24 November 2026 | Hilton London Metropole
Driving real change across health and social care
Nursing Leaders 2026 is more than an event; it’s a turning point for the profession. In one day, you’ll connect with senior nurse leaders, policy-makers and innovators shaping the future of health and social care across NHS, local authority and independent settings.
This is the event where action, insight and influence converge, and where the next chapter of nursing leadership begins.
Attend Nursing Leaders 2026 to:
Gain insight into how you can help lead major system shifts
Gain insight into how you can help lead the major shifts transforming health and care, including the move from hospital to community, from sickness to prevention, and from analogue to digital.
Strengthen your leadership influence across the system
See how nurse leaders are shaping strategy and service transformation across acute, community and social care, and how you can increase your own influence.
Champion person-centred care in a changing system
Explore how you can ensure services remain person-centred as new care models, technologies and workforce pressures reshape how care is delivered.
Stay ahead of digital, AI and emerging technologies
Understand how AI, virtual wards, telemedicine, data and digital tools are transforming patient care and clinical decision-making.
Take away ideas you can apply in your organisation
Learn from real examples of service transformation and leave with practical ideas you can apply to improve care and workforce experience.
Build partnerships that help you deliver change
Connect with leaders across the NHS, social care, policy and industry to share ideas, tackle challenges and collaborate on solutions.
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 April 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 (25.2%) |
| 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 (19%) |
| 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 (31.9%) |
| 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 (6.7%) |
| Cross-Sector / Influencing Leadership | Education, Policy & Innovation | Research, education, policy influence, standards development, cross-sector innovation | Professor, Professional Body Director, Independent Sector Leader | Other (12.6%) |
Organisation representation
Our attendance spans the full health and care ecosystem - organisations already registered include:
National System Leadership
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Anuerin Bevan Health Board
Department for Education, Westminster
International Council of Nurses (ICN)
Metropolitan Police
NHS England
NHS England South East Region
NHS Scotland
NHS Wales
Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) Community Nursing
RCN Foundation
Royal College of Nursing
The Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS)
UK Health Security Agency
Integrated Care Systems / ICB
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
London Ambulance Service
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB)
NHS Bristol
NHS Derby & Derbyshire
NHS Devon
NHS Lincolnshire
NHS Nottingham & Nottinghamshire ICBs
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB)
South East London ICB
South Warwickshire University NHS FT
Acute Trusts
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Buckinghamshire Health Care Trust
Croydon NHS Health Services
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust
Epsom and St Helier
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Kings College Hospital
London Northwest University Hospitals NHS Trust
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
North Bristol NHS Trust
Northern Care Alliance Foundation Trust
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals 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 Hospital Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals of Leicester
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Private Healthcare Providers
Bupa
Elysium Healthcare
GenesisCare
HCA Healthcare UK
Integrated Healthcare Management (IHCM)
Lloyds Clinical
Mimosa Midwives
Nuffield Health
Prestige Nursing and Care
Priory Group
Ramsay Health Care UK
Circle Health Group
Cleveland Clinic London
The Functional Gut Clinic
The London Clinic
Wellington Hospital
Universities & Academia
BPP University
De Montfort University
Middlesex University
Nottingham Trent University
School of Health & Society
University of Salford
The Open University
University of York
London South Bank University
Wrexham University
Primary & Community Care
Community & Mental Health Trusts
Bromley Healthcare
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Chislehurst Partnership/Bromley Education and Training Hub
City Health Care Partnership CIC
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
Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust
NCL Training Hub
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT)
Surrey and Boarders Partnership (SABP)
Sussex Community Dermatology Service (Hove)
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Community / Social Care / Hospice Providers
Avery healthcare
Bluebird Care
Cransley Hospice Trust
Croydon NHS Health Services
Derbyshire Health United (DHU)
Healios
Integrum (Hythe Care Homes)
Marie Curie
Meadowview Nursing Home
Oakland Care
Prestige Nursing and Care
Richmond Nursing Agency
The Sanctuary Care
Venue and Event Timings
Nursing Leaders conference and exhibition will commence from 9am and conclude at 5pm.
In the evening we will have the Nursing Times Workforce Awards , where we will celebrate the industry's achievements. It will commence from 7pm with carriages and event close at 1am.
The address of the venue is:
Hilton London Metropole
225 Edgware Road
London
W2 1JU
Hilton London Metropole is located in the heart of London near the West End, just a 10-minute walk from Oxford Street and 15 minutes from Heathrow Airport. The venue is outside London’s Congestion Charge zone and has a secure car park with 183 spaces.
By Car:
The Hilton London Metropole is located to the North on the corner of Edgware Road and Harrow Road. The hotel is approximately half a mile north of Marble Arch, Oxford Street and Hyde Park and next to the A40(M), with easy access to M40, M1 and M25. The Heathrow Express terminates at Paddington Station, which is just 2 minutes by taxi from the hotel.
By Underground:
The nearest underground station is Edgware Road (Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Bakerloo lines), directly opposite the hotel.