# Event Details - **Event Name**: Accelerating sustainable healthcare - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 09:30 am – Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 04:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for a hybrid HealthTech sustainability forum on Thursday 24 September 2026 at St George's Centre, Leeds.About this EventSustainability is now a commercial imperative for HealthTech companies.The NHS has committed to achieving net zero for its direct emissions by 2040 and indirect emissions by 2045. These targets extend across the healthcare supply chain and are increasingly shaping procurement decisions. Under the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap, suppliers must demonstrate measurable environmental impact and embed sustainable practices across product development, manufacture and delivery.This event brings together the organisations shaping the NHS sustainability agenda, including consultant surgeons and sustainability leaders from the , major NHS Foundation Trusts, the Circular Economy Healthcare Alliance, , and .Designed for HealthTech innovators, the forum will provide practical insight into NHS sustainability requirements, procurement priorities and emerging opportunities. Delegates will gain a clearer understanding of the NHS supply chain, the Department of Health and Social Care's programme, and approaches to building sustainability into products, services and operations.Through expert-led discussions, case studies and showcase sessions, delegates will explore real-world examples of sustainable innovation, behavioural change and environmental improvement. The event will also provide opportunities to share challenges, exchange learning and build new collaborations.The and Pd-m will showcase projects from the programme, highlighting how innovators are addressing sustainability challenges while strengthening commercial viability.This event is delivered by the HealthTech Research Centre Network and the, with support from the , and in partnership with the SUSTAIN Lab at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.To learn more about how the HRC Network supports sustainable healthcare innovation from concept to adoption, explore the programme.For further information, please contact hrc_network@nihr.ac.uk. Date: Thursday 24 September 2026Venue: St George's Centre, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3DL(including a tour of the new SUSTAIN Labs at Leeds General Infirmary)Format: HybridIn-person agenda🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:45 AMRefreshments🕑: 09:50 AM - 10:00 AMWelcome and introductions to the dayHost: Adam Peckham-Cooper🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AMKeynote speechHost: Professor Hugh Montgomery, OBE🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AMKeynote speechHost: Adam Peckham-Cooper 🕑: 11:10 AM - 12:30 PMDesigning for life: panel and workshopHost: Chris TaylorInfo: Designing for Life is about adopting a circular approach to design, procure and process products in a way that enables them to be reused, remanufactured or recycled. The panel will discuss what Designing for Life looks like in practice for HealthTech companies, setting up a workshop to identify and prioritise key commercial challenges.🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:15 PMLunch break🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:00 PMShowcasing sustainable healthcareHost: Harris Slater Info: Join our showcase event to engage with innovative, NIHR-supported solutions that are driving sustainable healthcare globally.🕑: 02:10 PM - 03:30 PMChanging behaviours: panel and workshopHost: Andy Stephenson Info: Behaviour change is integral to making greener healthcare services. The panel and workshop will explore the key barriers and enablers to instigate behaviour change for sustainability, contributing towards a usable framework for designing and enabling behaviour change interventions. 🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:30 PMSUSTAIN lab tourOnline agenda🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:45 AMOnline introductions🕑: 09:50 AM - 10:00 AMWelcome and introductions to the dayHost: Adam Peckham-Cooper🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AMKeynote speechHost: Professor Hugh Montgomery, OBE🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AMKeynote speechHost: Adam Peckham-Cooper🕑: 11:10 AM - 12:30 PMChanging behaviours: panel and workshopHost: Andy Stephenson Info: This session will move beyond high-level discussions of “culture” and focus on how to change real-world behaviours in practice, exploring what specifically needs to change, what prevents change in complex systems, and what approaches are most effective in shifting behaviour. During the workshop, delegates will: identify and categorise barriers focusing on motivation, capability and opportunity; explore selected sustainability case studies to understand the factors that enable behaviour change; and contribute towards a usable framework for designing and enabling behaviour change interventions. 🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:15 PMLunch break🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:00 PMShowcasing sustainable healthcareHost: Simone CroftInfo: Join our showcase event to engage with innovative, NIHR-supported solutions that are driving sustainable healthcare globally.🕑: 02:10 PM - 03:30 PMDesigning for life: panel and workshopHost: Chris TaylorInfo: Designing for life is about adopting a circular approach to design, procure and process products in a way that enables them to be reused, remanufactured or recycled. The panel will discuss what Designing for Life looks like in practice for HealthTech companies, setting up a workshop to identify and prioritise key commercial challenges. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leeds/accelerating-sustainable-healthcare/100001993446480084 - **Event Categories**: workshops, business, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 7 hours - Location: St George's Conference Centre - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Leeds - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: St George's Conference Centre - **lat**: 53.801691 - **long**: -1.5539887 - **full address**: St George's Conference Centre, 60 Great George Street, Leeds, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Accelerating sustainable healthcare - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/fb20bc6cd05fb938b78d8a614208d4892f0ea5d37cc8a2cdf3bfaacd60dcdb45-rimg-w1200-h600-dc1b285d-gmir.jpg?v=1783528325 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Accelerating sustainable healthcare being held? - **A:** Accelerating sustainable healthcare takes place on Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 09:30 am to Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 04:30 pm at St George's Conference Centre, 60 Great George Street, Leeds, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Accelerating sustainable healthcare? - **A:** Accelerating sustainable healthcare is organized by NIHR HRC Network. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Accelerating sustainable healthcare is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Leeds, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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