MIDLANDS WELL-BEING RETREAT PLUS SCIENTIFIC MEETING

Friday 25th and Saturday 26th July 2025

We are delighted to invite everyone to register and share details of the first Midlands well-being retreat plus scientific meeting, to be held at the 4-star Burleigh Court Hotel on the Loughborough University campus. The dates are 25^th-26^th July 2025.

Midlands Well-being Retreat Plus Scientific Meeting is accredited by The Royal College of Anaesthetists UK for 8 CPD credits.

Delegate information

Delegate fees per person, including

Ensuite accommodation in the 4-star Burleigh Court Hotel, Loughborough University Campus, with all meals and all the activities included.

Executive double rooms are all furnished with king-size beds, an ensuite bathroom, a flat-screen TV with in-house movie channels, a free 1Gbps high-speed Wi-Fi network, a study desk, luxury toiletries, a hairdryer and tea & coffee-making facilities.

More than eight hours of health and well-being sessions on 25th and 26th July including,

Mindfulness/ finding balance in life/ guided visualisation/ finding your life purpose/ Yoga/ Meditation

Complimentary access to Spa facilities including gym, swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and steam room during the weekend of wellbeing retreat plus scientific meeting. Spa treatments also available to book during your stay.

Discount available on spa treatments.

Scientific meeting on Saturday, 25^th July from 9 am to 4 pm

Location:
Burleigh Court Hotel, Loughborough University, Ashby Road Entrance (A512), Loughborough, LE11 3GR, United Kingdom

Package Details

Options	Package fees	Days	Delegate Package details
Option 1	£295 Single occupancy One night, two days	25th /26th July	One night, two days - Friday 25th July 7.30 am onwards, until end of well-being retreat on Saturday 26th July at 17.30 (2 Breakfast, 2 Lunches, and 1 Dinner included for the delegate). Delegate is also registered to attend the scientific meeting on 25th July. Single occupancy for the delegate.
Option 2	£370 Two delegates sharing a room One night, two days	25th /26th July	One night, two days - Friday 25th July 7.30 am onwards, until end of well-being retreat on Saturday 26th July at 17.30 (2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, and 1 Dinner included for the delegate). Bothg the delegates are also registered to attend the scientific meeting on 25th July. Two delegates sharing a room.

Option 3	£125 Day delegate	25th July only	Day delegate package – To attend the scientific meeting only, from 7.45 am to 15.45 on Friday 25th July (It includes hot breakfast on 25th July morning from 7.30 am, lunch, and refreshments).
Package details with the accompanying partner, who is not attending scientific meeting on 25th July
Option 4	£340 Delegate and their accompanying partner sharing one room.	25th /26th July	Accompanying partner attending all wellness sessions, all meals included
	Additional options	Optional days	Additional options - Package details
Option 5	£420 Two nights, three days. Single occupancy	Additional option 26th/27th July	Two nights, three days - Friday 25th July 7.30 am onwards, until end of well-being retreat on Saturday 26th July at 17.30 (2 Breakfast, 2 Lunches, and 1 Dinner included for the delegate). Delegate is also registered to attend the scientific meeting on 25th July. Then 17.30 onwards on 26th July until checkout on Sunday 27th July at 12 noon. Dinner on 26th and breakfast on 27th July is included. Single occupancy for the delegate.
Option 6	£560 Two nights, three days Two delegates sharing a room	Additional option 26th/27th July	Two nights, three days - Friday 25th July 7.30 am onwards, until end of well-being retreat on Saturday 26th July at 17.30 (2 Breakfast, 2 Lunches, and 1 Dinner included for the delegate). Delegates are also registered to attend the scientific meeting on 25th July. Then 17.30 onwards on 26th July until checkout on Sunday 27th July at 12 noon. Dinner on 26th and breakfast on 27th July is included. Two delegates sharing a room.
Option 7	£560 Two nights, three days Two delegates sharing a room	Additional option 26th/27th July	Two nights, three days Delegate and their accompanying partner. Friday 25th July 7.30 am onwards, until end of well-being retreat on Saturday 26th July at 17.30 (2 Breakfast, 2 Lunches, and 1 Dinner included for the delegate). Then 17.30 onwards on 26th July until checkout on Sunday 27th July at 12 noon. Dinner on 26th and breakfast on 27th July is included.

Speakers

Confirmed speakers include –

Dr Thea de Beer, DrJess Morgan, Dr Catherine Meilak, Dr Nick Plummer, Dr Ben Lowe, Dr S Radhakrishna, Speaker from Medical Protection Society, professor Dan Harvey.

Confirmed themes/talk titles include –

‘Leading with humanity: building resilient teams through compassion in healthcare’;

‘Making space for you: reconnecting with what matters’ – one hour workshop;

‘Human Happiness’;

‘‘Shared Decision Making: the evidence base and the real-world barriers’;

‘Primary/Secondary care interface partnership journey’;

‘Patient centred outcomes following critical care’;

‘Learning from airways disaster’;

‘Supporting resident doctors to thrive at work’;

‘Well-being of healthcare professionals’

Programme for the Weekend

Date	Time	Activity	speaker
25th July	7.30	Hot breakfast and registration
	8.50	Welcome to scientific meeting
	9	Shared Decision Making: The evidence base and the real-world barriers	Dr Catherine Meilak
	9.30	Primary/secondary care interface partnership journey	Dr Thea De Beer
	10	Questions and Discussion
	10.15	break
	10.45	Leading with humanity: building resilient teams through compassion in healthcare	Dr Jess Morgan
	11.15	Human Happiness	Speaker from Medical Protection Society
	11.45	Questions and Discussion
	12.05	Lunch
	13.05	Patient centred outcomes following critical care	Dr Nick Plummer
	13.35	Learning from Airway Disasters	Dr S Radhakrishna
	14.05	Questions and Discussion
	14.25	Break
	14.55	Supporting resident doctors to thrive at work	Dr Ben Lowe
	15.20	Well-being of healthcare professionals	TBC
	15.45	Questions and Discussion
	16	End of scientific meeting
	16 – 17.15	Walk/Free time for the delegates
	17.30 – 18.15	Mindfulness workshop	Instructor from Loughborough University
	18.25 – 19.25	Making space for you: reconnecting with what matters - workshop	Dr Jess Morgan
	19.40 – 20.25	Dinner
	20.35 – 21.20	Restorative Yoga	Instructor from Loughborough University
26th July	8 – 8.45	Hath Yoga	Instructor from Loughborough University
	9.15 – 10	Breakfast
	10.10 – 11.10	Finding balance in your life - workshop
	11.15 -12	Tai Chi
	12.10 – 12.55	Lunch
	12.55 – 14.10	Walk/Free time for the delegates
	14.15 -15	Kundalini Yoga	Instructor from Loughborough University
	15.10 – 16.10	Guided visualisation/Meditation	Instructor from the Loughborough University
	16.15 – 17.15	Mindfulness workshop	Instructor from the Loughborough University
	17.30	Check-out, feedback, thanks, and departure
Optional	17.30 onwards	Staying after 17.30 on 26th July, checking out on 27th July 12 noon