Digital Health Rewired 2026: Access Top Picks for Day Two

A key moment in the agenda is the Morning keynote on integrated care, featuring Dr Alec Price-Forbes, National Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) at NHS England. Joined by international speakers, this keynote sets the tone for a day that blends strategic ambition with grounded examples of system-wide implementation.

Later in the day, Helen Balsdon, Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO) at NHS England, contributes to a session focused on the next steps for delivering the NHS 10-year plan, offering a clinical leadership perspective on how digital transformation connects to workforce experience.

Below are our top session picks for Wednesday the 25^th March.

Connecting Services and Communities

• Morning keynote: Ambitions for the future of integrated care
  09:30 to 10:30, Integrated Stage
  This keynote examines the role of interoperability, data and international learning in supporting integrated models of care. It blends global examples with national direction-setting, providing valuable context for those involved in care coordination and neighbourhood-based models.
• The use of digital in prevention and early intervention
  09:00 to 10:00, Data Stage
  Systems across the UK are exploring how digital tools and data can help identify risk earlier and support proactive contact. This session looks at the role of data in shifting work upstream and reducing avoidable crises, with insights relevant to population health and community services.
• What is the infrastructure and protections we need for the NHS of the future
  15:00 to 15:30, Cyber Stage
  This discussion focuses on the infrastructure and safeguards needed to support a modernised NHS, including cybersecurity, data governance and resilience. It also reflects on how digital and physical infrastructure enable shifts toward more connected and distributed models of care.

Supporting Staff and Strengthening Safety

• Advancements for early intervention and diagnostics using AI
  12:30 to 13:15, AI Stage
  This session showcases how AI-led diagnostic tools are being developed and deployed in frontline cancer care. Speakers explore how NHS-led innovation can work alongside commercial partners to improve early intervention and support underserved patient groups.
• How to scale use of technology to liberate staff and provide more time to care
  14:30 to 15:15, Frontline Stage
  Nursing and informatics leaders share examples of how technology is supporting documentation, assessment and communication workflows. The session includes reflections on paediatric documentation, standardised digital assessments and the role of AI in clinical support.
• Responsible AI: ensuring AI is shaped by the views of the public and staff
  11:00 to 12:00, Patient Stage
  This session presents findings from a large annual survey examining public and staff attitudes towards AI in healthcare. Speakers explore concerns, expectations and confidence-building measures that organisations should consider when introducing AI into clinical workflows.

Building the Digital Backbone

• What are the next steps to deliver the 10-year plan
  14:30 to 15:30, Digital Transformation Stage
  This session looks at how national commitments translate into delivery across regions and care settings. Speakers discuss the path from strategy to implementation and the organisational conditions needed for progress over the next 12 to 18 months.
• Transforming health and care through Shared Care Records
  11:30 to 12:30, Integrated Stage
  Shared care records remain a cornerstone of integrated care. This session showcases how different regions are approaching the creation and implementation of shared information platforms, including insights from Ireland and English systems improving emergency care and population health.
• From pilot to practice: making innovation stick in the NHS
  14:00 to 14:30, EPR Stage
  Innovation often starts strong at pilot stage but fails to progress into routine practice. Speakers from NHS organisations discuss how they have moved digital solutions from pilot environments into widespread operational use, with reflections on culture, governance and clinical engagement.

Here are the Day Two exhibitor stands well worth dropping by for a coffee and a chat:

Access – Stand D20
Visit the Access stand to explore our neighbourhoods map model, take part in the live treasure hunt and speak with the team about real care pathways across health and social care. A hands-on way to explore neighbourhood working and digital support for integrated care.

Isla Health – Stand E40
Isla Health provides solutions for image capture, triage and monitoring across clinical pathways. Relevant for those exploring virtual care, dermatology and wound management.

Novari Health – Stand F30
Novari Health offers tools for referral management and waitlist visibility to support elective recovery and pathway optimisation.

Noveva Software Group – Stand C26
Noveva provides digital platforms that support workflow, clinical documentation and administrative tasks across frontline services.

RLDatix
RLDatix delivers systems for risk management, incident reporting and clinical governance. Stand number to be confirmed once published by the organisers.

T-Pro
T-Pro offers clinical documentation solutions including speech recognition and digital dictation, helping reduce administrative burden for clinicians. Stand number to be confirmed.

Wellola – Stand G31
Wellola provides secure patient communication platforms that support remote contact, messaging and self-management across communities.

Word360
Word360 supports interpretation and communication services that enable organisations to engage with diverse populations across health and social care. Stand number to be confirmed.

Day Two packs in national leadership, international perspectives and real delivery experience. From shared care records and prevention to responsible AI and workforce tools, the agenda goes beyond ideas and into implementation. Paired with Day One of Rewired 2026 is set to offer a clear view of where digital transformation is heading and how systems can work together to accelerate progress across health and social care.