Co-hosted by Roche and LabMed this webinar explores how social value can become a powerful tool to address local health inequalities, environmental sustainability, and workforce wellbeing while also fulfilling NHS expectations and securing future funding and contracts.

Why this matters now:
The UK Government has updated NHS procurement policy, mandating that a minimum 10% weighting must be given to social value in all contract awards. This shift is already affecting how NHS laboratories procure goods and services—and it’s here to stay.

Are you ready?
Laboratory teams need to understand how social value is now embedded into commissioning decisions and what it means for partnerships, tendering, and day-to-day operations. Whether you're influencing procurement, managing contracts, or shaping service delivery, this change directly impacts your work.

What you’ll gain:

• A clear understanding of what social value really means in practice
• Ideas for how to measure, report, and embed social value in lab settings
• Insight into how suppliers and partners are adapting, and what labs need to do in response
• Real-life case studies and lessons from leaders in diagnostics and healthcare systems

Speakers include:

• Gerard Harkin, Head of Social Value, Roche Diagnostics
• Dave Sweeney, Associate Director of Sustainability and Partnerships, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside
• Ashley Morgan, Head of Customer Business, Social Value Portal
• Chair: Katharine Hayden, Past President, Association for Laboratory Medicine

Whether you're new to social value or already making strides, this webinar will leave you informed, inspired, and equipped to lead change in your lab and your community.

Ahead of Care webinar series

Co-hosted by Roche and LabMed this webinar series looks at improving patient care through innovative, sustainable, and connected solutions. Join us to explore what the future could look like.