By The DDA
It is now less than 3 months until the DDA Annual Conference which takes place at the National Conference Centre (NCC), near the NEC, Birmingham on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th of September 2025. There are already over 34 Exhibitors attending including Diamond Exhibitors – AAH, Aspire, AstraZeneca, Cambrian Alliance, PSUK, Vallour and Zentiva. With over 175 delegates already booked, now is the time to reserve your place.
We welcome back our regular exhibitors A. Menarini, Accord, Alliance, BD Rowa, Chiesi, Daiichi Sankyo, Dispensing Doctor Solutions, Dispex, Glenmark, NHSBSA, Pharma Storage Solutions, PhramBox24, Stirling Anglian, Titan and VISUfarma. Newcomer exhibitors including Abbott Nutritional, B&S, Bausch & Lomb, CareSens, Cipla, Curaleaf, Dispensary Market, General Practice Solutions, MediP and Kent.
There is a great mix of Wholesalers, Manufacturers, Dispensing hardware suppliers and, in this digital age, we have at least 7 companies who will be on hand to assist your practice to enhance profitability and efficiency, using some of their unique solutions.
The conference programme is now complete. Matthew Isom, CEO of the DDA commented on the news that Roy Lilley will be giving the Keynote address. “I’m delighted that health policy commentator and blogger, Roy Lilley, has accepted our invitation to be the keynote speaker at our conference. Roy came from business to Chair one of the first NHS Trust hospitals in the 1990s.Since then, he has become a regular presence in the media, and with his regular blog, NHSmangers.net, dissecting and analysing health policy. He has spoken at our conference several times over the last decade and is always inciteful and thought-provoking. With the abolition of NHS England, the NHS 10-year plan, and a new GP contract on the horizon, now is the perfect time to hear from Roy again.”
In addition to the Chairman’s annual address and the DDA AGM we have sponsored speaker slots which allows suppliers to showcase what services are available to all dispensing practices.
The Wednesday programme includes a Forensic analysis of Funding for Primary Care by Dr David Jenner. He will bring his acute analytical slant to unravel all the smoke and mirrors that the headlines about funding for GPs brings. Dr Emma Watts will be discussing “How the RCGP is recognising rural general practice and the threat to business viability as services are centralised” – time to see what the RCGP is doing for rural general practice.
All delegates and exhibitors are invited to attend a Drinks Reception, sponsored by the DDA, at the end of Day 1. This is a great opportunity to network in a relaxed atmosphere.
Day 2 includes talks by a Practice Manager and a PCN Pharmacist, both of whom will be espousing their particular roles in maintaining dispensary viability. Our friends from the NHSBSA will be on hand to assist practices in ensuring they benefit from the correct monthly returns, reducing disallowed and returned items.
The DDA Quizmasters are already gathering ideas for questions. Last year, numerous delegates voted it the best session of the conference – something the Quizmasters are determined to replicate.
Dr Philip Koopowitz will conclude the conference with an in-depth look at how to improve profitability and the tools available to assist practices.
The conference is free of charge to DDA member practices and includes light refreshments throughout both days.
To Register click HERE.
