RadVision 2026: The NHS Imaging Transformation Conference South

Clinical Diagnostics & Medical Sciences

08:30 am
08 Jul, 2026
etc.venues, Prospero House, 241 Borough High St, London SE1 1GA

RadVision 2026: The NHS Imaging Transformation Conference South

Clinical Diagnostics & Medical Sciences

08:30 am
08 Jul, 2026
etc.venues, Prospero House, 241 Borough High St, London SE1 1GA

All Convenzis Events Provide 8 CPD Points Per Delegate

Diagnostic imaging sits at the centre of modern healthcare delivery, supporting everything from urgent care and cancer pathways to elective recovery and preventative medicine.

RadVision 2026 explores how NHS imaging services are evolving to meet this growing demand through workforce innovation, imaging networks, Community Diagnostic Centres and digital transformation.

The event brings together national leaders, clinicians, operational managers and digital specialists to examine how imaging services can modernise safely and sustainably while maintaining clinical quality and workforce wellbeing.

Rather than presenting technology in isolation, RadVision focuses on the operational realities of transforming imaging services, exploring how organisations are redesigning workflows, strengthening workforce capability and embedding digital innovation within everyday clinical practice.

Throughout the day delegates will engage with skill clinics, leadership discussions, operational deep dives and peer exchange sessions designed to support practical service improvement across NHS imaging services.

RadVision is designed as a skills-led, outcomes-driven summit, helping imaging teams translate national policy ambition into real-world operational delivery.

Timeliness of the Event:

Demand for diagnostic imaging continues to grow across the NHS, with increasing pressure on CT, MRI, ultrasound, breast and cardiac imaging services. Imaging teams are being asked to deliver faster diagnosis, support elective recovery and contribute to earlier detection of disease across multiple clinical pathways.

National initiatives including the NHS Diagnostics Strategy, imaging network development and the Community Diagnostic Centre programme are reshaping how diagnostic services are organised and delivered.

At the same time, advances in artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure and digital imaging platforms are creating new opportunities to redesign diagnostic workflows and improve service performance.

RadVision 2026 takes place at a pivotal moment as NHS organisations move from strategic planning to practical delivery. The event provides a timely opportunity for imaging leaders and practitioners to explore how national policy and digital innovation translate into operational improvement across imaging services.

Key Challenges Facing NHS Imaging Services:

Despite significant investment and strategic focus, imaging services continue to face complex operational pressures, including:

  • Rising diagnostic demand and increasing imaging backlogs.
  • Workforce shortages across radiology, radiography and specialist imaging roles.
  • Embedding artificial intelligence safely within clinical workflows.
  • Delivering consistent performance across imaging networks and provider organisations.
  • Integrating Community Diagnostic Centres into existing imaging pathways.
  • Balancing service expansion with workforce wellbeing and sustainability.
  • Ensuring digital infrastructure supports safe, scalable diagnostic services.

Addressing these challenges requires collaboration across clinical, operational and digital teams and the sharing of practical lessons from organisations already delivering transformation.

Key Learning Outcomes:

Throughout the day delegates will gain insight into how imaging services across the NHS are:

  • Embedding artificial intelligence and digital tools to support triage, reporting and diagnostic decision-making.
  • Operationalising Community Diagnostic Centres to expand imaging access and support elective recovery.
  • Strengthening collaboration across imaging networks to improve reporting resilience and capacity.
  • Improving operational performance by redesigning imaging workflows and reporting models.
  • Developing sustainable workforce models including advanced practice roles and multidisciplinary imaging teams.
  • Using data and analytics to strengthen imaging service oversight and performance management.
  • Optimising diagnostic pathways across CT, MRI, echo, breast and general radiography services.

Why Attend?

RadVision 2026 provides a unique opportunity to hear directly from national leaders, imaging specialists and operational managers working at the forefront of NHS diagnostics transformation.

Through keynote insights, operational deep dives, skill clinics and peer exchange sessions, delegates will gain practical perspectives on how imaging services are evolving across the NHS. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of national priorities, emerging service models and the operational approaches organisations are using to improve diagnostic performance and patient access.

The event also provides valuable networking opportunities, enabling delegates to connect with peers, share experiences and explore collaborative approaches to the challenges facing NHS imaging services.

Headline Sponsor

The programme

08:20

Registration & Networking

Registration - Open from 8:20 am - Closes at 11:00 am

All delegates must complete their registration process before the 11:00 AM cut-off time. Please arrive in a timely manner to allow for registration and to avoid any inconvenience. Delegates who arrive after the registration deadline will be refused entry to the event.

We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain the event's schedule and ensuring that everyone can fully participate in the conference. If you have any questions or require assistance, our event staff will be available to assist you with the registration process.

Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to an insightful and productive event together!

09:20

Chair Opening Address (Confirmed)

Jeevan Gunaratnam
Chair, AXREM | Director of Health Systems
Philips UK & Ireland

Chair Opening Address (Confirmed)

09:30

National Keynote - The Future of NHS Imaging: Policy, Performance and the Role of Community Diagnostic Centres (Speakers Invited)

Speakers:

  • James Dennis FCMI MAPM, National Deputy Director Imaging Transformation, Diagnostics and Transport, NHS England (Invited)
  • Sheila Black, Head of Community Diagnostic Centres, NHS England (Invited)

Session Overview:

This opening keynote provides a national perspective on the evolving direction of NHS imaging services and the policy drivers shaping diagnostics transformation across England. The session will explore how national programmes including imaging networks and Community Diagnostic Centres are supporting the NHS to expand diagnostic capacity and improve patient access.

Delegates will gain insight into how national strategy is translating into operational change across imaging services and what this means for organisations delivering diagnostics locally and regionally.

Key Topics & Outcomes:

  • Understanding the national imaging transformation agenda and policy priorities.
  • Insight into how imaging networks support improved performance and collaboration.
  • An update on the Community Diagnostic Centre programme and its role in expanding imaging capacity.

09:50

Morning Skill Clinic - AI, Cloud and Teleradiology in Practice

Sivakumar Manickam
Consultant Radiologist
Mid & South Essex NHS Trust

Session Overview:

Artificial intelligence, cloud-based imaging platforms and teleradiology are rapidly transforming how diagnostic imaging services operate. However, successful implementation requires robust governance, clinical engagement and operational redesign.

This skill clinic explores how NHS imaging services can safely adopt digital technologies while maintaining quality, safety and workforce sustainability.

Key Topics and Outcomes:

  • Practical approaches to implementing AI-supported triage and reporting.
  • Governance considerations for cloud-based imaging platforms.
  • Understanding workforce implications when adopting digital imaging technologies.

10:30

Main Sponsor

Main Sponsor

10:50

Morning Break & Networking

Morning Break & Networking

11:50

Chair Morning Reflection (Confirmed)

Jeevan Gunaratnam
Chair, AXREM | Director of Health Systems
Philips UK & Ireland

Chair Morning Reflection (Confirmed)

11:55

Case Study - Everlight Radiology

Case Study - Everlight Radiology

About us:

Everlight Radiology is the world’s leading global teleradiology provider, delivering the highest quality teleradiology reporting though our global network of over 800 Consultant Radiologists. We’ve been serving healthcare providers, hospitals and patients across the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand with urgent, sub-specialist and routine radiology reporting for over 18 years.

Our mission is to enable timely and effective treatment for all, unlocking the best care for patients and their families by providing worldwide access to specialist radiologists. We set the global standard for teleradiology and are proud to be the partner of choice for radiologists and healthcare providers worldwide.

Our 24/7/365 model and globally dispersed workforce means we never ask our radiologists to work overnight. We’re the only teleradiology provider offering true around the clock radiology reporting, IT and Operations support, whatever the time of day or year.

12:15

Case Study

Case Study

12:35

Leadership Lessons from the Front Line - Developing the Next Generation of the Radiography Workforce: Innovation, Advanced Practice and a Gen Z Perspective (Confirmed)

Saraaz Khalil
AHP & Nursing Midwifery Practice Educator & Research Rad
Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust

Session Overview:

As imaging services across the NHS continue to face significant workforce pressures, developing new career pathways, modern training models and more inclusive learning environments will be essential to sustaining the radiography profession.

In this leadership insights session, Saraaz Khalil shares a perspective from the next generation of the imaging workforce, exploring how advanced practice pathways, digital education platforms and innovative professional development models can help strengthen workforce retention and long-term resilience across diagnostic imaging services.

Drawing on experience across clinical practice, workforce education and national professional networks, this session will highlight practical examples of how radiography teams can embrace innovation, strengthen training pathways and support a future-ready workforce capable of adapting to the evolving demands of NHS imaging services.

Key Learning Outcomes:

  • How advanced practice pathways can strengthen retention, career progression and workforce sustainability within radiography services.
  • The role of digital learning platforms and education innovation in addressing training gaps across diagnostic imaging.
  • Practical strategies for building a resilient, adaptable and inclusive radiography workforce capable of supporting the future demands of NHS imaging services.

12:55

Case Study

Case Study

13:15

Lunch & Networking

Lunch & Networking

14:00

Chair Afternoon Address (Confirmed)

Jeevan Gunaratnam
Chair, AXREM | Director of Health Systems
Philips UK & Ireland

Chair Afternoon Address (Confirmed)

14:05

Case Study

Case Study

14:25

NHS Deep Dive - Improving Imaging Flow: Reducing Reporting Backlogs and Strengthening Operational Performance (Speaker TBC)

Session Overview:

Reporting delays remain one of the most significant operational challenges facing imaging services across the NHS. This deep dive session examines how organisations are redesigning workflows and reporting models to improve turnaround times and service performance.

Key Topics and Outcomes:

  • Approaches to reducing reporting backlogs across imaging services.
  • The role of imaging networks in strengthening reporting resilience.
  • Using operational metrics to improve diagnostic performance.

14:45

Case Study

Case Study

15:05

NHS Deep Dive - Designing Hybrid Reporting Models: Balancing In-House Teams, Networks and Teleradiology (Speaker TBC)

Session Overview:

Many NHS imaging services now operate hybrid reporting models that combine local radiology teams, imaging network collaboration and external teleradiology support. This session explores how organisations are designing these models while maintaining governance, clinical quality and workforce sustainability.

Key Topics and Outcomes:

  • Governance frameworks supporting hybrid reporting models.
  • Lessons from trusts using teleradiology to improve resilience.
  • Managing quality and accountability across distributed reporting services.

15:25

Afternoon Skill Clinic - Delivering Community Diagnostic Centres in Practice: Operational Lessons from the Front Line (Speakers Invited)

Speakers:

Liz Elfleet, Programme Manager for Community Diagnostic Centres Humber and North Yorkshire Collaboration of Acute Providers (CAP) (Invited)

Session Overview:

Community Diagnostic Centres are playing a critical role in expanding diagnostic capacity and improving patient access to tests across the NHS. However, implementing CDC programmes in practice requires careful coordination across imaging networks, workforce planning, digital infrastructure and clinical pathways.

This closing skill clinic brings together leaders involved in the development and delivery of Community Diagnostic Centres to share practical insights from implementation on the ground. The discussion will explore the operational realities of launching and scaling CDC services, how centres are integrating with wider imaging networks and what lessons can be drawn to support future service development.

The session will also provide an opportunity for delegates to engage directly with system leaders delivering CDC programmes and explore how emerging models of care are supporting more accessible, efficient and patient-centred diagnostic services.

Key Learning Outcomes:

  • Practical lessons from implementing Community Diagnostic Centres across NHS systems.
  • How CDCs integrate with imaging networks and diagnostic pathways to improve diagnostic capacity.
  • Operational, workforce and digital considerations when developing and scaling CDC services.

15:25

Breakout Skill Clinic - Optimising Imaging Pathways by Modality (Speakers Invited)

Session Overview:

Different imaging modalities face unique operational challenges. This breakout clinic enables delegates to explore pathway optimisation across CT, MRI, echo, breast and cardiac imaging services.

Key Topics and Outcomes:

  • Modality-specific approaches to improving diagnostic pathways.
  • Peer learning across specialist imaging services.
  • Practical ideas to improve efficiency and patient access.

15:35

Hot Buffet Food & Drinks

Hot Buffet Food & Drinks

17:00

End of Day

End of Day

Convenzisvents

Your Pass Includes....

  • This conference is CPD accredited. Attendees will be eligible to gain 8 CPD points upon completion of the event.
  • Access to a leading conference speaker programme
  • Interactive Q&A sessions
  • Leadership Lessons from the Front Line
  • Cross-sector best practice
  • Meet the supplier opportunities
  • Hot breakfast & Lunch included
  • Access to post event drinks reception and Street food

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