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
KEY DATES
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? Tell us about your project here.
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.
Digital patient project of the year
Do you have the best example of digital supporting citizens and patients? Submit your project to tell us all about it.
Partnership of the Year
In this category we want to hear about your partnership, what you did and achieved.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
If you’re fortunate enough to be shortlisted as a finalist in our HTN Awards, your project will be featured on our website where we’ll share details of your idea or innovation and the impact it’s making across health and care.
We’ll also share your entry across the HTN network, on social media and in our newsletter, celebrating your team and giving your project the recognition it deserves. Plus, all finalists will receive a digital finalists logo to share with their own network.
Our esteemed judges will narrow down the finalists so that we have a highly commended entry and a winner. Both will be shared in our digital awards ceremony before being featured on the HTN website and social channels. Finalists will then be sent the coveted ‘H’ HTN trophy featuring the name of their project and the category they won, completely free of charge.
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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