RadVision 2026: The NHS Imaging Transformation Conference Midlands
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RadVision 2026: The NHS Imaging Transformation Conference Midlands
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NHS imaging services are facing one of the most demanding periods in their history. Demand for CT, MRI, ultrasound, X ray and specialist imaging continues to rise, while radiology teams are managing reporting pressure, workforce shortages, equipment capacity, backlogs, growing CDC activity and increasing expectations around faster diagnosis.
RadVision 2026 Midlands will provide a focused skills and knowledge exchange for NHS imaging, radiology, diagnostics, operational and digital leaders. The event will explore how imaging services can respond to immediate capacity pressure while building safer, smarter and more connected models of diagnostic delivery.
This is not a nice to have event. It is a timely and practical meeting for teams responsible for reducing diagnostic delays, improving workflow, adopting AI safely, supporting CDC expansion, strengthening imaging networks and creating future ready radiology services.
Sponsors & Partners
Current Landscape and Challenges
Radiology is central to NHS recovery, cancer diagnosis, emergency care, elective pathways and community diagnostic delivery. Yet imaging services remain under significant pressure.
Rising demand, workforce gaps, reporting delays, equipment constraints and uneven digital maturity are creating real operational challenges for imaging departments and diagnostic networks. At the same time, the NHS is looking to imaging services to
support earlier diagnosis, care closer to home, faster decision making and better use of digital technology.
The pressure is no longer just about scanning more patients. It is about redesigning the whole imaging pathway, from referral and booking through to acquisition, reporting, sharing, clinical decision making and follow up.
Key challenges include:
- Growing demand across CT, MRI, ultrasound, plain film and specialist imaging.
- Radiology workforce shortages and increasing reliance on additional reporting capacity.
- Pressure to reduce diagnostic waits and improve cancer and elective pathway performance.
- Community Diagnostic Centre growth and the need to connect activity with wider pathways.
- Safe, governed and measurable adoption of AI and automation.
- Imaging network development, shared reporting and cross site collaboration.
- RIS, PACS, VNA, cloud and image sharing requirements.
- Improving data visibility, productivity and demand and capacity planning.
- Cybersecurity, interoperability and resilience across imaging infrastructure.
Event Format: Skills and Knowledge Exchange
RadVision 2026 Midlands will follow Convenzis’ skills and knowledge exchange model, creating a practical forum for NHS imaging leaders to share experience, learn from peers and explore solutions to current service pressures.
The programme will combine NHS case studies, expert led insight, panel discussion, supplier innovation and focused knowledge sharing. The aim is to support practical learning that can be taken back into imaging departments, networks and transformation programmes.
Delegates will be encouraged to explore key delivery questions, including:
- How can imaging services improve capacity without increasing pressure on already stretched teams?
- Where can AI and automation make a safe and measurable difference?
- How can CDCs become fully connected parts of the diagnostic pathway?
- What does good imaging network collaboration look like in practice?
- How can radiology leaders improve reporting workflows, data visibility and operational planning?
- What infrastructure is needed to support modern, secure and scalable imaging services?
Key Themes and Topics
- Radiology workforce pressures and sustainable capacity planning.
- AI, automation and clinical decision support in imaging.
- Reporting workflow, prioritisation and backlog reduction.
- Community Diagnostic Centres and care closer to home.
- Imaging networks, shared reporting and regional collaboration.
- RIS, PACS, VNA, cloud imaging and interoperability.
- Teleradiology, insourcing, outsourcing and blended reporting models.
- Data, analytics and demand and capacity dashboards.
- Cancer, elective and urgent diagnostic pathway improvement.
- Cybersecurity, infrastructure and resilience in imaging services.
- Patient access, experience and communication across diagnostic pathways.
Why Attend
Delegates will leave with practical insight into how imaging services can respond to today’s operational pressures while preparing for the next phase of NHS diagnostic transformation.
Who Should Attend
This event is designed for senior NHS leaders and teams involved in imaging strategy, radiology operations, diagnostics and digital transformation, including:
- Clinical Directors of Radiology.
- Radiology Service Managers and Imaging Leads.
- Consultant Radiologists and Reporting Leads.
- Chief Radiographers and Modality Leads.
- Diagnostics, Cancer and Elective Recovery Leads.
- CDC Programme Leads and Operational Managers.
- Digital Imaging, PACS, RIS and Informatics Leads.
- ICS, ICB and NHS Trust diagnostics leaders.
- Transformation, improvement and programme teams.
- Procurement, commercial and innovation teams supporting imaging transformation.
Relevance for Sponsors and Partners
This conference provides a highly targeted platform for imaging technology providers, radiology innovators and partners supporting the transformation of NHS imaging services.
Sponsors will be well positioned to demonstrate how their solutions enable:
- AI, automation and decision support tools that improve reporting capacity, prioritisation and diagnostic workflow.
- RIS, PACS, VNA and image sharing platforms that support connected imaging networks and more efficient clinical collaboration.
- Cloud, infrastructure and data storage solutions that help radiology services manage growing image volumes and system demand.
- Teleradiology, reporting workflow and workforce support solutions that help address capacity pressures and reporting backlogs.
- Community Diagnostic Centre and imaging pathway technologies that support earlier diagnosis and improved patient access.
- Analytics, operational dashboards and performance tools that give imaging leaders better visibility of demand, capacity and productivity.
- Cybersecurity, interoperability and integration services that support safe, scalable and future ready imaging transformation.
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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The programme
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!
Keynote Presentation - Imaging Transformation at Scale: Delivering Capacity, Quality and Access for Patients
Session Overview:
This opening keynote will explore the strategic priorities shaping imaging services, including rising demand, workforce pressures, diagnostic recovery, networked delivery, digital maturity and the need to improve access without compromising quality or patient safety.
Morning Skills Clinic - Operational Imaging Transformation: Capacity, Backlog Recovery and Service Delivery
Panellists:
- Daniel Barnes, Radiology Business Manager, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (Provisionally Confirmed)
- James Jackson, Radiology Performance Manager, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Provisionally Confirmed)
Session Overview:
This practical discussion will examine how imaging services are responding to the day-to-day realities of demand, capacity, MRI backlog recovery, workforce pressures and performance delivery. Panellists will share insight into the operational decisions, service changes and leadership approaches needed to translate transformation plans into sustained improvement.
Main Sponsor
Main Sponsor
Case Study - xWave Technologies
Case Study - xWave Technologies
xWave Technologies is redefining how healthcare professionals approach medical imaging, with smart, cloud-based solutions, providing evidence based Clinical Decision Support (CDS). Their platform helps clinicians order the most appropriate imaging test first time - reducing low value imaging requests, improving patient outcomes, and easing pressure on radiology departments. By integrating seamlessly into existing workflows, xWave enhances efficiency without disruption, while also contributing to sustainability goals through reduced resource use. Trusted by hospitals and healthcare systems across the UK and Ireland, xWave is driving a future where imaging is faster, safer, and more intelligent - for clinicians and patients alike. Join us at the 13th NHS Radiology Summit in Birmingham this November.
Case Study
Case Study
Leadership Interview Session - Building the Business Case for Imaging Transformation: Turning Need into Investable Change
Speaker:
Stephen W. Griffiths, Radiology Services Projects Manager, Mid and South Essex University Hospitals Group (Provisionally Confirmed)
Session Overview:
Imaging teams are often clear on the challenge they need to solve, whether that is workforce capacity, reporting backlogs, rising demand, outdated systems or the safe introduction of new technology. The more difficult task is turning that need into a compelling, evidence-led business case that secures support and leads to deliverable change.
This practical skill-exchange session will explore how to build a stronger case for imaging transformation. Delegates will gain insight into framing the problem, using demand and capacity data effectively, demonstrating clinical and patient benefit, addressing quality and governance, and making the operational and financial case for investment.
The session will also share practical frameworks, tools and approaches that delegates can take back to support their own business-case development.
Case Study
Case Study
Case Study
Case Study
NHS Deep Dive - Accelerated MRI in Practice: Turning Technical Innovation into Safe Capacity Gains
Speaker:
Dr Simon Shah, Principal Physicist in Magnetic Resonance and MR Safety Expert, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (Provisionally Confirmed)
Session Overview:
This session will explore the practical implementation of AI-enabled and accelerated MRI within an NHS setting. It will consider technology evaluation, evidence-building, image quality, patient safety, procurement, clinical confidence, workflow integration and the steps required to move from pilot activity to sustainable operational adoption.
Case Study
Case Study
NHS Deep Dive - Paediatric Imaging in a Changing World: International Learning, Innovation and Safe Adoption
Speaker:
Dr Kish (Kshitij) Mankad, Clinical Director of Radiology and Consultant Paediatric Neuroradiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Provisionally Confirmed)
Session Overview:
A current international perspective on paediatric imaging, exploring innovation, specialist workforce pressures, AI and technology adoption, and the lessons wider NHS imaging services can take from paediatric practice.
Afternoon Skills Clinic - The Next Era of Imaging: Innovation, Digital Infrastructure and Safe Adoption
Panellists:
- Dr Kish (Kshitij) Mankad, Clinical Director of Radiology and Consultant Paediatric Neuroradiologist Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Provisionally Confirmed)
- Mike Tatlow, PACS and RIS Manager, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Provisionally Confirmed)
Session Overview:
This forward-looking discussion will explore what the next phase of imaging transformation demands from services. Bringing together specialist clinical and digital imaging perspectives, the panel will consider international learning, emerging technology, PACS and RIS infrastructure, interoperability, workforce capability, governance and the safe adoption of innovation at scale.
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