7-8 October 2026
The Respiratory Transformation Partnership is taking part in two sessions at the Best Practice Birmingham and Respiratory Professional Care Conference.
Wednesday 7 October, 10:45 to 11:30
Respiratory Clinical Theatre
Improving respiratory outcomes: an update and forward view
Respiratory care is shifting, with more diagnosis, monitoring and long-term management expected closer to home. This session explores what respiratory transformation means for primary care in practice, covering pathway changes, community delivery, referral routes and what teams should prepare for over the next 12 to 24 months.
Speaker: Dr Jonathan Fuld, National Clinical Director for Respiratory Disease at NHS England and Chair of the Respiratory Transformation Partnership.
Thursday 8 October, 09:15 to 10:00
Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
Respiratory transformation in reality: what’s working, what isn’t and what to change
Hear from clinicians delivering RTP projects in Cornwall and Mid Yorkshire, alongside RTP clinical leadership and implementation science.
Speakers:
Professor Mike Crooks, RTP Clinical Lead for the asthma neighbourhood workstream
Seema Gadhia, one of the RTP leads for Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley
Rachel Williams, Consultant Respiratory Physiotherapist, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Sarah Boot, Respiratory Consultant, Mid Yorkshire NHS Teaching Trust
Professor Judith Dyson, implementation science, Birmingham City University