Welcome to Thornhill Healthcare Events and Consultancy
Accessible and Affordable Healthcare Events
Managing Director- Tony Cambridge
Lead Biomedical Scientist, Pathology Management
What we offer
We provide a multitude of bespoke services which include conferences and training seminars to NHS and other healthcare organisation's staff along with consultancy services to companies in the healthcare sector.
If attending training is difficult for your staff we are able to provide training at your site in the form of presentations, drop in sessions and workshops.
These services are also available to the private sector where educational content can be tailored to your requirements.
ARTICLES
Our most recent articles are now hosted on www.POCTInnovators.com along with other essential information to support healthcare providers and industry colleagues.
We recently worked with Global Cause on the 2021 Infectious Diseases campaign. A printed publication was enclosed within every copy of the New Scientist Magazine and the content is available online at https://bit.ly/3qymqso. The campaign features exclusive content from key thought leaders and industry voices about the importance of prevention, early diagnosis and treatment innovation in infectious diseases
Patient-centred care: decentralised testing and diagnostics.
Published in The Biomedical Scientist November 2020
Author: Tony Cambridge
Diagnosis and management at an early stage
Published in the July 2020 edition of The Biomedical Scientist (Institute of Biomedical Sciences IBMS) in collaboration with Beckman Coulter p49-51
Author- Tony Cambridge
How to design a community based pilot to support a wide scale roll out of decentralised diagnostics
Published August 2020 on the Healthcare Transformers website.
https://healthcaretransformers.com/healthcare-business/decentralized-diagnostics-post-covid-19/
Author- Tony Cambridge
Point of Care Testing Challenges - focus on standardizing point of care solutions across regional Pathology networks.
Published 17th June 2020 on the Healthcare Transformers website.
https://healthcaretransformers.com/patient-experience/point-of-care-testing-challenges/
Author- Tony Cambridge
Mobilizing effective contingency plans for future health system threats: COVID-19 NHS case study
Published 15th April 2020 on the Healthcare Transformers website.
https://healthcaretransformers.com/healthcare-business/nhs-contingency-plans/
Author- Tony Cambridge
Presentation - COVID19 - A Guide for All
Author- Tony Cambridge
Events
Recent Events - Visit POCTInnovators.com to watch video content from each of our events
The Clinical Diagnostics EXPO in London, 16th September 2024 at 15 Hatfields Conference Centre, London
March 2024 - Leeds Cloth Hall Court. POCT Innovators - The Power to Disrupt
POCT- The Power to Disrupt : Nottingham March 2023; London August 2023
POCT: Innovations - Bristol, UK. September 2022.
Visit www.POCTInnovators.com for an overview of these successful events including event videography and recorded presentations, and a free downloadable Delegates' Handbook.
Webinar - CURIAL-Rapide: Rapid AI triage of COVID-19
18th March 2021 - In collaboration with Sight Diagnostics. Explored the use of AI and accurate decentralised diagnostics (Full Blood Count at the Point of Care) in assessing COVID-19 in the Emergency Department
Community Based Diagnostics in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Wednesday 25th March 2020- POSTPONED
Royal Society of Medicine - Chandos House, London.
Places are free for qualifying roles: Commissioners, AMR Leads, Pharmacists and GPs managing or interested in respiratory infections.
Use the Contact Us Tab to enquire about reserving places.
London -5th December 2019
POCT - The Power to Disrupt
Following an extremely valuable and successful day in York in September 2019, and by popular demand, the event was provided again with a few changes to the agenda but accessible to those in the south.
Enquire via the Contact Us tab for further events and consultancy.
Royal College of Pathologists
Tony presented at the Royal College of Pathologists International Pathology Day in London in November. The topic focused on rapid diagnostics and advances in POCT technology.
American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
In the same week he presented a poster at the AACC pre-analytical conference in Washington DC, USA.
Consultancy has been a strong element of our activity throughout 2020, advising companies on strategy, direction, product development, educational days, and insight into the healthcare landscape.
Check back here for more information on theme, content and location of future events.
Select the About Us tab above to understand what we aim to provide.
Real testimonials
'It lived up to my expectation'
'A broad range of speakers from strategic leads to those delivering'
'Content of the presentations was very relevant'
'Great, interesting content, great chance to network'
'Excellent content and speakers'
Gave me insight into the role of POCT in the long term NHS plan, very informative'
'A very good meeting - produced ideas I can actually implement'
'Gave a very good overview of POCT and the pressures on delivery'
'Great content and exhibition'
'Great event, well organised'
Previous events
‘Excellent agenda and range of topics covered’
‘The talks were very interesting……have gone away with lots of ideas’
‘I expected it to be a source of information and an opportunity to talk to my peers. It was excellent.’
‘Very interesting and made me more enthusiastic about POCT’
‘Nice to have lots of POCT devices in one small area’
‘It was perfect for my requirements’
‘Very diverse group – consultants, EQA reps, leads from other POCT teams, nursing.’
Sponsorship opportunities
Our events are designed to offer both an educational opportunity to attendees and an exhibiting opportunity to providers. Sponsorship from our partners enables resource challenged organisations to release staff to attend at a relatively low cost
Recent events
POCT The Power to Disrupt 2023 events
Fantastic attendance of over 90 delegates, 50 commercial and 8 speakers. Full exhibition of vendors solutions (over 30 in Bristol and 27 in London). Visit www.POCTInnovators.com for videography and recorded presentations/reviews.
POCT: Innovations - Another great event held in September 2022 with over 100 in attendance and an exhibition of 30 vendor solutions.
The POCT - The Power to Disrupt event was run again in London at the Royal College of Pathologists in December 2019.
The POCT - The Power to Disrupt in York was a great success with around 90 attendees in total who spent time speaking with vendors from across the healthcare sector. The event concentrated on new initiatives that have been shown to change patient pathways and offer improved outcomes for patients and the healthcare system. The move towards collaborative working carried out by NHS Improvement and NHS Trusts was highlighted. The venue was the prestigious The Principal hotel in York on the 10th September 2019.
In July Tony provided a Skype presentation to the employees of a global diagnostic company focused on POCT Quality Assurance and Governance.
The POCT Governance and Quality meeting was a great success held at the Hilton Reading, 5th March 2019.
There were 8 expert speakers covering all elements of quality and governance in POCT, helping service providers improve the effectiveness of patient care.
The day was supported by 20 of the top global diagnostics companies and healthcare consumable providers. These companies exhibited their products giving delegates the opportunity to see many devices and solutions in one day.
The POCT Networking Day held in Gloucester July 2018 attracted over 70 attendees from the healthcare sector and 19 exhibitors including global diagnostics companies and healthcare equipment/consumable providers.
Werfen National Conference (Spain)
Tony attended a global diagnostics company's national conference in Madrid in September 2018 where he gave the introductory presentation and participated in expert panel discussions.
Leaders in Diagnostics
He also presented at the Leaders in Diagnostics conference in London, 7th November on the POCT track.
MedLab UAE
Tony also spoke at MedLab UAE in Dubai in February 2019 delivering two presentations on POCT. One concentrating on how POCT adds value within the healthcare system, and the second reflecting the use of POCT in the critical care setting.
FAQs
Enquiries can be made through email: info@thornhillhealthcareevents.co.uk or use the Contact Us tab above.
Upcoming events can be booked through www.POCTInnovators.com using delegate registration forms circulated ahead of an event.
Services
Conferences and Networking
On site seminars and training
On site seminars and training
We provide healthcare training events aimed at healthcare staff working in hospitals and the community with particular expertise in Blood Sciences Laboratories and Point of Care Testing
On site seminars and training
On site seminars and training
On site seminars and training
Bespoke presentations, training sessions and seminars can be provided at the customer site to individuals or groups of staff ensuring flexibility for your workforce to attend
Consultancy
On site seminars and training
Consultancy
We are available to consult on many healthcare themes, with a history of supporting global diagnostics companies, healthcare product manufacturers and distributors, and associated companies