Local Health Tech Showcase 2026
Past event Wed 13 May 2026 BAWA Health & Leisure, Bristol

You're invited:
Bristol

Join health and social care staff across BNSSG, university partners, and technology vendors for an unmissable day exploring digital innovations that can support the delivery of the NHS 10-Year Plan.

Be inspired, hear real examples, and explore practical ways technology can support your day-to-day work. Come for an hour, or come for the day - it's your event, around your shifts. No travel required.

Why come along

A day built around you and your patients.

01
See what's possible

Try the latest health technology hands-on and picture how it could work on your ward, in your team, or for your patients.

02
Hear real NHS examples

Learn from colleagues and peers about what's actually working elsewhere in the NHS - not sales pitches.

03
Shape what we adopt

Your feedback on the day feeds directly into the trust's digital and clinical strategy. The people who use the tools help choose them.

04
Come as you are

Drop in around your shift. Stay for a conversation or stay for the day - refreshments and lunch are provided.

What you'll see

Technology across the areas that matter most.

Explore solutions across the priorities our organisation is focused on right now.

AI & Digital Intelligence

Artificial intelligence, decision support, ambient documentation, and data-driven tools that lighten the load on staff.

Patient-facing digital tools

Apps, portals, and self-service technology that put patients in control and free up clinical time.

Clinical & Diagnostic Innovation

Diagnostics, clinical decision tools, and innovations that improve accuracy and speed at the point of care.

Virtual Care & Remote Monitoring

Virtual wards, remote monitoring, and technology that moves care closer to home.

Infrastructure & Equipment

The networks, hardware, cloud, and devices that everything else depends on.

Operational Efficiency & Flow

Scheduling, flow, capacity, and operational tools that ease pressure across the system.

Safety & Risk Reduction

Patient safety, risk, incident, and assurance technology that protects staff and patients.

The Art of the Possible

Transformative technologies that don't fit a neat category yet - the ideas that change what people think is achievable.

On the day

A flexible, drop-in day.

Times are a guide - come and go around your shift.

09:00

Doors open

Coffee, and your first look at the technology on show.

10:30

Lightning talks

Short, practical sessions on real NHS examples.

12:00

Lunch & networking

Lunch provided - meet colleagues and vendors.

14:00

Hands-on demonstrations

Try the tools and ask the questions that matter to you.

16:00

Close

Share your feedback and help shape what we adopt next.

I think the event made it really accessible for everyone to be able to come along and see what's out there, be inspired and just get us all thinking about the art of the possible and how we can be improving things for future.

Charlotte Westcott
Charlotte WestcottDigital Clinical Specialist, Bristol NHS Group

Having [this event] on the doorstep makes it very much more user friendly, as you haven't got to travel anywhere.

Sue Bacon
Sue BaconThrombosis Nurse, Bristol NHS Group

Save the date.

We'll share full joining details closer to the day - save the date and let your colleagues know you'll be there.

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