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National Improvement Conference 2026 - resources

Inspiring improvement resources

25 February 2026

Whether you're joining us online or in person at the National improvement conference in 2026, or just curious about the content, we've brought together all the resources on this page so that we can make the learning as accessible as possible to all... enjoy, and hope it brings you inspiration!

Prof Amar Shah, National Clinical Director for improvement

NHS IMPACT is hosting its second National Improvement Conference, this time in partnership with NHS Confederation and NHS Providers.

We are looking forward to welcoming around 300 improvers to the in person event in London, with a further 500 joining our livestream option on the day.

The full agenda for the event can be found below and the printable versions for both the in person event and the livestream can be found here:

National Improvement Conference Agenda

National Improvement Conference - Live

We will be sharing outputs and resources, including recordings from the livestream sessions, on this page after the conference, so please do keep coming back to it for useful information to help support your improvement work.

Meet our keynote speakers:

Pedro Delgado, Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

Dr. Amina Aitsi-Selmi, Leadership Advisory

and our Masterclass leaders:

Adam Sewell-Jones, Chief Executive Officer, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Dr Ailsa Brotherton, Improvement Director for NHS Impact and Executive Director of Improvement, Research and Innovation, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

Pedro Delgado, Vice President of Institute for Healthcare Improvement, gives our first keynote speech of the day.
(included in livestream)
Mainstage:
Measuring impact - Dr Ailsa Brotherton, Executive Director of
Improvement, Research and Innovation, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
(included in livestream)
World cafés:
Breakout room 1: Equity, anti-racism and Inclusion
Breakout room 2&3: Capability culture and leadership
Breakout 4: Pathway, flow & operational performance
Networking lunch and guided walk - meet in the reception at 1.10pm for the walk.
Dr Amina Aitisi-Selmi, Leadership Advisor, gives our second keynote speech of the day - Creating tomorrow when today is uncertain.
(included in livestream)
Mainstage:
Co-production and improvement with Helen Lee, Experience of
Care Lead and Cristina Serrão - National Lived Experience Ambassador
(included in livestream)
Breakout rooms:
Breakout rooms smile 1, 2 and 3: Poster presentation
Breakout room smile 4: Skills for collaborative change
Canteen area: Improvement career pathways
Mainstage panel and live podcast: Penny Pereira, Caroline Clarke, David Fillingham, Rich Amos
(included in livestream)

National Improvement Conference 2026 - resources

Whether you're joining us online or in person at the National improvement conference in 2026, or just curious about the content, we've brought together all the resources on this page so that we can make the learning as accessible as possible to all... enjoy, and hope it brings you inspiration!

Prof Amar Shah, National Clinical Director for improvement

Meet our keynote speakers:

and our Masterclass leaders:

Mainstage:

World cafés:

Mainstage:

Breakout rooms:

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