The New Statesman’s annual Future of Healthcare conference will rethink the challenges facing our healthcare systems to find actionable policy solutions that improve patient outcomes, empower the workforce and build a resilient, forward-looking NHS.
Through panel discussions, private roundtables, interviews and keynote speeches, we will examine how partnership between policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, and healthcare experts can tackle the pressing issues facing our healthcare systems.
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2025 key themes
The release of the government’s long-anticipated 10-year health plan makes this an opportune time to align priorities, shape responses, and build momentum for implementation. The plan sets out a strategic vision for the NHS and social care systems over the next decade - touching on everything from workforce planning and digital innovation to prevention and chronic disease management. The UK’s ageing population and rising rates of chronic conditions are driving demand for complex and long-term care, and these pressures make the need for innovation and collaboration more urgent than ever. .
Topics for discussion include:
➤Prevention first: How can we tackle the root causes of poor health?
➤Driving innovation in life sciences: How can research and development unlock a new era of positive patient outcomes?
➤Fit for the future: How can public-private sector collaboration ensure the 10 Year Plan delivers healthier, longer lives for the British people?
➤Road to recovery: How can we build a healthcare service that meets the needs of people with long-term conditions?
➤Investing in the 51%: How can levelling up the gender health gap boost Britain’s economy?
➤Adult social care: How can we build a social care system that empowers independent living for older and disabled people?
Past speakers

Stephen Kinnock MP
Minister for Care

Victoria Atkins MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Susain Rienow
Country President, Pfizer UK

Chi Onwurah MP
Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee

Wes Streeting MP
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Karin Smyth MP
Chair of the APPG for Scientific Minister for Secondary Care

Dr Jenny Harries OBE
CEO, UK Health Security Agency

Lord Bethell
Former Minister for Innovation





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