Conference

OD in the NHS 2025: elevating our everyday practice

Name: OD in the NHS 2025: elevating our everyday practice
Start: 2025-05-06
End: 2025-05-06
Location: The The Birmingham Conferences and Events Centre

Our Do OD annual conference returned for 2025, focusing on insights and strategies to elevate OD practice against a challenging NHS backdrop.

General information

Time: 6 May 2025 GMT
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Audience: Open to all
Event location: Birmingham, B5 4EW

Speakers

Tom Simons
Chief HR and OD Officer, Workforce, Training and Education NHS England
Adam Stanbury
Director of Employer Solutions CIPD
Dr Fiona Kilpatrick
Active Bystander Programme Lead & OD Specialist Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
Bina Kotetcha
Deputy Chief Officer - Culture, OD and Inclusion Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
Julia Tybura
Non-Executive Director, Master Executive Coach & Supervisor Zenon Consulting
Dionne Williams
Talent and Future Workforce Manager Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Rachel Andrew
Head of Learning and Organisational Development The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Dee Nambiar
People Consultant, Programmes and Consultancy NHS Midlands and Lancashire

OD in the NHS is a free, face-to-face conference for anyone working in NHS organisational development or related roles.

Hosted in central Birmingham on 6 May, this hugely popular event provided tools, knowledge, reflective spaces and new connections to help lift OD practitioners out of their everyday practice into an environment of inspirational collaboration and learning.

Conference programme and slides

See the topics and sessions covered and download the presentation slides in the programme details below.

Morning sessions

Connect with your values - take a moment to start the day connecting with your values, in a practical activity based on acceptance and commitment theory.
Carly Telford, Assistant Director, NHS Employers, Do OD
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Julia Tybura has recently completed her first transatlantic sail on a 42 foot sailing boat with her husband and friends as crew. She shared her journey from novice sailor to the ‘big trip’ via some very big waves! Julia reflected on the challenges faced through that journey focusing on reflexivity, problem solving, decision making, team working, leadership and proactive management. She invited delegates to reflect on how her stories may resonate with OD practitioners during these complex times.
Julia Tybura, executive coach, non-executive director and HPMA London Founder Board Member
Read more from Julia in her pre-conference blog.
Our morning breakout sessions featured:
- Elevating your everyday practice with a mindset for growth and care
  
  Rich Cook, CEO and Chief Psychologist, Mindset Practice
  Lisa Waugh, Senior Psychologist, Mindset Practice
- Organisational design: Building the seat at the table - (click to download)
  
  Karen Clark, OD&D Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
  Sean Rooney, Senior OD&D Practitioner at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- SOOTHE: Organisational culture and wellbeing (click to download)
  
  Nardia O'Connor, Senior Health, Wellbeing & Organisational Development Practitioner, Midlands Partnership University NHS FT
  Dr Michael Sleath, Lead for Staff Wellbeing and Engagement, MPFT
- Harnessing appreciative inquiry - (click to download)
  
  Kayleigh Barnett, Head of Continuous Improvement and Appreciative Inquiry Advanced Practitioner Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS

Afternoon sessions

Overview of the purpose and progress of the transforming people services project from NHS England, and the role of OD within this work.
Tom Simons, Chief HR and OD Officer, Workforce, Training and Education (WT&E), NHS England
Adam Stanbury, Director of Employer Solutions at CIPD
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Our afternoon breakout sessions featured:
- Learning inquiries: From 'I can't' to 'I can' - (click to download)
  
  Rachel Andrew, Head of Learning and OD, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
  Dionne Williams, Talent & Future Workforce Manager, Dudley Council
- Artificial Intelligence: Turning interests into tangibles - (click to download)
  Dr Goran Lukic, Clinical Psychologist working in cardiac rehab
- Play with purpose: Nurturing our creative spark - (click to download)
  
  Dee Nambiar, People Consultant, NHS Midlands and Lancashire
- Cultivating compassion: Building a thriving workplace - (click to download)
  
  Beth Hill, Head of ICS Leadership Talent and OD, NHS England
  Melanie Gregory, Senior Programme Manager - EDI & OD, NHS England
This session outlined pioneering work undertaken in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. It will consider how change impacts on civility and behaviours, and how psychological safety underpins our interactions. The session explored how we can elevate our own everyday practice in challenging times and shared practical models for delegates to take away and use.
Bina Kotetcha, Deputy Chief Officer - Culture, OD and Inclusion, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
Dr Fiona Kilpatrick, Active Bystander Programme Lead & OD Specialist, LLR ICB
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OD swap shop

In our OD swap shop, delegates put forward their favourite OD tool, technique, idea, model or theory to share with others. Our creative design team displayed all the responses on the day in an engaging graphic wall, which you can now download below.

Download the swap shop graphic.

Exhibition

We hosted a number of exhibitors on the day who can support OD professionals and NHS organisations undergoing change. Learn more about our exhibitors.

Our sponsor

This event was delivered in partnership with Mindset Practice.

OD in the NHS 2025: elevating our everyday practice

General information

Speakers

OD in the NHS is a free, face-to-face conference for anyone working in NHS organisational development or related roles.

Conference programme and slides

Morning sessions

Download the presentation.

Read more from Julia in her pre-conference blog.

Afternoon sessions

Download the presentation.

Download the presentation.

OD swap shop

Download the swap shop graphic.

Exhibition

Our sponsor

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