Surrey Heartlands Expo 2024

Surrey Heartlands Expo 2024

Following the success of our first ever Expo in February 2023, on Monday (21st October) over 320 partners from across Surrey Heartlands came together for our second system-wide Expo.  

The event brought together partners from across the ICS – including health and care colleagues, our Place Partnerships, Surrey County Council, district and boroughs, colleagues from the voluntary, community and faith sector, patient representatives and many others – to make connections, share best practice and explore opportunities to work more closely together to improve the health and wellbeing of our population.

It was also an opportunity to showcase some of the great work happening across the system and share our plans and priorities to improve care for people living in Surrey through the launch of our new Clinical Strategy.  

Market place

The day began with an interactive market place, where more than 30 organisations/teams from across the ICS showcased their work and the contributions they are making to the lives of our residents and came together to make connections, have conversations and create opportunities for closer working.

  • Attendees in the market place networking with partners from across Surrey Heartlands

    Attendees in the market place networking with partners from across Surrey Heartlands

    Attendees in the market place networking with partners from across Surrey Heartlands

  • Sight for Surrey Tech Angels market place stall

    Sight for Surrey Tech Angels market place stall.

    Sight for Surrey Tech Angels market place stall.

  • Attendees at the Look good, feel better market place stall

    Attendees at the Look good, feel better market place stall.

    Attendees at the Look good, feel better market place stall.

  • Prof Andrew Rhodes, Dr Charlotte Canniff, Vicky Stobbart at the Clincial Strategy stand

    Prof Andrew Rhodes, Dr Charlotte Canniff Joint Chief Medical Officers, NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Vicky Stobbart, Director of Long Term Planning Delivery at the Clinical Strategy stand in the market place.

    Prof Andrew Rhodes, Dr Charlotte Canniff Joint Chief Medical Officers, NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Vicky Stobbart, Director of Long Term Planning Delivery at the Clinical Strategy stand in the market place.

  • Vicky Stobbart, Director of Long Term Planning Delivery at the Clinical Strategy market place stand.

    Vicky Stobbart, Director of Long Term Planning Delivery at the Clinical Strategy market place stand.

    Vicky Stobbart, Director of Long Term Planning Delivery at the Clinical Strategy market place stand.

  • The audience watching one of the insightful videos played during the plenary session.

    The audience watching one of the insightful videos played during the plenary session.

    The audience watching one of the insightful videos played during the plenary session.

  • Workshop on Collaboration with towns and communities with Ruth Hutchinson

    Workshop on Collaboration with towns and communities with Ruth Hutchinson.

    Workshop on Collaboration with towns and communities with Ruth Hutchinson.

  • Workshop on Integrated approach to discharge with Sumona Chatterjee

    Workshop on Integrated approach to discharge with Sumona Chatterjee.

    Workshop on Integrated approach to discharge with Sumona Chatterjee.

  • Workshop on Mental Health System Plan with Simon Brauner-Cave

    Workshop on Mental Health System Plan with Simon Brauner-Cave, Deputy Director of Mental Health Commissioning, NHS Surrey Heartlands

    Workshop on Mental Health System Plan with Simon Brauner-Cave, Deputy Director of Mental Health Commissioning, NHS Surrey Heartlands

  • Workshop on the United Surrey Talent Strategy

    Workshop on the United Surrey Talent Strategy.

    Workshop on the United Surrey Talent Strategy.

Plenary sessions

As part of the agenda we heard system leaders talk about our ambitions for the future and attendees also joined break-out sessions to explore specific topics in more detail.

This was an opportunity to hear more about:

  • the work happening through our ‘towns and villages’ approach, where we are engaging with communities to deliver positive changes
  • our new One System Mental Health Plan
  • how we’re managing demand in primary care
  • our United Surrey Talent Strategy and the work of the Health and Social Care Academy
  • children and young people’s emotional wellbeing
  • how we are creating an integrated approach to hospital discharge to support patients and the wider system.

We have already received some great feedback from the event and we will be continuing to seek comments and reflections as part of our wider evaluation so, if you attended, please get in touch to share any feedback with us.

The event brought together partners from across the ICS – including health and care colleagues, our Place Partnerships, Surrey County Council, district and boroughs, colleagues from the voluntary, community and faith sector, patient representatives and many others – to make connections, share best practice and explore opportunities to work more closely together to improve the health and wellbeing of our population.

Key speakers

Our key speakers were:

  • Tim Oliver, Chair, Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Partnership and Leader of Surrey County Council
  • Karen McDowell, Chief Executive, Surrey Heartlands ICS
  • Ian Smith, Chair, NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB
  • Jean-Pierre Moore, Head of Community Partnerships and Prevention, Surrey County Council
  • Jack Wagstaff, Director of Recovery and Sustainability, NHS Surrey Heartlands and North West Surrey Alliance Chief Officer
  • Dalton Leong, Independent Chair, Surrey VCSE Alliance