HTN Now is back for another year, covering a range of health tech topics across health and care settings, through a series of webcasts, webinars and panel discussions. Every session is completely free for NHS employees to attend and open for everyone to join.
Want to get involved? Find out more our upcoming events for 2025 here, or view our schedule below:
Transforming fertility clinics with patient management, appointment booking and test results
Join HTN and OX.DH for this interactive webinar to learn how OX.DH’s assisted reproduction solution has supported fertility clinics with patient management, streamline appointment booking and ensure efficiency for test results processes.
Explore the role of digital in women’s health with this panel discussion. Experts will debate some of the key priorities and areas for the application of digital tools, as well as barriers and the future outlook for digital in this area of healthcare.
- Saima Sharif, NHS obstetrician & gynaecologist, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and digital/AI adopter for women’s health
- Katherine Church, CTO, British Pregnancy Advisory Service
- Sally Mole, senior digital programme manager – digital portfolio delivery team at The Dudley Group
- Dr Nikita Kanani MBE, Aneira Health
Digital leaders will focus on the key considerations for implementation, adoption and the role of data. We’ll share key learnings and best practices, along with real world examples of AI making a difference to patient outcomes and patient care.
- Neill Crump, digital strategy director at Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
- Lee Rickles, CIO, director and deputy SIRO, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Streamlining patient care: Strategies to reduce follow-ups and increase clinical productivity
Join HTN and a panel of industry experts as we delve into how digital tools can help reduce face-to-face follow-up appointments, aligning with the NHS’s goals.
- Dr Damien Yeo, consultant paediatric ophthalmologist at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Trust
- Dr Rachel Robinson, consultant dermatologist and clinical lead dermatology at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
- Peter Hansell, CEO and co-founder of Isla Health
- Leila Brown, associate director of digital transformation at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Trust.
We’ll explore some of the key determinants of successful NHS workforce transformation, looking at how best to drive buy-in and support the workforce with digital transformation.
- Penny Kechagioglou, CCIO and deputy CMO, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Stuart Dures, digital skills development manager, Greater Manchester Mental Health
- Dan Chilcott, client enablement director, Patchwork Health
- Sally Mole, senior digital programme manager – digital portfolio delivery team at The Dudley Group
Cyber security in healthcare: sharing best practices
Join HTN and digital leaders for this panel discussion looking at best practices for cybersecurity in healthcare, including some of the key considerations for NHS organisations in their approach to cybersecurity.
- Neill Crump, digital strategy director at Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
- Nasser Arif, cyber security manager, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust and Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS FT cloud-based intelligence platform journey
NHS England and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust share their journey of migrating Hampshire & Isle of Wight’s cloud-based intelligence platform.
Exploring how NHS trusts are utilising communication tech
We’ll take a look at some examples of best practices when utilising communication tech in NHS trusts, as well as exploring the challenges around implementation across the health and care workforce and more.
What does the future of patient portals look like?
Join HTN and digital leaders for this panel discussion on the future of patient portals. Our expert panellists will discuss their own experiences with designing and implementing patient portals, what worked well, what failed and overcoming that failure, and debating the future of patient portals.
Post go-live best practices and learnings
This session will focus on post go-live best practices and learnings, reflecting on key areas of focus for consideration following go-live, unanticipated challenges, future directions, and more.
- Stacey Spence, EPR Programme Manager, Medway NHS FT
- Hayley Grafton, CNIO, University Hospitals of Leicester
- Fhezan Ashraf and Sally Mole, The Dudley Group
Approaches to optimising and adding value to EPRs
Join HTN and digital leaders for this panel discussion on adding value to EPRs.
- Ciara Moore, unified EPR programme director, Mid and South Essex and Essex Partnerships University
- Neill Crump, digital strategy director at Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
- Stacey Spence, EPR Programme Manager, Medway NHS FT
We’ll take a closer look at virtual wards in practice, exploring different approaches and learnings, as well as considering the future of virtual wards and the potential for emerging technologies to play an even bigger role.
- Fay Johnstone, acute virtual ward matron, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Fhezan Ashraf, senior pharmacist clinical configuration manager, The Dudley Group
May – June 2025
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?
4 June: Moving from reactive to proactive care
11 June: Building digital literacy and confidence
18 June: Best practices with managing infrastructure and legacy systems
Coming soon 2025
25 June: How to harness data for total triage in primary care
16 July: The future of digital in supporting elective care, waitlist management
12 August: Transforming primary care, examples of innovation, data and change
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
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?
19 November: How is digital and data supporting population health management
26 November: What does the CIO role look like in 5 – 10 years time?
3 December: Health tech and innovation for the future
If any of our webinars or panel discussions for 2025 have caught your eye, register now to get involved. These sessions provide an opportunity to share best practices, learnings and tackle challenges collectively.
