Plenary Speakers 2026
We look forward to welcoming our plenary speakers to the CHA National Conference 2026. Each brings valuable experience from across community health and care, and will offer helpful insight into the contribution community hospitals make to their local systems.
Their sessions will explore how community hospitals support person centred care, strengthen neighbourhood teams and play an important part in delivering the aims set out in the NHS 10 Year Plan. They will also highlight the value of partnership working, local leadership and the practical innovations that help services meet the needs of their communities. Further details, including confirmed titles, will be added once finalised. Book your place today - CHA National Conference 2025 Booking Form
Dr Mary Miller
Consultant in Palliative Medicine; Director, OxCERPC; Clinical Lead, NACEL
Plenary title: What does the national audit tell us about care of the dying in community hospitals?
Listen to a recent podcast about NACEL here
Ellen Rule
Chief Executive, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care
Read Ellen's biography here
Professor Anne Hendry
Director, IFICs Hub in Scotland; Honorary Professor, University of the West of Scotland
Plenary title: Community Hospitals: making integrated care a reality across the globe
Anne is a Senior Associate with the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC), the Director of IFICs Country Hub in Scotland and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Integrated Care. From 2007 to 2016 she held national clinical lead roles in Scotland for policy and improvement programmes on:
• Long Term Conditions
• Healthcare Quality
• Reshaping Care for Older People
• Integrated health and social care.
This experience developed her passion for cross sector collaboration and skills in implementing and evaluating transformational change in diverse health and care systems. A geriatrician and stroke physician she was honorary secretary of the British Geriatrics Society, holds honorary academic posts with the University of the West of Scotland and NHS Lanarkshire, and is a trustee director of Kilbryde Hospice and Compassionate Inverclyde.
Read about Anne's role and work at IFIC Scotland Hub here
