HEALTH TECH AWARDS 2026

3, 2, 1…the Health Tech Awards 2026 are now live! 

The Health Tech Awards are back for another year to share and celebrate success across health and care!

Over 150 NHS leaders from a variety of care settings and backgrounds carefully and meticulously judge the awards, selecting our winners.

The online awards are designed to celebrate digital teams, programmes, innovations and health tech suppliers which have made a difference throughout the year. 

The Health Tech Awards provide a platform to share these innovations and solutions to help shape future services and systems across health and care.

For any questions and enquiries, please email us at marketing@htn.co.uk 

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KEY DATES

The awards entry window has now closed.

Entry deadline: 15 June 2026

Finalist features showcase:  10 September 2026

Virtual awards:  7 October 2026 – 12:00pm 

JUDGING

We’re working with a fantastic group of people to help judge the awards. Details to be announced in 2026. 

CATEGORIES

Best health tech solution of the year

Tell us about your health tech solution and the problem it solves. Share any results, benefits or case study examples.

Major project go live

If you have successfully delivered a major project this category is for you. Include details of your project; what you did; your approach; what worked well; and benefits. 

Best solution for clinicians

Have you delivered a solution for clinicians? Tell us about what was involved, what need it meets and why it should be crowned the best solution for clinicians.

Best use of digital and data for NHS trust​

Share how you’ve supported NHS trust through the use of digital and data, including the problem you tackled and the results. 

Innovation of the year

Have you introduced an innovation to your organisation or a project with an innovative element? Tell us about it.

Most promising pilot

We want to hear about your promising pilot, including how it will have an impact on health and care. 

Digital inclusion and improving health inequalities ​

Tell us how your digital solution is helping to tackle inequalities in healthcare, including details on the groups of people this will impact. 

Best use of digital for improving care pathways ​

Share how the use of digital innovation has improved care pathways within healthcare Provide details of the project such as what it is, what went well and any outcomes. 

Cyber security solution of the year ​

We want to hear how your cyber security solution has impacted health and care. Include details of the solution and its benefits. 

Patient portal project of the year

Do you have the best example of a patient portal project? Submit your project to tell us all about it. 

ENTERING

Each entry should address and demonstrate why your innovation, project or solution is a worth winner within the category. We are keen to hear about the why, the problem or challenge, as well as what you did to tackle that challenge. We encourage you to share the impact, the results achieved and what it means to stakeholders.

The awards are open to anyone. There are no restrictions on when your project happened or its current status (for example, we will accepts entries that are still at pilot stage).

JUDGING

For the Health Tech Awards 2026 we assemble a fantastic group of NHS and public sector judges from across health and care, from a range of backgrounds, professions, and healthcare settings. 

It’s a great process to be involved in. If you’re interested in applying, please contact marketing@htn.co.uk.

ENTRY FORM

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