Local Health Tech Showcase 2026
Past event Mon 20 July 2026 Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester

You're invited:
Chester

Join colleagues from across the Countess of Chester Hospital for a day of practical, hands-on health technology - see what's possible and help shape the trust's new digital and clinical strategy.

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 or for your patients.

02
Hear real NHS examples

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

03
Shape what we adopt

Your feedback 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. Refreshments and lunch are provided.

What you'll see

Technology across the areas that matter most.

Explore solutions across the priorities our trust 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.

Automation & Robotics

Robotic process automation, workflow tools, and robotics that remove repetitive work.

Safety & Risk Reduction

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

Sustainability & Net Zero

Technology that cuts waste, energy, and the carbon footprint of care.

Operational Efficiency & Flow

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

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.

We're really busy day to day. There's never enough hours in the day. So to have an event like this come to us is really good, because we wouldn't get to see it otherwise.

Terri Goode
Terri GoodeSubject Access Coordinator, Countess of Chester Hospital

I'm not a particularly IT savvy person, so being able to talk simply to them - these exhibitors have answered my questions quite simply, in language I can understand.

Sallie Kelsey
Sallie KelseyHead of Education and Training, Countess of Chester Hospital

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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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