Trust that already ‘punches above its weight’ on digital and health tech will inspire staff with the latest technology and ‘art of the possible’ innovations at the event on 20 July.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest organisation to announce that it will host an Elevate health tech showcase to inspire staff at all levels with the latest in technology and digital innovation.

Emergency medical service SAMU de Paris has achieved an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rate four times the global average, through a rescue therapy called ECPR. Previously largely confined to hospitals, deployment on Paris streets has been supported in part with the help of handheld ultrasound technology and AR glasses from international health tech company Mindray.

Bristol NHS Group, in partnership with Highland, has successfully hosted its first Local Health Tech Showcase, bringing health and social care staff from across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) together with leading technology suppliers to explore how digital innovation can support frontline services and improve patient care.

Held at BAWA Health & Leisure, the event welcomed more than 250 attendees, who engaged directly with 40 exhibitors, showcasing a wide range of digital and physical solutions designed to address the real-world challenges faced by the NHS and its workforce.

From saving surgeons’ precious time, to reducing surprises and clinical risks in theatre, cutting MDT time in half, and informing decisions before procedures, surgical teams in the SWASH+ consortium of NHS trusts are embracing a ’game changer’ in orthopaedic planning technology with Sectra. David Howard, orthopaedic surgical practitioner at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, gives the detail.

A new showcase series is reshaping NHS-supplier engagement. Pioneers at the first NHS host brought together hundreds of staff organisation-wide, along with major tech companies and niche innovators in a single day, already inspiring 10 further NHS providers to follow in 2026.

Following the announcement of a national collaboration with the Greek government, Sword Intelligence is bringing AI-led triage, care coordination and access operations to help the UK tackle waiting lists and access pressure.

Sword Intelligence has launched in the UK and Europe to bring AI-led care operations designed to help healthcare providers improve access, manage demand and reduce delays across care pathways,

Patients at James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are set to benefit from a new digital bedside service following a partnership with Airwave Healthcare, introducing integrated technology that supports entertainment, communication, and access to hospital services.

The new bedside terminals are being introduced on the trust’s innovative and award-winning Concept Ward as part of the Future Paget Programme.