Healthy UK - A New Force to Improve the Nation's Health

18 Jun 2026
Level 5 - Mountbatten Room
This panel will introduce Healthy UK - A New Force to Improve the Nation's Health, a bold initiative focused on prevention, community wellbeing and whole-system change. Chaired by Dr William Bird, the session will explore how cross-sector collaboration - spanning healthcare, public health, local communities, business and the voluntary sector - can tackle the root causes of ill health and reduce health inequalities.
Chairperson
William Bird MBE
William Bird MBE, GP, CEO and Founder of Intelligent Health & Honorary Professor at The University of Exeter, UK
Speakers
Lord Crisp
Lord Crisp, Former Chief Executive of NHS England & Co-Chair APPG on Global Health, UK
Minal Bakhai
Minal Bakhai, GP, Director for Primary and Community Transformation and Improvement (PCTI) & SRO for the National Neighbourhood Implementation Programme, UK
Siân Brand
Siân Brand, Chair Social Prescribing Network (hosted by CoM), UK
Fiona Butler
Fiona Butler, GP and Clinical Director for Brompton Health Primary Care Network, Chair of the West London GP Federation (LMA), UK