Agenda
- 09:00
- Registration and Refreshments
- 09:30
- Introduction and Welcome
- Kenneth Macintosh MSP (Chair)
Co-Convener, Cross Party Group on Cancer in the Scottish Parliament
- 09:40
- Keynote Address and Questions
- Andy Kerr MSP,
Minister for Health and Community Care in the Scottish Parliament (invited)
- 10:05
- Keynote Address
"Challenges of Cancer in 2020"
- Sir David Carter
Chairman, The Health Foundation; Trustee of Cancer Research UK
- 10:25
- Refreshment Break
- 10:40
- Expert Panel and Discussion
Is Scotland Prepared for the Future of Cancer?
- Chaired by Kenneth Macintosh, MSP
Co-Convenor, Cross Party Group on Cancer in the Scottish Parliament
- What will cancer look like in 2020?
- How can we tackle the future trends in cancer incidence and survival?
- Sir David Carter
Chairman, The Health Foundation; Trustee of Cancer Research UK
- The benefits and challenges of a new generation of cancer treatments
- How will Scotland ensure access and equalities for patients?
- Professor Jim Cassidy, Beatson Oncology Centre and University of Glasgow
- Will patients have more choice and power?
- What role can patients play in the development of cancer policy?
- Dr. Bob Grant, Chair, Scottish Cancer Group, Scottish Executive Health Department
- Does the health service have the capacity for what’s required?
- How can NHS Scotland prepare to meet the resource and capacity demands of the
future?
- Peter Bates, Chair, NHS Tayside
- How will the patient journey change?
- How can we make the system work for patients?
- Bill Clark, Director of Social Work Services, West Dunbartonshire Social Services
- 11:55
- Introduction to the Open Discussion Forum
- Kenneth Macintosh, MSP
Co-Convener, Cross Party Group on Cancer in the Scottish Parliament
- 12:00
- Refreshment Break
- 12:15
- Open Discussion Forum I
Each table will cover one of the following topics in the morning and one in the afternoon:
- What will cancer look like in 2020?
- How can we tackle the future trends in cancer incidence and survival?
- The benefits and challenges of a new generation of cancer treatments
- How will Scotland ensure access and equalities for patients?
- Will patients have more choice and power?
- What role can patients play in the development of cancer policy?
- Does the health service have the capacity for what’s required?
- How can NHS Scotland prepare to meet the resource and capacity demands of the future?
- How will the patient journey change?
- How can we make the system work for patients?
- 13:30 - 14.45
- Lunch
- 14:45
- Welcome Back
- David Davidson, MSP
Co-Convener, Cross Party Group on Cancer in the Scottish Parliament
- 14:50
- Open Discussion Forum 2
- 15:50 - 16:10
- Refreshment Break
- 16:10
- Keynote Address and Summing Up of Open Discussion Forum Outcome
- Dr. Anna Gregor, SCAN Clinical Director, Southeast of Scotland Cancer
Network (SCAN)
- 16:25
- Closing Remarks
- David Davidson, MSP
Co-Convener, Cross Party Group on Cancer in the Scottish Parliament
- 16:40
- Close of Conference