GSK System Leaders Forum
Together with HSJ Information, this event series brings together NHS system leaders to explore new approaches to how patient services are commissioned & delivered.
This non-promotional resource has been commissioned and funded by GSK. HSJ Information retains editorial control. This page is intended for NHS stakeholders and UK healthcare professionals only.
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In March 2026, GSK hosted the first System Leaders Forum together with HSJ Information, at the Royal College of General Practitioners.
This non-promotional event brought together system leaders from across the NHS to discuss how respiratory care and commissioning of services can evolve to meet future demand.
The forum explored new models of care and the policy levers shaping respiratory services, including the NHS 10 Year Health Plan and the strategic commissioning framework, highlighting the need to tackle respiratory disease (including COPD and asthma) by exploring approaches to improving access to diagnosis and treatment.
The day began with keynote talks from Professor Michael Crooks, NHS Humber Health Partnership and University of Hull, and Andrew McCracken from Asthma + Lung UK, followed by panel discussions with leading stakeholders from across the field.
In the afternoon session, multidisciplinary workshop teams co-designed potential models of care to address key system challenges and pressures, strengthen partnerships and leverage community-based models, with discussions generating potential approaches for consideration.
- Panel 1: Setting the vision – Strategic Direction for Respiratory Care Transformation
This covered:
- Understanding the roles of ICBs in shaping integrated respiratory pathways.
- How respiratory care is prioritised amongst other priorities and how is it aligned with population health management.
- Different models of care (virtual wards, community-based interventions).
- Panel 2: Making It Happen – From Strategy to Implementation Through Service Delegation
This covered:
- Commissioning levers and practical steps to deliver transformation.
- How to identify enablers and measures of success & KPIs.
- Establishing how to develop the workforce to support strategy implementation.
- Panel 3: Showcasing Successful Respiratory Care Transformation – Greater Manchester
This covered:
- A case study presentation of respiratory care transformation.
- Barriers encountered and approaches considered in addressing them.
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Coming soon: The conversation continues
As we continue to collaborate, this hub will be updated with more content and resources relating to care pathways and partnership working.
Next to come is a series of webinars, with the first session focused on business case development within the NHS. The session will include information from a business case expert, as well as case study examples shared by contributors, outlining their experiences of securing resources for local initiatives.
Additionally, we will be running an online meeting, where we encourage attendees to bring their own experiences, as well as challenges encountered to facilitate shared learning and exchange of perspectives.
More to come…
