Who's attending in 2026


Nursing Leaders 2026 will convene senior decision-makers responsible for strategy, workforce, quality, digital transformation and service delivery across the public and private health and care sector.

Below is a sample of the types of attendees and organisations who have already registered for 2026.

Leadership Layers Focus Areas Job Responsibilities Job Titles of Attendees Mapped Bands (% of audience as of Feb 2026)
System Leadership

Strategy & Policy

Workforce planning, system-wide transformation, regulatory alignment, cross-organisational governance

CNO, ICS / System Nursing Director, Chief Clinical & Quality Officer

Band 9 (25%)
Organisational Leadership

Governance & Quality

Quality oversight, performance management, financial and workforce accountability, delivery of board strategy

Executive / Director of Nursing, Deputy DoN, Associate Director of Nursing

Band 8D (20%)
Divisional Leadership

Service Delivery

Operational management, workforce deployment, clinical governance, transformation at service or divisional level

Head of Nursing, Divisional Nurse Director, Matron

Band 8C (40%)

Clinical Leadership

Frontline Leadership

Day-to-day service delivery, programme execution, adoption of new solutions, team leadership

Lead Nurse, Senior Clinical Lead, Clinical Nurse Manager

Band 8B (5%)

Cross-Sector / Influencing Leadership

Education, Policy & Innovation

Research, education, policy influence, standards development, cross-sector innovation

Professor, Professional Body Director, Independent Sector Leader

Other (10%)

Organisation representation

Our attendance spans the full health and care ecosystem - organisations already registered include:

National System Leadership

Department for Education
NHSE
NHS England
NHS Wales
Royal College of Nursing
RCN Foundation
Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) Community Nursing
UK Health Security Agency
Metropolitan Police

Acute Trusts

North Bristol NHS Trust
Great Ormond Street Hospital
University College London Hospitals
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals
UHN – Kettering General & Northampton General Hospital
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
UHL / University Hospitals of Leicester
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
East and North Herts Teaching Hospital
Epsom and St Helier
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Private Healthcare Providers

Ramsay Health Care UK
Circle Health Group
Cleveland Clinic London
Elysium Healthcare
Prestige Nursing and Care
Lloyds Clinical
Nuffield Health

Universities & Academia

University of York
London South Bank University
Wrexham University
Nottingham Trent University

Integrated Care Systems / ICB

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
Devon Alliance for International Recruitment

Primary & Community Care

Community & Mental Health Trusts

Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
NCL Training Hub

Community / Social Care / Hospice Providers

Integrum (Hythe Care Homes)
Cransley Hospice Trust
Prestige Nursing and Care
Richmond Nursing Agency

Organisation representation

Our attendance spans the full health and care ecosystem - organisations already registered include:

National System Leadership

Department for Education, Westminster
Metropolitan Police
NHS England
NHS Scotland
NHS Wales
Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) Community Nursing
 RCN Foundation Royal College of Nursing
UK Health Security Agency


Integrated Care Systems / ICB

Devon Alliance for International Recruitment
London Ambulance Service
NHS South West London Integrated care Board
South Warwickshire University NHS FT

Acute Trusts

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Buckinghamshire Health Care Trust
Croydon NHS Health Services
East and North Herts Teaching Hospital
Epsom and St Helier
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
North Bristol NHS Trust Northern Care Alliance Foundation Trust
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Tallaght University Hospital
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
UHL / University Hospitals of Leicester
UHN – Kettering General & Northampton General Hospital
University College London Hospitals
University Hospitals of Leicester
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Private Healthcare Providers

Elysium Healthcare
Lloyds Clinical
Nuffield Health
Prestige Nursing and Care
Ramsay Health Care UK
Circle Health Group
Cleveland Clinic London


Universities & Academia

Nottingham Trent University
University of York
London South Bank University
Wrexham University


Primary & Community Care


Community & Mental Health Trusts

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Chislehurst Partnership/Bromley Education and Training Hub
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Croydon NHS Health Services
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust
NCL Training Hub
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
North London NHS Foundation Trust
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT)
Surrey and Boarders Partnership (SABP)
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust


Community / Social Care / Hospice Providers

Cransley Hospice Trust
Croydon NHS Health Services
Derbyshire Health United (DHU)
Healios
Integrum (Hythe Care Homes)
Marie Curie
Meadowview Nursing Home
Prestige Nursing and Care
Richmond Nursing Agency

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