Bristol NHS Group

Register now: Bristol NHS Group Local Health Tech Showcase 2026

You’re invited to the Bristol NHS Group Local Health Tech Showcase 2026!

Bristol NHS Group is a partnership between: North Bristol NHS Trust, and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

Join health and social care staff across BNSSG, along with university partners and technology vendors on Wednesday, 13 May at BAWA Health & Leisure for an unmissable event exploring and experiencing digital innovations that can support the delivery of the NHS 10-Year Plan.

In collaboration with Highland, this one-day event features expert keynote speakers, expert-led discussions and a Market Hall with hands-on demos showcasing the latest digital solutions that can tackle real-world challenges in health and social care from selected health tech companies.

Be inspired, hear real examples and explore practical ways technology can support your day-to-day work. Come for an hour, or come for the day, with refreshments and lunch provided.

Register your interest, save the date, and share with your colleagues.

Engage in the future of digital health and care

Experience practical digital innovations for health and social care

Hands-on demos of digital solutions that can tackle challenges across health and social care.

Learn from experts and peers

Hear from expert speakers and network with colleagues across BNSSG, universities and health tech companies.

Spark collaboration and new ideas

Connect with colleagues, technology vendors and partners to share ideas and explore future innovation.

Flexible, welcoming event

Drop in for an hour or stay all day, with refreshments and lunch provided. Register your interest now.

Confirmed suppliers

NHS teams are under increasing pressure to deliver services quickly and efficiently across multiple departments. Speak with the Alemba team to see how Alemba Service Manager helps Trusts streamline everyday processes such as joiners, movers and leavers, Estates requests, equipment provisioning and IT support through a single, easy-to-use platform. By connecting IT, HR, Estates, Facilities and Finance workflows, Trusts can reduce manual processes, improve visibility and deliver a more consistent experience for staff, helping teams save time, work more productively and focus on supporting patient care.

“Art of the possible” NHS examples

Many NHS organisations are already extending service management beyond IT using Alemba Service Manager. At Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, implementing ASM increased staff satisfaction with internal IT and service support from 69% to 80% while reducing service escalations by 82%. Barts Health NHS Trust is using ASM to connect services across departments including Finance and Procurement, supporting more than 24,000 staff with joined-up workflows, improved governance and greater visibility of demand across the organisation.

At Baxter, we are everywhere healthcare happens – and everywhere it is going, with essential solutions in the hospital, physician’s office and other sites of care. For nearly a century, our customers have counted on us as a vital and trusted partner. And every day, millions of patients and healthcare providers rely on our unmatched portfolio of connected solutions, medical devices, and advanced injectable technologies.

Buddy Healthcare is a digital health company with over ten years of experience supporting the evolution of digital healthcare. Originating from digitally advanced Finland and now operating across eight European countries, Buddy Healthcare works with leading European hospitals, including NHS partners, to streamline surgical and specialty care pathways that improve efficiency and can reduce the need for face-to-face outpatient appointments.

Imprivata’s platform of innovative, interoperable access management and privileged access security solutions enable organizations to fully manage and secure all enterprise and third-party identities to facilitate seamless user access, protect against internal and external security threats, and reduce total cost of ownership.

Kinetic-ID will bring three products:

Kiosk Self-Check-in – supports correct patient flow on arrival at the hospital, complies to NHS England triage workflows and connectivity with NHS111 allows for pre-triage.

Med-Safe – supports nurse-led meds admin utilising existing NHS ID card. Removing pin-code and keys, further restricting unapproved access, with full audit trail with alarms and alert reporting.

Med-Side – Reduces nurse and pharmacy admin workload. Improves patient knowledge, reducing readmission due to meds mis-admin on discharge. Currently NHS England funded trial for 2026.

Nanosonics is a leading global infection prevention company providing the next-generation of automated ultrasound probe high-level disinfection (HLD) technology for the digital era. Effective, reliable ultrasound probe reprocessing is crucial for preventing healthcare-associated infections and ensuring patient safety.

Radar Healthcare is a true technology partner, working with NHS Trusts across acute, mental health, community and specialist services. Our interoperable risk, quality, and compliance platform is designed to put patients at the forefront — helping Trusts to provide safer care, streamline governance, and drive continuous improvement.

For over 25 years, RDP Health has worked with hundreds of NHS organisations across the UK to deliver reliable, customer-focused mobile workstations built around the realities of frontline care. Our solutions are designed to help save time, reduce disruption and bring patient care closer to the bedside, with lightweight, compact and easy-to-manoeuvre carts that support comfort and ease of use for frontline teams working long hours on their feet. Built to maintain the robust RDP construction and cart stability we are known for, our carts also feature full ergonomics, electric height adjustment as standard, and fully configurable options for clinical, digital and storage needs, because we know healthcare is not a one-size-fits-all setting. Features such as our unique 360° battery level display also help staff quickly check power status at a glance, reducing unnecessary interruptions and helping equipment stay ready to use.

From major acute trust rollouts to rapid deployment during Covid, RDP Health has supported proof-of-concept projects, large-scale deployments and ongoing refreshes across the UK. Among the hundreds of trusts we support and supply nationwide, major deployments have been undertaken at some of the country’s largest and busiest acute organisations, including Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Leeds describes itself as one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in Europe, while Manchester  is one of the largest acute trusts in the UK. Our work has also included many other large scale acute trusts such as Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals, King’s College Hospital, Royal Free London and Barts Health, which provides care for more than 2.5 million people, underlining the scale and complexity of the environments we support.

SARD JV works with NHS organisations in two complementary ways: as a workforce system supplier and as a system-agnostic, technology-enabled medical workforce consultancy.

As a system provider, we deliver NHS-focused workforce platforms that support Medical Appraisal, Medical Revalidation, Multi-Source Feedback (360), Medical and AfC Job Planning, Leave Management and eRostering.

Sword Intelligence is the AI division of Sword Health, the world’s leading AI care provider, created to help healthcare organisations run operations at scale. The company delivers AI Care Managers that handle high-volume, non-clinical workflows across patient engagement, triage, scheduling, referrals, follow-up, and back-office operations. These agents operate continuously, integrate with existing systems, and adapt to local pathways and policies.

Want to know more?

Watch the recap from the Royal Derby Hospital’s October 2025 showcase, where they had a chance to experience the latest health tech innovations first-hand to understand how their products can improve patient care and workflows.

We look forward to seeing you there. 

Want the complete playbook?

Download our full breakdown to discover all twelve critical changes in the Medium Term Planning Framework, including specific NHS organisational changes, investment conditions, and protected service areas.

You’ll understand exactly how productivity metrics will be measured, which vendors are best positioned to win, and the timeline changes that affect your planning.

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