Sector Focus
Key Events and Organisers:
1. Healthcare Excellence
Through Technology (HETT):
HETT is organised by
GovNet, an events organiser
that will be running 13
other healthcare events
throughout 2020, including
the National Nursing
Conference, the Healthcare
and Housing Conference,
and the Urgent and
Emergency Conference.
The event is designed by
the healthcare sector, for the
healthcare sector, to drive
the conversation around
digital transformation in
healthcare. At 2019’s event,
more than 3,900 attended
over the two days.
As HETT continues, the
event’s main goal is to
build on the communities
created in 2019, as well
as to continue to spotlight
issues and the solutions
to them, as well as to
facilitate discussion and
debate around digital
transformation.
2. ConfedExpo20:
ConfedExpo20 was created
via merging two already
established NHS events,
Confed Conference and
Health and Care Innovation
Expo, to create a single point
of focus for health and care
leaders in England.
ConfedExpo20 aims to
unite leaders through the
challenge of delivering
sector-wide change to
make real improvements
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for patients and service
users. One of the ways
this is facilitated is through
reducing the number of days
and resources NHS directors
and CEOs spend, by having
only one event.
The joint event will focus
on communicating NHS
strategies including the
delivery of the Long-Term
Plan, digital innovation and
system change. It aims
to encourage innovation,
inspire participants, foster
networking and spread
learning throughout all
attendees.
The 2020 conference and
exhibition anticipate over
5,000 delegates.
ConFedExpo
3. Health Plus Care:
Health Plus Care is
organised by Closerstill
Media and is run in
conjunction with the Digital
Healthcare Show, the
Residential & Home Care
Show and the IPC & Patient
Safety Show. The event is
aimed at all UK healthcare
professionals who work
within healthcare delivery,
focusing on collaboration
between healthcare
organisations that work to
deliver sustainable change
across the UK health and
care systems.
The event attracts over
6,000 delegates each year.
The next edition of
the events will focus on
primary care networks and
integrated care systems
and to help them deliver a
more connected, integrated
healthcare system.
sector who is interest in
the digital future of health
and care. This year’s event
was attended by over 1,600
people.
Digital Health Rewired
Health Plus Care
5. The Festival of Health
4. Digital Health Rewired:
Digital Health Rewired is
hosted by Digital Health
and aims to connect current
and future health IT leaders
and teams with experts in
disruptive technology and
innovation.
Overall, Digital Health
Rewired focuses on
delivering compelling
speakers and original
programmes to try and
ensure that the event is a
must-attend for those within
the healthcare industry.
The event features the
Rewired Leadership Summit
and the Rewired Conference
and Exhibition. The summit
is aimed at NHS CCIOs and
CIOs, and the conference
and exhibition is aimed at
anyone within the healthcare
Festival of Health is new
population health event,
launching by Dods in 2020.
The event aims to bring
together professionals
from transport, education,
housing, skills and
employment with NHS
clinical and social care
practitioners.
As there is no existing
national event serving this
agenda, the event predicts
they will receive up to 5000
attendees from across the
UK to in inaugural event.
The Festival of Health aims
to showcase existing good
practice in the population
health sector, and bring
people and places together
to debate the challenges
they face.