Rehab professionals will next week have an opportunity to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on public health and the importance of partnership working in the current climate.
Disability charity Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People (QEF) is hosting a virtual event featuring insights from Professor Stephen Powis, national medical director of NHS England, and Dr Yvonne Doyle, medical director and director of health protection for Public Health England.
They will be joined by QEF’s chief executive, Karen Deacon, and director of operations, Rita Asamoah.
Discussion topics include Public Health England’s role in the pandemic and how its guidance was adapted to people of vulnerability. The event will also focus on the impact of the pandemic on the NHS and the importance of partnerships with quality providers. QEF will also share details of its own COVID response.
The free event takes place online at 6pm on Tuesday 23rd March.
This is the latest event in the charity’s ‘Audience With’ series in which expert guest speakers and QEF specialists discuss the latest developments in neuro-rehab therapies and how COVID-19 has impacted the delivery of care. Previous events can be viewed here.
QEF’s Marisa Goldsborough said: “This event is sure to be one of the highlights of our series so far and a must attend for anyone in the field of neurorehabilitation. We are very grateful to both Professor Stephen Powis and Dr Yvonne Doyle for giving up their time to join us and discuss some of the key issues which are facing the sector today.”
The series forms part of the charity’s ‘Edward Guinness Appeal’ which is raising £2.7m towards the development of the Care and Rehabilitation Centre (CRC).
This is a state-of-the-art centre for neuro-rehab and nursing care, providing life-changing expertise for hundreds of people a year after a stroke, acquired brain injury, incomplete spinal injury or other neurological condition.
Based in Surrey, QEF provides advice and life-changing services to almost 10,000 disabled children and adults every year, enabling people to develop key life skills, increase mobility and maximise their independence.
To register for this free QEF Audience With event email marisa.goldsborough@qef.org.uk by 19th March.
