Dear BCIS Member,

• Are you and your team passionate about AHP education?
• Could you deliver two days of interactive, high-quality learning?
• Are you committed to supporting the professional development of Allied Healthcare Professionals within our Society?

If so—and you are a non-surgical centre—we invite you to submit an Expression of Interest to host the 2026 AHP Annual Meeting.

The selected host centre will collaborate closely with the co-host surgical centre, Essex CTC, and the AHP Working Group to shape and deliver an engaging and educational programme.

Each year, the AHP Annual Meeting brings together approximately 175 attendees for a two-day, face-to-face conference, although a date hasn’t been confirmed, the meeting will be held towards the end of June/start of July.  While the 2026 programme is still to be developed, previous meetings have featured a combination of pre-recorded live cases, lectures, and industry-led training demonstrations. Successful applicants will join a planning meeting via Zoom to agree programme content and define their role in its delivery.

Application Process

Applications are by self-nomination, supported by a statement (maximum 500 words) outlining:

• What you and your team can contribute to the AHP Working Group
• The strengths your centre would bring to the planning and delivery of the Annual Meeting

To apply, please complete the form at the bottom of this page and upload your supporting statement by Friday 13 February at 5:00 PM.

If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please contact the AHP Working Group Lead, Laura Starr, at laura.starr@dchft.nhs.uk.

Dear BCIS member,

Are you and your team enthusiastic about AHP education? Could you deliver two days of interactive informative education? Are you interested in the educational development of the Allied Healthcare Professional members of our Society? If so, we would like to invite you to submit an expressions of interest to host the AHP Annual Meeting in 2024.

The AHP Working Group is seeking one host for the AHP Annual Meeting, to work with the AHP Working Group to provide a two-day face to face conference held in July each year, attracting around 175 attendees. We are looking for a surgical centre to act as co-host.

The programme for 2024 has not yet been developed but previously combines pre-recorded live cases, lecture presentations and industry training demonstrations.  It is intended that the successful applicants will join a ZOOM meeting to agree the content of the programme and their role in it.

Application

Application is by self-nomination along with a supporting statement from the candidate. This should be no more than 500 words, and include the details of what you and your unit can bring to the AHP Working Group and its Annual Conference.

If you wish to apply please do so by completing the form at the bottom of this page by Friday 15 March at 5 PM, including a statement in support of your application.

If you have any questions relating to this role, please feel free to contact me for further information (sarah.carson1@nhs.net).

With kind regards,

Sarah Carson

BCIS AHP Group Lead