Health Innovation North 2026 — four northern Health Innovation Networks converge in Newcastle

Date: Thursday 22 October 2026, 09:00–17:00
Location: Hilton Hotel Newcastle Gateshead
Hosted by: The four Northern Health Innovation Networks (North West Coast, Manchester, Yorkshire & Humber, and North East & North Cumbria)

What it is

Health Innovation North is the flagship annual conference for the four northern Health Innovation Networks (formerly AHSNs) — the NHS’s regional innovation adoption engines covering the entire North of England.

This is the one event each year where the four northern networks come together, and this year’s build comes off a 2025 Leeds event that drew 300+ delegates from healthcare and life sciences.

Who should go

• Health-tech founders wanting direct access to NHS innovation decision-makers across multiple regions at once
• NHS transformation leads looking for proven innovations already scaling elsewhere in the North
• Academics and clinicians with products or evidence ready for adoption
• Suppliers and industry partners navigating the NHS market

Programme shape

Presentations, interactive workshops and panel discussions focused on health and care solutions that are being rapidly adopted as best practice within the NHS — not speculative futures.

Register

Early registration encouraged: Eventbrite link

Source: HInM event page