It will be held at the Institute of Child Health, Guilford Street, London WC1 this is a most appropriate venue as it is the most eminent centre of child research in the United Kingdom. We are pleased to announce that Professor Al Aynsley-Green, the first U.K. Children''s Commissioner, will open the conference. The conference will take place over three days:

Day 1 - Every Child Matters - A seminal guidance on a holistic approach to child welfare
Day 2 - The impact of Information Technology on the experience of children and young people with medical needs
Day 3 - AGM and ateliers

A full social programme will include visits to London Heritage Sites and Civic receptions.If you would like to submit a paper to this conference for consideration as a speaker email a brief summary to Organising Committee Members

Janette Steel Head Teacher Chelsea Children''s Hospital School (Member of National Association of Hospital School Leaders, HOSTA, HOPE)
janettesteel@cchs.org.uk

Pauline Collier Education Otherwise Manager, Chair of London Hospital Heads (HOSTA) member of NAHHT, LAHHT
pauline.collier@havering.gov.uk

Yvonne Hill, Head Teacher The Children''s Hospital School at Great Ormond Street and University College Hospitals (Member of National Association of Hospital School Leaders, HOSTA, HOPE)
head@gosh.camden.sch.uk

www.gettingbettertogether.co.uk will be open for bookings and payments on 1st February 2006

Following the success of the ‘Getting Better Together’ conference 2004, we are delighted to announce that the President of the European Committee of H.O.P.E (Hospital Organisation of Pedagogues in Europe) Gerd Schalk (Sweden) has chosen London to host the fifth International Conference on Hospital Education.

The conference will be opened by Professor Al Aynsley-Green, the first Commissioner for children in the UK, and will take place on 2nd, 3rd and 4th November 2006 at the Institute of Child Health, London WC1 and will focus on the following two areas:

Every Child Matters
This new legislation focuses on the holistic needs of the child and young person and sets clear guidance for multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working.

Information and Communication Technology in Hospital schools
How has this changed children’s lives now and how will it look in the future?

Please see Full Programme for more details.

Tickets will cost £250 including lunch(es) and there will be a full social programme exploring some of the venerable sites of London on offer. Tickets will go on sale on 1st March 2006 and can be purchased through this website. There are 250 places available and tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis.

Please note that we cannot sell tickets on the door and only those who have registered and paid in advance will be admitted to the conference.