HPN South 2026 Agenda

HPN South 2026 Agenda

15 - 16 October 2026, Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow

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08:00
  1. Registration Desk
    45 mins
08:55
  1. Main Room
    50 mins
    • Strategy & Leadership
    What does it take to run services successfully across a complex organisation with multiple sites while maintaining consistency, quality and performance? This masterclass brings together NHS Chief Exec ...
10:10
  1. Main Room
    30 mins
    Our signature ‘Dragons’ Den’ session provides each solution provider with an opportunity to deliver a 60 second pitch, explaining why they are here and how their services can help tackle some of the s ...
10:45
  1. Networking and business meetings
    Networking Area
    75 mins
    15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.
12:05
  1. Main Room
    30 mins
    • Strategy & Leadership
    • Workforce, Skills & Culture
    Experience this candid conversation between the leadership team from Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Following the Wannacry attack in 2017, Northumbria had kickstarted a massive digital t ...
12:40
  1. Main Room
    20 mins

    Main room and breakout room presentations

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13:00
  1. Networking lunch
    40 mins
    An opportunity to connect with your peers and suppliers to talk over the learnings from the event. Lunch is served buffet style and a range of options are available to cater for different dietary requ ...
14:10
  1. Main Room
    20 mins

    Main room and breakout room presentations

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14:35
  1. Breakout Room 1
    25 mins
    • Operations & Service Delivery
    • Outcomes & Impact

    Virtual care has been proven to work for the right patients and pathways, yet most NHS services remain limited to individual hospitals. The session explored how new organisational models, such as Moorfields' SPARC virtual hospital, can overcome these barriers and enable digital services to scale across providers. The proposed NHS Online Hospital offers a potential framework for expanding virtual care across specialties and regions.

  2. Breakout Room 2
    25 mins
    • Operations & Service Delivery
    • Outcomes & Impact

    Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is integrating digital, cyber and estates functions. Hear developments with living labs, reactive lighting, key tracking and smart CCTV. Learn how a joined-up approach can improve operational performance, strengthen resilience and create more intelligent healthcare environments.

  3. Breakout Room 3
    25 mins
    • Digital, Data & AI
    • Operations & Service Delivery

    Ambient voice technology (AVT) is gaining momentum in the NHS, but many implementations remain at pilot stage. This session shares lessons from a large-scale deployment across four acute trusts in southwest London, reaching over 10,000 clinicians.

    Through a shared business case, joint procurement, and collaborative rollout, partners reduced duplication, strengthened supplier negotiations, and accelerated adoption. Attendees will gain practical insights into scaling beyond pilots, working across organisations, and applying a reusable model for future NHS technology procurements.

15:05
  1. Main Room
    20 mins

    Main room and breakout room presentations

    Interested in sponsoring?

15:30
  1. Networking and business meetings
    Networking Area
    75 mins
    15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.
16:50
  1. Main Room
    40 mins
    • Digital, Data & AI
    As the National Health Service undergoes rapid transformation, this panel brings together expert voices to unpack the shifting foundations of data infrastructure and what it means for the future of ca ...
19:30
  1. Drinks reception and networking dinner
    150 mins
    Networking sessions – throughout the event we host a networking lunch as well as a dinner and drinks reception to give you ample opportunity to connect with your peers and suppliers over the learnings ...
10:15
  1. Main Room
    30 mins
    • Digital, Data & AI
    • Workforce, Skills & Culture
    As the NHS pushes toward a digital-first future, formalising and standardising professional membership for DDaT workforce marks a significant turning point; it promises higher standards, enshrines saf ...
10:50
  1. Main Room
    20 mins

    Main room and breakout room presentations

    Interested in sponsoring?

11:15
  1. Networking and business meetings
    Networking Area
    60 mins
    15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.
12:20
  1. Main Room
    40 mins
    • Finance & Sustainability
    • Outcomes & Impact
    With pressure mounting across the NHS, how can leaders boost productivity without compromising patient care? This fast-paced panel cuts through the noise, exploring how to hit targets, get more from E ...
13:25
  1. Networking lunch
    45 mins
    An opportunity to connect with your peers and suppliers to talk over the learnings from the event. Lunch is served buffet style and a range of options are available to cater for different dietary requ ...

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Frequently Asked Questions

The HPN South 2026 agenda covers the most pressing challenges facing NHS digital leaders, spanning strategy and leadership, digital innovation, data infrastructure, workforce development, and operational efficiency. Sessions explore themes including group trust models and NHS mergers, the evolving landscape of NHS data and AI, the professionalisation of DDaT roles, virtual and online care, cyber and digital integration, and driving productivity without compromising patient outcomes — all grounded in real-world case studies and panel discussions from senior NHS figures.

HPN South 2026 takes place across two days at the Radisson Blu, Heathrow, London on 15 and 16 October 2026. Each day opens with a keynote panel in the main room, chaired by Sir David Sloman, Former Chief Operating Officer, NHS England, before moving into a mix of sponsor presentations, networking and one-to-one business meetings, and themed panel discussions and case study sessions. A number of sessions run concurrently across a main room and up to three breakout rooms, giving attendees a choice of content throughout the day. Both days close with a networking lunch, and Day One is followed by a drinks reception and dinner.

Yes. Breakout sessions and roundtables are selectable, so you can build a programme that reflects your organisation's priorities. Your one-to-one meetings with solution providers are scheduled around the main agenda to ensure you don't miss the sessions most relevant to you.

Yes. All delegates receive a conference guide on arrival, and digital copies of presentation materials are made available after the event. This means you can focus on the conversation in the room, knowing you'll have everything you need to share insights and act on takeaways when you're back at your organisation.

We strongly recommend attending both days to get the full benefit of the programme – including the networking dinner, which is where many of the most valuable conversations happen. That said, if your schedule only allows for one day, please let us know and we'll do our best to accommodate you.