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Kennedys' healthcare team are delighted to announce their 2026 annual healthcare seminar programme.
Please find further information on this year's sessions below.
2026 programme
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Breach of duty and causation in orthopaedic claims
Guest speaker: Mr David Bodansky, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Thursday 19 March 2026
Beyond Bolam: rethinking clinical negligence in AI-augmented primary care
Guest speaker: Dr Marcus Lewis, GP
Monday 13 April 2026
Breach of duty and causation in neurosurgery claims
Guest speaker: Mr Sanjeev Bassi, Consultant Neurosurgeon
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Common claims in ophthalmology and how we can prevent them
Guest speaker: Mr Amar Alwitry, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Thursday 25 June 2026
Guest speaker: Simon Hammond, Executive Director of Claims, NHS Resolution
Thursday 2 July 2026
Guest speaker: Tony Kelly, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, National Speciality Advisor for Maternity, NHS England
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Thursday 24 September 2026
Thursday 15 October 2026
Guest speakers: Mrs Heidi Connor, HM Senior Coroner for Berkshire and Dr Georgia Richards, AI and Academic Senior Fellow (Senior Lecturer), Kings College London
Thursday 12 November 2026
Guest speaker: Helen Vernon, Chief Executive, NHS Resolution
Catch up on our 2025 programme
Breach of duty and claims in the emergency department
NHS Resolution – collaboration and claims innovation
Inquests – what a Coroner requires from legal teams, witnesses and advocates in healthcare inquests
Healthcare
United Kingdom