Agenda Themes
HETT Leaders' Summit is a one-day conference bringing together senior NHS leaders and influential voices from across health and care to tackle the most pressing challenges in strategic and operational delivery.
Through high-level panels, in-depth case studies and practical, peer-led discussions, you'll gain actionable insights and learn from real-world experience across four key priorities.
New for 2027
New session formats create space for focused knowledge sharing, peer-to-peer problem-solving and collaboration.
- Invite-only roundtablesBespoke sessions held under the Chatham House Rule.
- Interactive workshopsHands-on, practical sessions with your peers.
- Vendor drop-in clinicsFocused conversations with solution providers.
- One-to-one meetingsA dedicated programme, running alongside the content, connecting you with relevant peers and solution providers.
2027 agenda themes
01 Strategic Commissioning
As the NHS navigates changes to the role of ICBs, ongoing financial pressures and the shift towards prevention and neighbourhood health, senior leaders face increasingly complex decisions about how resources are allocated, how services are designed and where investment is prioritised to deliver long-term improvements in population health.
This theme explores how strategic commissioning can turn national ambitions into local action, including the role of long-term funding, regional devolution, cross-sector collaboration and accountability in shaping the future of health and care.
02 Finance & Procurement, Digital Accountability & Risk
NHS organisations continue to face financial pressures alongside growing expectations to demonstrate value for money, manage risk and make effective use of digital investment. Leaders must consider how budgets can support long-term priorities such as prevention and neighbourhood health, while ensuring procurement decisions deliver measurable benefits.
The growing use of shared digital infrastructure also raises important questions about data governance, information access and accountability, particularly as platforms such as the Single Patient Record develop across organisational boundaries.
03 AI & Innovation
Emerging technologies offer opportunities to improve patient care, support clinical teams and ease pressures across the health and care system. From AI-enabled clinical tools and ambient voice technology (AVT) to wider applications of automation, leaders must consider how promising innovations can move beyond pilot projects into safe, sustainable and scalable implementation.
As these technologies become increasingly embedded in clinical practice and patient-facing services, they also raise important questions about clinical safety, regulation, liability and accountability.
04 Organisational Efficiency, Productivity & Stability
With rising demand, workforce pressures and constrained resources, maintaining the quality of care remains a key priority for NHS organisations. Leaders must identify opportunities to improve operational performance, make better use of existing capacity and develop more sustainable ways of delivering services.
This includes learning from high-performing trusts and neighbourhood health systems, strengthening collaboration between health and social care, and considering how changes to regional leadership and devolution could influence local decision-making and service delivery.
Join senior NHS leaders in Leeds on 11 February 2027.
APPLY FOR A PLACECPD for healthcare professionals
The aim of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in healthcare is to enhance patient care quality and safety. It's your responsibility as a healthcare professional to identify your CPD needs, plan how to address them, and engage in activities that support your professional growth. Attending the HETT Leaders’ Summit is an excellent way to stay updated on industry advancements. It's free for the healthcare and wider public sector.
As an accredited CPD provider, we email all attendees a Certificate of Attendance post-show.
Recording your CPD
Healthcare professionals are required to undertake 35 hours of relevant continuing professional development (CPD) over three years before renewing your registration. 20 hours must involve participatory learning. You must maintain accurate CPD records including a description of the topic and how it’s related to your practice, dates, hours (including participatory), relevant Code section, and evidence of completion. Click the link to read a useful article on ‘CPD requirements for Healthcare Professionals‘ written by CPD.
