Association of Healthcare Cleaning Professionals
33rd Annual Conference & Exhibition

“One Person with passion is better than forty who are merely interested”

09:30

Delegate Registration
Exhibition opens with Delegate coffee in the exhibition area.
Kindly sponsored by P&G Professional

10:15

Conference Welcome Address
Nigel Grinstead, Moderator

10:30

Incoming Chairman’s Opening Presentation
Carina Bale, Incoming Chair, AHCP

10:45

Keynote speech
Dr Vanya Gant “Whither Clean, Safe Hospitals?”

11:05

Dr Liz Jones, Head of Patient Environment, Department of Health
How England is dealing with cleaning in the light of growing public expectation about HCAIs

11:25

Paul Kingsmore, Director Health Facilities Scotland
How Scotland is dealing with cleaning in the light of growing public expectation about HCAIs

11:45

Tracey Gauci, Nursing Officer, DH Wales
How Wales is dealing with cleaning in the light of growing public expectation about HCAIs

12:05

Lisa Clancy*, Head of Corporate Communications, HSE Ireland
How Ireland is dealing with cleaning in the light of growing public expectation about HCAIs

12:25

Brian Godfrey,  Estates Policy Directorate Health Estates The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland
How Northern Ireland is dealing with cleaning in the light of growing public expectation about HCAIs

12:55

Just a minute … or two!
Suppliers are given a chance to stand out from the crowd and delegates can vote for the most effective presentation

13:15- 14:00

Lunch & Exhibition visits

14:00

Cleaning Summit feedback
Introduction – Murray Devine, Safety Adviser, Healthcare Commission

14:20

Workshop on the importance of identifying best practice in managing Specialist Cleaning Practices and Frequencies to combat HCAIs (incorporating new technology)
Workshop Facilitators – Murray Devine, David Bedwell, Assistant Director of Facilities Services Health Facilities Scotland and Tracey Cooper, Consultant Nurse Infection Control, SUHT
Identifying and disseminating best practice is emerging as a key issue for many of our countries. The Health Commission has been given the responsibility to identify best practice and disseminate the information. This is an ideal opportunity for delegates to contribute and lead on best practice.
The workshop will set out this agenda for future direction.

15:30

Afternoon refreshment break and Exhibition visits
kindly sponsored by P&G Professional

17.00

Summary of afternoon workshop & next steps
Nigel Grinstead

17.30

Conference closes

19:30

Sparkling drinks reception (exhibition rooms)

20:15

President’s dinner (main restaurant)
Kindly sponsored by Karcher

“Success is often just an idea away”

09:30

Conference re-opens
Recap of day one & preview of day two

09:50

Just a minute… or two!

10:05

Tracey Cooper, Consultant Nurse Infection Control,
Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
The integration of the four roles of Estates, Cleaning, Infection Control and Nursing

10:20

Christine Perry, Infection Control Nurse Consultant,
 United Bristol Healthcare Trust and Michael Dickson, Lead Manager  - Southern Regions MRSA/Cleaner Hospitals Team
The work of DoH review HCAI team – what they do, common themes, best practice etc..

10:40

Trevor Payne, Estates and Facilities, UCLH,
Contributing to the reduction of HCAIs – The Estates Perspective

11.00

Morning refreshment break and Exhibition visits
kindly sponsored by P&G Professional

11:35

Heather Whitehead, Regional Operations Manager, InitialHospital Services
Contributing to the reduction of HCAIs – a contractor’s perspective

11:55

Natalie Vaughan, Clinical Lead for Infection Prevention and Control,
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
A Cdiff case study / research and use of hydrogen peroxide

12:15

Dr Jean O’Driscoll, Consultant Microbiologist, Stoke MandevilleHospital
Revised Cdiff guidance launch

12:40

Ask The Panel – a round up of the morning’s presentations with opportunities to question the speakers – Moderated by Nigel Grinstead

13:00-14:45

Lunch and Exhibition visits

14:45

Just a minute… or two!

15:00

Sue Hodgetts, Chief Executive, IHM
IHM and education initiative with AHCP

15:20

Colin Hanks, Training & Education Manager, British Institute of Cleaning Science
BICS - delivering healthcare education successfully

15:40

Emma Shipley, Associate Director for Learning and Development, CountyDurham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Case study- Putting education into practice locally

16:00

Afternoon refreshment break and Exhibition visits
kindly sponsored by P&G Professional

16:50

The AHCP Factor: final of Just a minute… or two!
Your chance to judge the best supplier in this fast and furious knock out

17:10

Conference closes & Exhibition ends

17:15

AHCP AGM

19:00

Cocktail Hour

20:00

Informal dinner with a Yorkshire theme (Conference room)

“Until we meet again…”

9:45

Photographic review & prize giving
A chance to win a free weekend away for two - an opportunity not to be missed!

10:30

Chairman’s Session
AHCP Chair, Carina Bale, presents the Strategy for 2008-10

11.00

How was it for you? 
Delegate evaluation… ideas for next year

11:20

A Taste of Scotland
Paul Kingsmore reflects on the presentations this year and the Scottish Branch of AHCP issues a warm invitation to Glasgow in June 2009

11:40

President’s address
Geoff Callan

12:00

Conference closes 12 noon
*awaiting formal confirmation from this speaker.