Three national NHS leaders shaping the future of digital health have been confirmed for Summer Schools 2026, which takes place on 16-17 July at the University of Nottingham.

NHS England’s Dr Alec Price-Forbes, national chief clinical information officer (CCIO), Helen Balsdon, national chief nursing information officer (CNIO), and Dr Wajid Hussain, national chief medical information officer (CMIO) will speak at the event.

They will discuss how digital leaders can reimagine healthcare and deliver meaningful, sustainable change across the NHS.

Attendees will also hear from national leaders driving key programmes in frontline productivity, digital social care and workforce development, including Minal Patel, Peter Skinner and James Freed.

Earlier this month, Digital Health published the full Summer Schools 2026 programme, which is available to view here.

The conference has a revamped format which doubles down on small-group and interactive sessions to provide attendees with more practical insights and deeper knowledge exchange.

The CPD-accredited programme will include peer knowledge exchange and practical leadership sessions for attendees.

Highlights on day one include three must-see sessions:

• Power, influence and accountability: how not to suck as a digital leader in 2026
• AI is now the top risk to patient safety: what can organisations and patients do to protect themselves?
• Measuring what is meaningful: how do we effectively evaluate digital change?

An unmissable panel session – ‘One year on from the 10 year health plan: where are we and what’s next?’ will also take place on day two, featuring Salma Yasmeen, chief executive at Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

She will be joined by Dr Masoon Nazir, medical director for integrated care at NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB, and Dr Penny Kechagioglou, chair of the CCIO Networks Advisory Panel and CCIO at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

The social programme includes a pre-event BBQ and middle-night dinner, where the winners of the Digital Health Awards will be revealed and the top-ranking person of the inaugural Digital Health Impact List will be honoured.

The premier learning and networking event for digital health leaders is exclusively for members of the Digital Health Networks, the UK’s largest health IT community, and is open to current and aspiring digital health leaders.

The event is supported by Networks sponsors AWS, Better, CereCore, Dell Technologies/AMD, InterSystems, Microsoft, Nervecentre, Optum Emis, Salesforce and System C.

Attend Summer Schools to gain CPD points towards your professional registration. Places are limited, so secure your place today and register here.