Summit
The Nursing Times Workforce Summit is a full-day, in-person event dedicated to advancing workforce strategy across nursing and midwifery. Set against the backdrop of NHS reform and structural change, the summit will provide space for in-depth exploration of what’s needed to build a more resilient and fulfilled workforce.
Delegates will hear from influential voices shaping national policy, take part in interactive sessions, and choose from multiple content streams covering recruitment, education and training, workforce transformation and leadership, culture & retention.
Key themes
Compassionate Leadership & Culture Change
Explore how values-led leadership and culture transformation are key to retention, safety, and morale, from tackling toxic norms to embedding psychological safety and walk-alongside leadership.
Reimagining the Nursing Workforce for the Future
Rethink recruitment, education, and retention with bold strategies for attracting, preparing, and supporting the next generation of nurses.
Empowering Nurses Through System and Policy Reform
From ICS leadership to workplace flexibility, discover how nurses can shape system-wide change and gain visibility, voice, and influence in decision-making.
Learning and Innovation at the Point of Care
Find new ways to embed continuous, real-time education into everyday practice, enabling teams to grow while delivering care.
Creating Safer, More Supportive Work Environments
Confront the realities of unsafe or isolating workplaces, from mental health settings to bullying in acute care, and learn how to create climates of trust and safety.
Future Nurses: Reframing the Image of the Profession
With student nurse applications falling, it’s time to shift the story. How do we rebrand nursing as aspirational, proud, and impactful? This theme explores how to ignite purpose and visibility in the next generation.
Why attend
With the upcoming abolition of NHS England and ongoing system transformation, 2025’s content will focus on what this major shift means for the nursing workforce. We’ll examine the progress made so far and explore what’s needed to build a more resilient, empowered, and fulfilled workforce.
Hear from senior leaders
Gain insight from some of the country’s most influential nursing and midwifery voices, helping you better navigate and plan your own workforce strategy.
Be inspired by award-winning initiatives
Learn from those driving positive change, as we spotlight impactful projects recognised through the Nursing Times Workforce Awards.
Engage in thought-provoking discussions
Join interactive sessions that go beyond the theory, offering practical takeaways on retention, leadership, culture, and more.
Tailor your experience
The in-person summit features multiple content streams—including education and training, workforce transformation, and retention—so you and your team can choose the sessions most relevant to your goals.
Choose how you attend
Whether you join us in London for the full experience or take part in the online conference only, you’ll gain valuable insights to take back to your organisation.
Ready to shape the future of the nursing workforce?
Register for your place today.
Speakers
The 2025 speakers will be announced soon. If interested in speaking please contact Desiree De Cecchis on Desiree.DeCecchis@emap.com.
2024 speakers
Venue
Hilton London Metropole
225 Edgware Road
London
W2 1JU
Visit the Hilton London Metropole website: www.hilton.com
Sustainability
Nursing Times is a member of isla and is committed in the journey to becoming more sustainable. isla is our Sustainability partner.
Please find our Sustainability Policy here. Nursing Times will be closely evaluating all our events and considering how we can improve in the following areas - energy, transport, water usage, recycling, economic and local environment.
isla is an action-driven network that is working towards accelerating the event industry to a sustainable future. Bringing together expertise from across the entire events sector to give its members confidence, knowledge, and resources needed to deliver sustainable events confidently and consistently.
More information about isla can be found here.
