Manchester Regional Conference

The AfPP Regional Conference in Manchester on Saturday 20 June 2026 brings high-quality, accessible education directly to perioperative teams, offering evidence-based sessions aligned with national standards, specialist exhibitors, and opportunities to build connections with peers. Delegates can earn 5 CPD hours.

In today’s healthcare landscape, the demands placed on perioperative teams are greater than ever - whether it’s adopting innovative surgical technologies, championing patient safety, or fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, your role is critical to delivering optimal outcomes for patients.

This conference is designed to empower you with the knowledge, skills, and inspiration to continue excelling in your practice.

Join us to advance your practice, earn CPD, and build lasting connections.

Medline Industries Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Medline Industries, LP, which is the largest provider of medical-surgical products and supply chain solutions serving all points of care. Through its broad product portfolio, resilient supply chain and leading clinical solutions, Medline helps healthcare providers improve their clinical, financial and operational outcomes. Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, the company employs more than 43,000 people worldwide and operates in more than 100 countries and territories. To learn more about how Medline helps improve healthcare delivery and outcomes in Europe, visit www.medline.eu.

STERIS Instrument Management Services (STERIS) are the UK’s leading experts in the management, repair and maintenance of surgical instruments and devices, delivered from a network of global repair facilities including the state-of-the-art STERIS UK repair facility in Northampton. In the UK, STERIS provide a range of services to the NHS and independent healthcare providers including surgical instrument supply, surgical instrument repair, surgical device repair (endoscopes, surgical power tools) and maintenance of endoscopy equipment. Through a suite of additional supporting services, STERIS supports Customers to manage surgical inventory, reduce preventable repairs and drive procedural growth.

Surgical Holdings is a UK-based manufacturer and specialist repair provider of high-quality reusable surgical instruments, employing over 60 people in Southend-on-Sea. With decades of medical device expertise and a strong heritage in precision craftsmanship, the company supports NHS and private healthcare providers with new instrumentation, refurbishment services, and technical compliance knowledge. Now part of the Stille AB group, Surgical Holdings combines British manufacturing capability with premium European instrument brands to deliver clinically reliable and sustainable solutions. Operating to ISO 13485 standards and aligned with evolving MDR requirements, the business is committed to quality, traceability, and circular-economy principles within the surgical supply chain.

Mölnlycke Health Care is a world-leading MedTech company that specialises in innovative solutions for wound care and surgical procedures. Mölnlycke products and solutions are used daily by hospitals, health care providers and patients in over 100 countries around the world. Our purpose is to revolutionise care for people and planet. We drive change that improves the health and wellbeing of patients and those who care for them–while reducing the environmental footprint of healthcare.

MedScience supplies high-quality surgical solutions and medical consumables across the UK & Europe.

Medical Reservists have a variable part-time commitment which is manageable alongside their civilian career. Giving up spare time in support of the Armed Forces also brings transferable skills and knowledge back to their civilian role.

Reservists receive training in communication, leadership and management and have access to many professional courses.

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Disclaimer: please note that all timings, topics, sessions and speakers are subject to change. We reserve the right at any point in time to alter the aforementioned.

Info: This session will focus on the principles of human factors to deepen the audiences understanding of the interplay between staff and the systems of work in the context of unintentional error causality.
The session will utilise a series of real errors to bring to life the complexity of healthcare delivery and role of safe system design in protecting both staff and patients from unintentional error within the operating room environment. The session will conclude by describing several limitations of human performance and the essential requirement to created human performance optimised workloads and role expectations.
Learning Objectives: 1. Each participant will understand the relationship between safe system design and unintentional error

2. Each participant will understand the limitations of human performance in the context

3. Each participant will understand the importance of and basic principles of safe system design

Info: An overview into the role of the SNOD in ICU and Theatres covering the:
Pre consent phase,
Consent phase, post consent phase and post theatre phase. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Develop an understanding of the role of the Organ Donation Nurse.

2. Develop an awareness of Organ Donation as an option at End of Life.

3. Understand how Organ Donation works in the UK.

Info: Children undergoing surgery present unique physiological, anatomical, and emotional challenges that differ significantly from adult patients. Despite this, perioperative practices are often adapted from adult models, which can introduce risks if not carefully modified.
This session will explore the key differences in paediatric perioperative care, highlighting how these impact assessment, anaesthesia, communication, and safety. Drawing on current evidence and real-world clinical examples, it will provide practical strategies to support perioperative teams in delivering safe, child-centred care.
Attendees will gain insights into recognising risk, adapting perioperative processes, and improving outcomes for paediatric patients within both specialist and non-specialist settings.

Info: Infection prevention remains a critical priority across perioperative services, with direct impact on patient safety, outcomes, and regulatory compliance. This session explores current challenges and best practice in maintaining safe, effective infection prevention standards within the operating theatre environment. Delegates will gain practical insights into reducing contamination risks, supporting staff compliance, and strengthening theatre-based infection prevention culture across the multidisciplinary team.

Info: This session outlines the benefits of adopting Enhanced Recovery pathways pre-operatively, intraoperatively and in early post-op recovery (PACU) through the lens of the pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipples Procedure) at University Hospital Southampton. Recovery Educator Danni will explore the evolution of the procedure from multi day ICU stay to overnight in Surgical High Dependency in the last 7 years on the back of multidisciplinary commitment to enhanced recovery.

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Host or Publisher The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP)