Day 1 — NSPN members only
An exclusive working day for up to 20 NSPN members, focused on mapping services, sharing best practice, and shaping the future direction of the network. This is a collaborative workshop day, not a lecture programme.
12:00 – 13:00
Networking
Registration & Lunch
Informal networking and poster viewing.
13:00 – 13:15
Welcome & Introductions
Network Chair
Overview of network goals, agenda, and opportunities for collaboration.
13:15 – 14:00
Workshop
Mapping out sleep service offerings across the UK
Network chair and members
Locating sleep services, identifying key individuals involved, and understanding pharmacist roles in sleep across the UK.
14:00 – 15:00
Workshop
Current guidelines, best practice documents and pathways used in services
Pharmacist facilitators & network members
Members are invited to bring guidelines, pathways, formulary documents, and APC applications to understand regional processes and variation across the UK.
15:00 – 15:30
Break
Coffee and networking
Informal discussion and connecting with colleagues.
15:30 – 16:30
Workshop
Strategies to tackle inequality, pharmacy education, and the future of NSPN
Network members
Key actions to progress the network. Establishing new roles to elevate NSPN's impact nationally.
16:30 – 17:45
Case studies
Case studies & best practice sharing
Network members
Members present brief clinical cases or interventions, followed by discussion on practical challenges and shared learning.
17:45 – 18:15
Close
Wrap-up & networking
Chair
Summary of key takeaways, announcement of next meeting, informal networking.
Day 2 — Open to all pharmacy professionals
A full educational day open to NSPN members and non-members, with up to 50 places available. Expert-led sessions covering sleep neuroscience, insomnia management, hypersomnia, restless legs, and the future of sleep pharmacy.
09:00
Networking
Registration and coffee
Poster setup and networking.
09:30
Welcome and introduction
Chairs: Dr Rania Ward & Dr Adam Rathbone
Overview of aims, sponsors, and structure of the day.
09:45
Workshop
Sleep service provision: inequalities and barriers
Dr Adam Rathbone and network members
Wider discussion of key themes identified from Day 1, exploring barriers to equitable sleep pharmacy provision across the UK.
10:30
Keynote
The neuroscience and functions of sleep
Dr Rania Ward
Mechanisms of sleep-wake regulation and the neurobiology of sleep.
11:15
Break
Coffee break
11:45
Insomnia and its primary management
Louise Berger (RSCH)
The patient's perspective and behavioural management of insomnia.
12:30
Insomnia and its complexities
Dr Rania Ward (QVH)
Co-morbidities, medicines management, and deprescribing in complex insomnia presentations.
13:15
Lunch
Lunch and networking
Poster viewing and sponsor booth.
14:15
Hypersomnia: diagnosis and management
Dr Kirsty Anderson — Newcastle
Hypersomnolence versus central hypersomnias: understanding the clinical distinctions and management approaches.
15:00
Restless legs and limb movement disorders in sleep
Mr Jas Kaler (GSTT)
Diagnostic and management insights for restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder.
15:45
Break
Coffee break
16:15
Keynote
The long-term plan: how sleep pharmacy services can contribute to the health of the nation
Speaker from the Department of Health and Social Care (TBC)
Audience Q&A, innovation, and collaboration opportunities for pharmacy professionals in national sleep health strategy.
17:00
Close
Closing session: Building the National Sleep Pharmacy Network
Dr Rania Ward & Dr Adam Rathbone
Summary of the day, certificates of attendance, and next steps for the network.