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BMJ Future Health Europe 2026

Organised by the BMJ Group
Dates29–30 Oct 2026
VenueThe Brewery
CityLondon, United Kingdom
A two-day BMJ Group digital health and clinical innovation conference at The Brewery, London, with CPD-certified sessions, problem submissions, e-posters, innovation clinics and BMJ Innovations publication opportunities.
Reviewed byDr Robert BaxterDr Robert Baxter· Junior Clinical Fellow, Acute Medical Unit· Updated 13 Jul 2026
MedicMess Conference Intelligence
Networking
The programme includes repeated networking breaks, lunch, a two-hour networking block, innovation cafe discussion formats and access to BMJ Future Health community links.
Research Value
The Call for Problems offers e-poster display, short video presentation, a Problem Clinic or Innovation Cafe route, and BMJ Innovations supplement publication for abstracts.
Trainee Relevance
Relevant for resident doctors interested in digital health, clinical entrepreneurship, QI, portfolio innovation work, publishing innovation projects, and building a digital career alongside clinical practice.
Cpd
The main page describes 30 expert-led sessions across two days as CPD certified; no CPD point total was visible.
Audience
Healthcare professionals, clinician innovators, early career professionals, managers, system leaders and digital health decision-makers.
Programme Highlights
Key Themes
Digital health implementationAI and regulationClinical workflow innovationDigital inclusionPatient-led designPublishing innovation workPrecision healthcareDigital leadership
09:30
Opening
Opening remarks
09:40
Keynote
The cutting edgekeynote
10:20
Break
Coffee and networking break
11:00
Session
Too fast to regulate? Creating effective guardrails for the new pace of digital transformation
Randeep Sidhu
11:00
Session
The digital front door: Improving access for patients and clinicians
11:00
Session
Innovation without infrastructure: Digital health lessons from low-resource settings
Shubs Upadhyay
11:50
Debate
Ethics is everyone’s problem: A debate
Lincoln Gombedza
11:50
Session
The real-world of ambient voice tech
11:50
Session
Digital exclusion - partnering with communities to overcome barriers
Linda Vernon
12:35
Networking
Lunch and networking
13:35
Session
Breaking down silos: Scaling digital innovation without reinventing the wheel
13:35
Clinic
Problem clinic: Help us shape the future of healthcare
13:35
Discussion
Innovation cafe
14:45
Break
Coffee and networking break
15:15
Session
How to be an intrapreneur - building healthtech from the frontline
15:15
Workshop
Getting your innovation work published
Helen Surana; Tamsin Holland Brown
16:05
Keynote
Closing keynotekeynote
17:00
Networking
Networking
Keynote Speakers
RS
Randeep Sidhu
NHS Business Services Authority
Too fast to regulate? Creating effective guardrails for the new pace of digital transformation
SU
Shubs Upadhyay
SandiQ Global
Innovation without infrastructure: Digital health lessons from low-resource settings
LG
Lincoln Gombedza
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Ethics is everyone’s problem: A debate
LV
Linda Vernon
NHS North West
Digital exclusion - partnering with communities to overcome barriers
HS
Helen Surana
BMJ Innovations
Getting your innovation work published
TH
Tamsin Holland Brown
NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme
Getting your innovation work published
PW
Paul Wicks
ProofStack Health
The dark side — Navigating the risks of health tech transformation
MJ
Meenakshi Jhala
NHS
Are we funding innovation or value? / Digital health and prevention
ED
Emma Doble
The BMJ
Leading from Lived Experience: The Patient-Led Future of Healthcare
AO
Andi Orlowski
NHS Health Economics Unit
Digital health and prevention: Evidence, outcomes, and savings
JS
Jools Symons
University of Leeds
Effective co-design with patients
SN
Sukrti Nagpal
DOCCLA
Redesigning care pathways for the wearables era
JC
Jocalyn Clark
The BMJ
Women's health innovation: evidence, equity and ethics
JM
James Mountford
BMJ Leader
Empowering the next generation of digital leaders
LK
Lawrie Kidd
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT and DrDoctor
How to build a career in digital without leaving your day job
Abstract Submission Guide
Abstract submissions are open
Deadline: 4 August 2026
What You Can Submit
e-postervideoproblem clinicinnovation cafe
Submission Specifications
Scope
Problems can range from a small single-site context to multidisciplinary and cross-boundary collaborations, and can be submitted before results are available.
Format
Call for Problems rather than a traditional abstract call; accepted work can be shown as an e-poster and short video presentation.
Deadline
4 August 2026
Eligibility
Open across the health and care spectrum, including patients, clinicians, managers and system leaders.
Publication
Abstracts published as a supplement in BMJ Innovations Journal.
Author Rules
One lead author per problem submission, with up to two co-authors; lead authors can submit one problem while co-authors may be involved in more than one submission.
Presenter Requirement
Successful applicants are offered a discounted rate to purchase a two-day ticket; registration deadline shown as 16 September.
Categories & Recommended Topics
Digital health implementation
Clinical innovation
Artificial intelligence and ethics
Digital inclusion
Patient-led innovation
Innovation publication
Wearables and care pathways
Precision healthcare
Women's health innovation
Healthcare leadership

MedicMess Tips

  • Call for Problems deadline is 4 August 2026.
  • Successful problem applicants are offered a discounted two-day ticket and must register by 16 September 2026.
  • Health and care professional super-early-bird tickets expire 27 August 2026; early-bird pricing expires 30 September 2026.
  • Student and early career discounted tickets are first-come, first-served by application; the discounted amount was not visible.
  • The Leaders stream on 29 October is invitation-only and aimed at senior executives, so most resident doctors should focus on the main conference programme.
Cost & Registration
CategoryPrice
Early bird registration£384
Standard registration£480
Key Deadlines
4 Aug 2026 · 22 days
Abstract submission deadline
29 Oct 2026 · 108 days
Conference begins
Practical Information
By TrainThe source page did not publish station guidance during this scrape.
AccommodationHotelMap accommodation booking is available for attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, speakers and invited guests.
Venue DetailsThe Brewery, London. The event accommodation page lists nearby hotels for BMJ Future Health Europe 2026.
Conference Snapshot
SpecialtyDigital health, clinical innovation and healthcare leadership
Organising societyBMJ Group
Conference formatIn-person only
LocationThe Brewery, London
The Complete Guide to the BMJ Future Health Europe 2026

BMJ Future Health Europe 2026 is a two-day in-person conference for healthcare professionals, clinician innovators, digital health fellows, early career professionals, managers and system leaders interested in translating technology into practical improvements in care. The programme is especially relevant for resident doctors who are working on digital transformation, clinical entrepreneur projects, quality improvement, patient access, ambient voice tools, wearables, precision healthcare, women's health innovation or publication of innovation work. The event takes place at The Brewery in London on 29-30 October 2026 and the main site states that the conference includes 30 expert-led sessions across two days, all CPD certified.

The participation route is a Call for Problems rather than a traditional abstract call. Submissions close on 4 August 2026 and can be made by patients, clinicians, managers or system leaders across the health and care spectrum. Problems may be single-site or cross-boundary, and can be submitted even before results are available. Successful applicants can showcase work through an e-poster, submit a short video presentation for the event website, YouTube and onsite display, and may take part in a facilitated Problem Clinic or Innovation Cafe. The page states that abstracts will be published as a supplement in BMJ Innovations.

Visible health and care professional pricing is GBP 384 for a super-early-bird two-day ticket until 27 August, GBP 408 early bird until 30 September and GBP 480 standard from 1 October. One-day health and care professional tickets are GBP 192, GBP 204 and GBP 240 across the same windows. Student and early career discounted tickets are available by application, but the discounted amount is not published.