Programme

Additional, interactive sessions proposed:

The Collaboration Lab

Behavioural, interpersonal, leadership-development and problem-solving topics

The Collaboration Lab is a dedicated space for deeper discussion and shared learning on the behavioural, interpersonal and leadership skills that underpin effective practice across the health and care system. Designed to be interactive and participatory, it provides an opportunity to move beyond panel discussion and into more open, practical conversations.

Sessions in this space may take the form of facilitated round tables or workshops, encouraging active participation, peer exchange and honest reflection. Topics will focus on real-world challenges related to leadership behaviour, communication, team dynamics, problem-solving and culture, drawing on the experience of participants from across acute, community, social care, education and wider system settings.

This is a space for exploration, sense-making and practical learning, enabling participants to test ideas, share experiences and take away insights that can be applied directly within their own teams and organisations.

Digital confidence & literacy lab - Digital confidence & literacy

This hands-on session focuses on the skills, confidence and practical capability nurses need to use digital tools in everyday care. It explores how generational gaps shape digital adoption, how anxiety and resistance can be reduced through supported, practical learning, and how staff move from fear to fluency. The discussion highlights digital literacy programmes, support for older staff, and clarifies how technology enhances rather than replaces nursing. It also addresses the gap between available tools and staff awareness, helping participants improve daily workflow and patient care.

Digital confidence & literacy lab - Implementation and Change Management

This session explores what it takes to deliver digital projects safely, reliably and at scale. It considers how to prepare staff before go-live, how to structure communication with teams, partners and patients, and how to minimise disruption during transitions. The discussion also covers contingency planning, operational readiness and the leadership behaviours that maintain clarity, confidence and stability during change"

Leadership behaviour & influence clinics - Developing Teams and Leaders

This session focuses on how nursing leadership pipelines are built, how teams are developed, and how leadership adapts to different care settings. It will explore the language and strategic vocabulary that underpin effective leadership, how to make leadership visible and responsive, and how to support emerging leaders through thoughtful succession planning.

Recruitment & retention Interactive Session - Inclusion, Equity and Workforce Cohesion

This session explores how different groups experience the nursing workforce and what it takes to build a fair, cohesive and inclusive environment. The discussion will look at bridging hierarchical divides, improving understanding across generations, and strengthening equity for internationally educated and global majority nurses. It focuses on practical ways leaders can create workplaces where all staff feel valued, supported and able to thrive.

Recruitment & retention Interactive Session – Careers, Pathways and Professional Identity

This interactive session invites participants to explore what nursing represents as a modern profession, how people enter it and how careers evolve across different pathways. Together we will examine routes into nursing, including apprenticeships, university pathways and community-based training, and reflect on how these can widen access and diversify the workforce. The session will showcase real career stories, spark discussion on rebuilding pride and confidence in the profession and invite participants to help reframe nursing for a new generation as a purposeful, respected and exciting career."