Please find below the speakers slides and recordings for the Whole-Person Health Conference which took place on Thursday 18th June 2026. 

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Welcome from the Conference Chairs:  Sir Sam Everington OBE and Dr Elizabeth Thompson

 


 

Welcome from Dr Michael Dixon

 


 

Keynote: Let's Do Health: How To Transform Modern Healthcare - Dr Rangan Chatterjee

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Fireside Chat: Prof Chris Whitty and Dr Michael Dixon in Conversation

 


 

Beyond Pills: Tackling Polypharmacy in an Ageing Population

Bringing together experts across healthcare, the panel will examine safer prescribing, deprescribing and whole-person approaches that prioritise reducing medication-related harm and enhancing function, independence and wellbeing. The discussion will highlight practical strategies for clinicians treating older people, including pragmatic prescribing and non-pharmaceutical options together with effective and compassionate care.

Speakers: Dr Simon Opher MP, Dr Lucy Pollock, Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi, Dr Bogdan Chiva Giurca, Prof Deborah Swinglehurst, Clare Howard, Dr Sion Scott


 


 

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