Following a judging process spanning two months, with the help from a superb group of NHS professionals, we are delighted to reveal the finalists in the Health Tech Awards 2026!
We would like to say a huge well done to our finalists, and importantly we are proud to share insights into these projects with the health tech community. Through our awards microsite here, learn about each project in each category – a resource we love!
Also, we would like to say thank you to our judges, spanning roles such as GP, clinical director, chief digital information officer, chief operating officer, chief medical officer, chief executive, chief nursing informatics officer, clinical safety officer, head of ai and data, business partner, group CXIO, transformation managers, to practice manager – providing a range of perspectives, knowledge and experience.
Some of the judges comments included:
- “A very impressive entry to help solve a real world problem, engaging in a large number of patients to understand the problem, built a pathway that is embedded in delivery with impressive results in terms of uptake, reduced DNAs and significant cost savings.”
- “Great digital pathway redesign.”
- “Really good partnership working. Strong focus on staff as well as patients. Good coverage. Easily replicable. Addresses health inequalities.”
- “Ambitious project that has reduced costs and improved visibility.”
- “Excellent personalised patient support at scale.”
- “An outstanding example of digital technology being used to redesign care rather than simply digitise existing processes.”
- “A simple but innovative project.”
- “A well managed trustwide EPR go live with no disruption to care or productivity and rapid digital adoption.”
- “Clear evidence of outcomes and potential to scale.”
- “Demonstrates use of data to influence change and transformation.”
A key part of the awards programme is to share these projects, innovations, emerging innovations, digital teams and partnerships making an impact – we hope you enjoy learning about them as much as we did through our features here.
Our digital awards event will take place 7 October 2026, when we will announce the winner and runner-up from each category. The event is open to everyone to celebrate the teams, programmes and achievements and will be hosted live from 12pm on our website.
For now, delve into the projects here.
