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2025 HTN panel discussions and features schedule: From EPRs, patient flow, cyber security, to the shift to proactive care and more

2025 is shaping up to be a busy one here at HTN – let’s take a look at the HTN Now virtual panel discussions we’ve got lined up for next year, as well as our features schedule.

2025 panel schedule

First up, here are our planned panels for next year. Each session will aim to bring health tech professionals together to share learnings, best practice and approaches; discuss challenges and how they can be tackled with practical reflections on what works well and what doesn’t; and look to the future to share perspectives on what the coming years will bring for transformation in this space.

8 January: Delivering a modern general practice, and what does innovation in primary care look like? What is the future of the primary care digital front door?

15 January: Innovation with remote monitoring

22 January: The role of digital in supporting patient flow 

29 January: What role can digital play in mental health transformation?

5 February: Transformation in Women’s health

12 February: NHS AI policies and best practices

19 February: What does the future of patient portals look like?

26 February: Cyber security in healthcare: sharing best practices

5 March: Secrets of successful hospital transformation

12 March: Exploring how NHS trusts are utilising communication tech

19 March: Rethinking long-term condition management

26 March: Post go-live best practices and learnings

2 April: Best practices, considerations and approaches for cloud

9 April: What does the CIO role look like in 5 – 10 years time?

16 April: How to harness data for total triage in primary care

23 April: Approaches to optimising and adding value to EPRs

29 April: Virtual wards in practice: approaches and learnings / What does the future of virtual wards look like?

7 May: The role of the CNIO in digital transformation

14 May: Improving patient outcomes and best practices with EPMA

21 May: How can we digitally empower patients? What does good look like for a digital patient journey? If we could design the ideal pathway what would it look like?

28 May: Building digital literacy, confidence and skills

4 June: Moving from reactive to proactive care

11 June: Digital and child health

18 June: Best practices with managing infrastructure and legacy systems

2 July:  The role of digital in supporting community care

16 July: The future of digital in supporting elective care

23 July: Digital NHS trusts: strategies, projects and ambitions

30 July: The future of workforce systems

6 August: Transforming primary care, examples of innovation

20 August: How can digital help prepare for winter pressures?

27 August: AI – meeting regulation and tackling bias in data

3 September: Digital apps and wearables

10 September: Digital boards: Leading transformation

17 September: Patient portals in practice

1 October: Scaling health technologies

8 October: How can digital improve urgent and emergency care?

15 October: Technology optimisation and adding value from current investments

22 October: Interoperability: where we are today and how can we make progress?

29 October: Artificial intelligence in practice across the NHS: what can we learn?

5 November: Fostering collaboration between the NHS and suppliers

12 November: What does a great digital team look like?

19 November: How is digital and data supporting population health management

3 December: Health tech and innovation for the future

10 December: Key learnings from digital health on an international scale

You can register for your free NHS ticket to attend any of our events by filling in the form on this page.

Features schedule

Alongside the panels, here’s a flavour of our editorial content over 2025.

January: How can technology support patient safety, information and quality management? / How can digital and data support integrated care and integrated care systems?

February: How is digital tackling the elective care backlog? / What is the future of digital in primary care and PCNs?

March: Digital clinical and administrative systems: practical use cases, productivity, and the road ahead

April: Data and Artificial Intelligence now and in the future / EPRs and the future direction of EPRs

May: Learnings, reflections and the future of virtual wards

June: Building an NHS fit for the future: how can the health service protect itself from cyber threats? / Current success and the future of patient portals?

July: How can digital support emergency and unplanned care?

August: How can we use data to shift to preventative, proactive care?

September: What more can we do to digitally support patient engagement? / Healthcare cloud in practice: exploring approaches and benefits

October: Digital mental health / Using data to support population health

November: Innovation in the NHS / How can digital help tackle interoperability?

December: What next for remote tech?

Interested in getting involved with HTN over the next year, whether that’s through a panel or by taking part in our feature series? Drop us a line at marketing@htn.co.uk and we’ll get back to you.