The first Living Longer Better Colloquium was convened by Sir Stephen Powis on the 12th of March 2025. Twelve projects were invited, all of which had strong links with or implications for the NHS. There are many other NHS related projects and these will be invited to the second Colloquium. Of course there are also many other projects and services which will enable people to live longer better which have no direct link with the NHS although they will benefit  the NHS and they will also be engaged. 

Listed below are the projects contributing to the first colloquium and the individuals who spoke about them:

• The Goldster therapeutic community for LLB
• Andrew Lane Pharmacist, Chair of AgeUK Oxfordshire
• Yvalia Febrer – Associate Professor Kingston University - The Kingston University project to create a new cohort of social care professionals who can lead population-based networks for Living Longer Better
• Muir Gray - The online knowledge service for older people, and professionals at www.howtolivelongerbetter.net
• The proposal being discussed with the NHS Business Service Authority to provide a learning opportunity linked to retirement planning and ongoing support in retirement
• Promoting digital inclusion with Kent Surrey Sussex HIN -Lucie Hooper  and Maja Golg-Papez  - the NHS health innovation network
• Charles King creator of Motus VR - 
• Using virtual reality to motivate unwitting exercise in people, improving physical, social and cognitive wellbeing, initially focused on accelerating hospital discharge and reducing bed-blocking  
• The Reconditioning programme and leadership for Living Longer Better from departments of Geriatric Medicine - Amit Arora president elect British Geriatric Society
• The NHS physical activity initiative, 4 Ways Forward Sarah Price
• The ukactive/Sport England and NHS  ICB partnership -Kenny Butler ukactive and Annie Holden, Sport England
• The West Northants comprehensive LLB project  - Frank Earley, public health principal, West Northants
• The online group learning programmes in the principles of Living Longer Better for older people, including those at high risk, and for volunteers and professionals Mark Fishleigh and Elspeth Briscoe  www.learningwithexperts.com  
• Digital social and activity prescribing - the S&W Herts LLB initiative​ -Alan Naismith creator of the W:ISH system and Dr Pani Sissou GP lead for S&W Herts population

 
The meeting was organised based on the 3m minute/3 powerpoint principle and the powerpoint presentation is attached here:

• There was agreement on the objectives and it was also agreed that work would be done on identifying criteria to measure progress before the next Colloquium
• Priority needs to be given to developing the digital networks and tools, and this of course is one of the three Darzi priorities 
• A decision was taken that S&W Herts would be the Lab and that although the primary focus was on the 60+ population the principles and tools were equally relevant to people of working age and could be used to develop the Workwell strategy
• the Living Longer Better system is focused not only on primary prevention but also on complementing and supplementing clinical care with non-drug therapy for people with one or more long term conditions 
• A network of national organisations will be set up including Government Departments, professional associations ukactive and Sport England, and key charities for example, the Centre for Ageing Better, AgeUK, parkrun, the Ramblers, Living Streets and the disease specific charities in the Richmond Group
• There will be a second Colloquium before the end of June  involving other projects and populations 
• ​A report will be sent to Sir Chris Whitty