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BMJ Future Health

6 - 7 November 2025, Convene 155 Bishopsgate, London

BMJ

6 - 7 November 2025, Convene 155 Bishopsgate, London

Conference Programme

BMJ Future Health

Get ready for a dynamic day of big ideas, practical insights, and real-world problem solving. From keynote talks on the future of a digital healthcare system to interactive sessions and hands-on workshops, this year’s programme is designed to spark conversation, challenge assumptions, and find solutions—together.

Whether you're here to explore AI in care, rethink digital literacy, or get involved in innovation from day one, there’s something for every future-focused clinician and leader. Let’s shape what’s next in health, collaboratively.

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Day 1 - Thursday 6 November 2025

 

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09:30
  1. Opening remarks
    5 mins
09:35
  1. The vision for a digital future for healthcare
    25 mins
    At a moment of major change for healthcare in the UK, following the release of the Government’s 10-Year Plan for the NHS and in the midst of a growing push toward the use of digital, data and AI in fr ...
10:05
  1. Building for the future: How can digital leaders plan for health in 2025?
    45 mins
    Experienced digital healthcare leaders share their approach to developing and designing coherent innovation strategies, drawing on experiences shaping digital strategy for high-profile hospitals and p ...
  2. Digital health 101: What is digital health, and what does it mean for your practice?
    45 mins
    Healthcare is changing rapidly, and new technologies, platforms and solutions are being rolled out rapidly that are changing the way we deliver care. This introductory workshop will outline the landsc ...
  3. The new data age: How to unlock the potential of data in frontline care
    45 mins
    As the drive toward preventative care models and population health management continues, hear what this means for everyday clinical practice and tangible patient outcomes, and explore what ethical, ef ...
10:50
  1. Networking and refreshment break
    30 mins
11:25
  1. Navigating a career in health innovation: Understanding the many pathways for digital clincians
    45 mins
    For many clinicians, digital has become a core part of their clinical work, as they champion innovation and technology in their own teams, organisations, and at the national level. Hear from clinician ...
  2. How to be an entrepreneur: From building the business case and to advocating for change from the inside
    45 mins
    Join innovation teams and clinical entrepreneurs from across the NHS to understand what works when pitching your ideas to senior leaders and decision-makers. Receive practical support, guidance and fi ...
12:15
  1. Rethinking digital literacy for clinicians: What clinicians need to know, and how we develop those skills within the workforce
    45 mins
    Digital literacy is increasingly becoming an essential competency for clinicians. Find out what this means for the modern clinician, and understand what mix of skills will be expected over the coming ...
  2. Understanding AI in health: How to use it for the best impact on patient care
    45 mins
    Where is AI being used in healthcare to make the biggest impact? What is and isn’t AI being used for? An introduction to the top use cases for AI in healthcare in day-to-day care.
  3. Beyond co‑design: Thinking radically about how we design new systems and pathways
    45 mins
    Through a first-principles approach that examines the opportunities for radical systems thinking and different design approaches, attendees will gain an understanding of how to start when developing n ...
13:00
  1. Lunch & networking
    60 mins
14:05
  1. Help us shape the future of healthcare
    45 mins
    We believe the best advances in health come from a true understanding of the challenges faced by patients, health professionals and the wider system at the point of need - or preferably before. This y ...
14:50
  1. Networking and refreshments
    25 mins
15:15
  1. How to bridge the gap between consumer and public health pathways
    45 mins
    New technologies are at the centre of national and local digital health strategies, with a focus on personalised, preventative care models. As healthcare evolves, and technologies such as wearables, t ...
  2. What’s holding back innovation in digital healthcare – and how to take a strategic approach to overcoming these barriers?
    45 mins
    From the frontline clinicians to the industry leaders building software for use in health, each has a different view on the challenges that prevent faster adoption and scale of new technologies. Hear ...
  3. Embracing innovation from day one: How can early‑career clinicians get involved in innovation projects?
    45 mins
    From advice on running internal innovation projects and developing new skills, to joining digital networks, local and national innovation fellowships and embracing opportunities to work with startups ...
16:05
  1. What can healthcare innovators learn from other industries?
    25 mins
    Many high-profile industries have embraced technology, racing through adoption curves and navigating critical challenges stemming from regulatory barriers, change fatigue and workforce reluctance. Fin ...
16:30
  1. Closing remarks
    5 mins

Day 2 - Friday 7 November 2025

 

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09:30
  1. Opening remarks
    5 mins
09:35
  1. Innovating for equality? How can digital health minimise bias and ensure inclusivity?
    25 mins
    The use of data and digital by healthcare providers has already unlocked significant benefits for hard-to-reach patients, and helped many organisations to build a better, clearer picture of the popula ...
10:05
  1. Building digital neighbourhoods: How data and digital can help us combat health inequalities
    45 mins
    Drawing on high-profile national case studies, explore how linking primary‑care, social‑care and voluntary‑sector data at PCN level drives local insights and targeted outreach, cutting inequalities in ...
  2. Balancing innovation with patient safety
    45 mins
    Hear from leading patient safety advocates to understand the factors that drive successful innovation: phased rollouts, real‑time surveillance, and relentless safety focus – with guidance for leaders ...
  3. From zero to one: how to use data and design thinking to improve patient care
    45 mins
    From problem statement to minimum viable product, clinicians responsible for the development of a new service share their experience of bringing new services and solutions to market, navigating barrie ...
10:50
  1. Networking and refreshment break
    30 mins
11:25
  1. Unlocking better women’s health through digital
    45 mins
    Despite a significant growth in the market for women’s healthcare and rapid growth in investment in this area, significant gaps remain in access to women’s health, the availability of data on women’s ...
  2. Personal well‑being in digital health: How to avoid burnout and change fatigue as a clinician
    45 mins
    The benefits of digital transformation in healthcare are well publicised, but more recent evidence and research has demonstrated the detrimental effects of deploying new technologies into clinical and ...
12:15
  1. Getting local validation right: A guide to real‑world evidence generation in a local setting
    45 mins
    Providers, researchers and health innovation leaders share best practice in the effective evaluation of digital solutions within local organisations to ensure that innovation programmes and pilots can ...
  2. Can an AI solve your problem? What’s actually achievable using AI in health?
    45 mins
13:00
  1. Lunch & networking
    60 mins
14:05
  1. How is 'digital' shaping the patient-clinician relationship?
    45 mins
    With new tools changing how patients interact with healthcare services, the role that clinicians play in their patients lives is shifting, and so are patients' expectations. Digital experts, clinician ...
  2. Regulating AI - how to meet the challenges in healthcare
    45 mins
    Join experts from the RADIANT CERSI programmes as they share learnings from their regulatory innovation programmes, before outlining the priorities for safe, trustworthy digital rollouts to support cl ...
  3. Extended reality care: How immersive technology is being deployed across the NHS
    45 mins
    Immersive technology is now in more than 50 trusts and spreading fast thanks to dedicating funding, innovation and accelerator schemes. With potential use cases across a range of therapy areas and ope ...
14:50
  1. Networking and refreshments
    25 mins
15:15
  1. Managing change in frontline digitisation
    45 mins
    Hear from clinical operations leaders across different healthcare providers and understand how digital health and transformation programmes affect clinical teams, multidisciplinary collaboration, and ...
  2. Navigating finance for innovators in healthcare
    45 mins
    Develop your understanding of how to turn a clinical idea into a clear, compelling pitch – breaking down each step from framing the problem to outlining your solution - and practice pitching in a supp ...
16:05
  1. Healthcare in 2030: Where do we go from here?
    25 mins
    What are the trends shaping transformation in healthcare globally? What do the experiences of international public and private healthcare systems tell us about how UK healthcare may change over the ne ...
16:30
  1. Closing remarks
    5 mins
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