2025 Agenda

Can the NHS innovate with SMEs to transform and grow the economy?

11 Jun 2025
Innovation theatre
Collaboration / partnerships / patient or public engagement , Digital, AI, data and technology

The NHS must deliver a shift from analogue to digital and embrace wider technological change to transform patient services. This session will explore how the NHS can harness the agility and creativity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to enhance digital and wider technological transformation and UK economic growth. Featuring insights from a health innovation network, NHS hospital group and SME, we will delve into the benefits, challenges and practical strategies for fostering successful collaborations. We will also explore how these partnerships support the NHS's role as an anchor institution to support economic growth and healthier populations.

Andrew Rose
Dr Andrew Rose, Assistant Director of Innovation - NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
Chris Morland
Chris Morland, CEO - Citrus Suite
Jenni West
Jenni West, Associate Director of Digital Transformation - Health Innovation North West Coast