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24 November, 2026 | 10:30 am - 11:15 am
Every winter, NHS emergency departments and inpatient wards creak under the pressure of higher demand. Occupancy levels hover close to 100 per cent, and headlines appear around longer waiting times, cancelled procedures, staff burnout and substandard care.
The causes are deep-rooted and complex. Some patients have stable conditions that are not managed well enough, which winter conditions exacerbate, necessitating admission to hospital. Others are receiving routine treatment in hospital that could safely and more efficiently be delivered in other settings. Multiple solutions exist, but implementing them requires making structural changes to pathways well before demand for beds starts to climb each autumn.
In this webinar, representatives from NHS trusts and Sciensus discuss this issue and how NHS teams are deploying innovative solutions to address it. For example, Raghu Mamullapally from Portsmouth Hospital University Trust will share how his team has digitised cancer prescribing processes, freeing up homecare capacity to enable more patients to be seen out of hospital. And Rebecca Houston from Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust addressed an 800-prescription rheumatology backlog, enabling clinicians to focus on patient-facing work.
Join us for this case study-led webinar to learn:
- How decisions made months in advance can help the NHS to prepare for a winter surge
- About the developments that are allowing more patients to receive care out of hospital
- The concrete benefits of clinical homecare for NHS efficiency and capacity in winter
- How moving care closer to home protects patients, clinical capacity and the NHS
Viewers will also be able to submit their questions during the open Q&A session
Panellists
Darren Gailey, business development director for cancer services and commercial compounding, Sciensus
Darren has over twenty years of experience in pharmaceutical sales, commercial strategy and NHS contracting. His work has covered a broad range of clinical areas including oncology, biologics, mental health, respiratory, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Rebecca Houston, lead pharmacist, rheumatology, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust
Gurbir Johal, clinical business partner, Sciensus
Gurbir is a prescribing pharmacist with seven years’ experience of NHS delivery. Prior to joining Sciensus in 2023, he worked at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Foundation Trust and holds an MPharm from Aston University.
Raghu Mamullapally, lead pharmacist, homecare services, Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust
Raghu has been with the trust since 2020, prior to which he was a freelance pharmacist and manager of a pharmaceutical retailer. He holds a master’s in pharmacology and biotechnology from Sheffield Hallam University.
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