dr Chris Allen, Consultant in Critical Care and Anaesthesia, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust & Sustainability Lead for Critical Care

5-minute turn around

Chair: Dr Michelle Carey

1515 – 1530         Network Awards & Closing Remarks, Lucky Raffle!

1530                     Finish

15.30 – 17.00 Please join us for a drink in the Magic Moments Lounge to network and socialise.

5 CPD points awarded by RCoA