Chief executive of the NHS Sir Nigel Crisp will visit Bradford tomorrow to learn more about how health bosses are training the doctors of tomorrow.

Sir Nigel will deliver a keynote speech at a national conference being hosted by Bradford City Teaching Primary Care Trust (tPCT).

The conference, 'Building a Learning Culture in Primary Care' will focus on some of the key learning schemes under way in Bradford.

During the morning Sir Nigel will attend a workshop run by two undergraduate medical students who have worked in inner city GP practices as part of their studies.

The students will tell Sir Nigel how they have gained valuable work experience and have been encouraged to consider working in an inner city.

The conference will also hear speeches from Richard Jeavons, chief executive of West Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority and Lynnette Throp, chief executive of Bradford City tPCT.

Lynn Stinson, head of Bradford City's Teaching Trust, said: "The Bradford health service has a culture of innovation and learning across all the district's PCTs as a result of our teaching trust status.

"Building a learning culture in primary care is essential to the continual development of first class primary care which benefits all our communities and attracts a high calibre workforce to deliver those services into the future."

Other highlights of the day include a book launch by Dr Shahid Ali, a GP who has written a book looking at the issues facing South Asian people accessing health care, and the launch of West Yorkshire Simulated Patients, a development which sees the CragRats theatrical communications company deliver role plays to post and under graduate medical students.

Actors take on the role of patients to act out situations with the trainee GPs.

After the conference Sir Nigel will visit mental health and learning disabilities facilities across the district run by Bradford District Care Trust.

This will include a tour of the new forensic unit at Lynfield Mount Hospital, Bradford.