NHS ConfedExpo 2027

How it compares

Digital Health Rewired in Birmingham is the closer fit for NHS digital leaders tackling electronic patient records, clinical applications or infrastructure. Its clinical information officer and nursing informatics networks concentrate the discussion around technology delivery. ConfedExpo gives the same supplier access to a wider set of people involved in system priorities, workforce and service redesign. It is particularly useful when a digital proposal depends on agreement beyond the IT department.

HETT Show in London puts healthcare technology and its supplier ecosystem at the center of the visit. Its exhibition, AI activity and practical digital learning suit teams comparing solutions and learning from implementation experience. ConfedExpo connects technology with the financial and organizational decisions that determine whether a service adopts it.

The NHS Alliance Autumn Conference offers a smaller London setting for board members and system leaders discussing reform, productivity and partnerships. Its roundtables suit a concentrated leadership conversation. ConfedExpo combines that policy audience with a broader exhibition and learning program, making it the more useful trip when a team needs to compare commercial capabilities and understand the wider NHS priorities behind demand.

NHS ConfedExpo suits suppliers and health leaders whose work depends on connecting NHS executive priorities with clinical and operational delivery.

Who exhibits

The 2026 exhibition brought cloud and clinical software into direct contact with pharmaceuticals, workforce services and care partners. Microsoft and Heidi Health represented different parts of the digital workflow, while Accurx focused on communication around patient care. Eli Lilly and Company linked the exhibition to medicines and clinical pathways. NHS Professionals added the workforce perspective. Together, these businesses show why the exhibition draws people responsible for adopting and running services, as well as those selecting technology.

Last year's exhibitors

1. 

   Deloitte

2. 

   Microsoft

3. 

   Accenture

4. 

   Oracle

5. 

   Stryker

6. 

   Macmillan

7. 

   Boehringer Ingelheim

8. 

   ServiceNow

9. 

   Johnson & Johnson

10. 

    GSK

11. 

    Eli Lilly

12. 

    Optum

13. 

    Novartis

14. 

    bioMérieux

15. 

    Roche Diagnostics

16. 

    Heidi

17. 

    Monday.com

18. 

    Mölnlycke

19. 

    Gilead

20. 

    Intuitive

21. 

    OneAdvanced

22. 

    Marsh

23. 

    Alteryx

24. 

    MedicubeX

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NHS ConfedExpo 2027

NHS ConfedExpo 2027 returns to Manchester Central with The NHS Alliance and NHS England delivering the conference together. The Alliance’s formation through the merger of NHS Providers and the NHS Confederation brings provider and system representation into the same membership body. The return follows a 2026 program that connected neighborhood health, productivity and safe technology adoption with practical service improvement. These pressures give the gathering its context as health leaders work across trust, primary care and community boundaries.

• The Roundtable Zone lets delegates build a discussion around a specific NHS service problem. It is a useful format for comparing how different trusts and system partners approach the same challenge.
• Informative sessions sit both in exhibition-floor learning theaters and in enclosed ground-floor rooms. Choose the setting according to whether you want supplier-facing examples or a more contained discussion.
• The Run Club or Breakfast Walk and Talk offers a route into informal conversations with health leaders outside the exhibition setting.