Annual leadership and workforce summit 2026 (in-person conference)

We are living through a time of profound transformation and disruption - including technological acceleration, demographic shifts, and growing complexity across health and care. All of this taking place against the backdrop of the implementation of the government's 10 Year Health Plan, upcoming Workforce Plan and the Independent commission into adult social care. Yet within this disruption lies opportunity: to lead differently, to connect more deeply, and to centre humanity in our systems.

The 2026 Leadership and Workforce Summit is a space to explore what it means to lead with courage, compassion, and clarity in this context. It invites leaders, managers, practitioners, and partners from across health, social care, the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise sector (VCSE), independent sector, and local government to shape a future rooted in equity, compassion, and possibility.

Together, we will explore how leadership can help us stay grounded in what matters most, create cultures where people thrive, and build a more inclusive, responsive, and resilient system - one that puts people and communities at its heart.

Expect honest conversations, practical tools, and fresh thinking from across health and care. This is a space to pause, reflect and reconnect with purpose - with a learning community of people who care deeply about making health and care better - and to explore how leadership can help shape a better future for staff, communities and the wider system.

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