About this event

  • Date and time Fri 5 Jun 2026 from 12:30pm to 5:00pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Digital Health

Many clinicians and innovators are navigating digital transformation without a clear map. Fragmented systems, inconsistent terminology, and rapid policy change — from the NHS Long-Term Plan to the Federated Data Platform — have created an urgent need for professionals who genuinely understand the infrastructure underpinning modern healthcare.

This half-day meeting offers a rare opportunity to build that understanding in one room. Through expert keynotes, honest success cases, and open panel discussion, attendees will leave informed and equipped to navigate digital health projects within their own organisations.

Why attend?

  • High-quality foundational teaching from experts who understand NHS data architecture, interoperability standards and upcoming strategic priorities.
  • Honest, evidence-based case studies from multidisciplinary practitioners who have delivered digital projects in real clinical environments, including the barriers they faced and how they overcame them.
  • Interactive panel discussions with the opportunity to ask practical questions and gain direct insights from those who have integrated digital transformation in healthcare.

Aims of the event:

  • Give attendees a clear, practical understanding of NHS data, grounded in real NHS implementations.
  • Build a shared language across clinical and technical disciplines, focused on digital transformation.
  • Demonstrate through evidence-based case studies how digital solutions can be delivered effectively in the NHS.

Learning outcomes:

  • Gain a working understanding of NHS data architecture, interoperability standards, and key strategic programmes, including EHR implementations, the Federated Data Platform, and the Single Patient Record.
  • Receive honest reflections on what it takes to deliver digital projects in real clinical environments, including the barriers teams face and how they overcome them.
  • Identify how digital health systems can improve clinical workflows, patient safety, and experience -  and how those lessons apply within your own organisation.

Who can attend?

  • Clinicians.
  • GPs.
  • Consultants.
  • Healthcare engineers.
  • HealthTech innovators.
  • Digital health leads.
  • Students with an interest in NHS data and digital transformation.
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Agenda

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Registration, tea and coffee
Digital section welcome and agenda overview

Ms Stella Champeaux, RSM Digital Health Section Council Member & Event Organiser

Session 1: Informed - Educational keynotes

The NHS data landscape

Dr Joe Zhang, Head of Data Science, London AI Centre and Secure Data Environment (SDE) programme

The Future of NHS health data

Mr Will Browne, Co-founder, Emrys Health

Panel discussion

Chair: Vin Diwakar

Panel: Mr Bruno Bothello, Director of Digital Operations and Innovation at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust & Dr John Jeans, Consultant Anaesthetist at the Royal National Orthopaedics Hospital and national lead for the NHS CLEAR program as CEO of 33n & Dr Justin Whatling, Non Executive Director of NICE, a member of the BCS Academy of Computing Board, and a techUK Health and Social Care Council member

Coffee and networking break

Session 2: Inspired - Success cases

Success case 1

Ms Katie Bettell-Higgins, Head of Customer Success and Clinical Leadership Fellow, Patient Knows Best

Success case 2

Dr Chloe Jacklin, AI & Digital Health Fellow, Skin Analytics 

Success case 3

Mr Nikolas Pontikos, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Eye2Gene

Success case 4

Mr Peter Hansell, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Isla Health

Panel discussion

Chair: Dr Mihir Kelshiker, Clinical Lecturer in Digital Health, Imperial College London

Panelists: Ms Katie Bettell-Higgings, Dr Chloe Jacklin, Mr Nikolas Pontikos & Mr Pete Hansell

Closing remarks
Close of meeting
Drinks reception

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Registration for this event will close on 4 June 2026 at 8:00am (GMT). Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time

If the event is recorded, we are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. There is no guarantee that all sessions will be available after the event, this is at the presenter’s and RSM’s discretion.

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This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.