This will be the first major health management conference after the general election.
It is being held against a backdrop of very tight public finances and the most challenging targets for improving quality and efficiency the NHS has ever been asked to meet.
Read the welcome message from Sir Keith Pearson, Chair of the NHS Confederation.
Our annual conference and exhibition is the main event for senior health leaders, bringing together the whole NHS.
The 2010 conference programme is structured into plenary sessions for all delegates and strand sessions for smaller groups of delegates.
Each strand will explore in detail the overall theme of Local leadership, national service by focusing on:
See the conference programme overview detailing timings for each day.