HLTH 23

8-11 October 2023

NHS experts and UK market briefing 

Monday 9 October, 11am

HLTH 2023, Std 3651, West Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center

Join us on the UK Pavilion to discuss entry into the UK digital health market. If you are a US / international company with an innovative product looking to enter the UK market, join our understanding the UK market briefing. 

We have experts from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) with us throughout HLTH: 

Minal Bakhai, MBE – a General Practitioner and Director for Primary Care Transformation at NHS England. Minal is also an expert advisor at National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. linkedin.com/in/minal-bakhai 

Michael Watts - is an NHS doctor, Associate Chief Clinical Informatics Officer at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, founder of Blüm Health, NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow and NHS Clinical Entrepreneur programme mentor. linkedin.com/in/doctormikewatts 

Key strengths of the UK digital health ecosystem  

Alongside our NHS experts, UK Department for Business and Trade staff are at HLTH to help you discover some of the key opportunities within UK digital health market:

 

  • The NHS is the world’s largest integrated healthcare system with 67m lifelong patient records.  
  • Our digital health ecosystem offers a world leading research environment to develop and grow digital health products.
  • Government and investor support for digital health, with £2bn of UK Government funding to support innovation and £3.8bn VC investment in Health Tech.

 

Adopting your innovative products  

UK Department for Business and Trade staff are on hand to help you with entering the UK market.

If you have an innovative digital health product you would like to bring to the UK market you can use the NHS Innovation Service, a free platform which connects you with the resources, tools and support you need.  

Locations for your success

We can also advise you on the right entry point into the UK market, including our High Potential Opportunities in digital health:  

Data-driven health innovation in the West Midlands 

Meet the growing demand for data-driven, patient-centred healthcare solutions with applications in diagnostics, devices and digital applications. 

An opportunity exists in Greater Birmingham to harness world-leading academic and clinical strengths in data, digital, diagnostics and devices. Thanks to unrivalled access to usable healthcare data, this is a chance to develop research and accelerate market access, taking patient-centred healthcare solutions from early development to real-life application. 

Data analytics and artificial intelligence applications in Leeds City Region 

The UK is one of the best places in the world to develop artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics products, with the sector worth over £15.6bn.  

Leeds is home to a thriving data science cluster that works across multiple sectors including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and creative. A strong digital and data-centred heritage highlights an established ecosystem of innovation that you can take advantage of. With especially strong pathways for NHS adoption and support from local partners.