Summit
Summit Only
Full access to all keynote sessions, workshops and the networking lunch.
- StudentGBP 40
GBP 60Early Bird - Health and care workforceGBP 60
GBP 80Early Bird - Corporate and privateGBP 150
GBP 170Early Bird
The National B.A.M.E Health & Care Awards 2026 Presents
Race to Equity: Workforce Justice, Power and Protection in Health & Care
Turning recent reviews, standards and evidence into practical action
The 2026 B.I.D.E Summit comes at a critical moment for health and care.
Recent reviews, new standards and a growing body of evidence have made the issues increasingly difficult to ignore. Organisations are being asked to do more than acknowledge inequality: they must show how they are preventing harm, responding to discrimination, protecting staff and creating fairer systems.
How do we move from review and recommendation to implementation and visible change?
Secure online booking - Early Bird offer ends August 15th, 2026
Summit Agenda
- Welcome: Why This Summit, Why Now?
- Opening Keynote: Race to Equity in a Changing NHS
- Evidence, Review and Implementation
- Lunch and Networking
- Regulation, Fairness, Progression and Action
Thursday, 17 September 2026
Summit 10:00 am-4:30 pm
Summit 10:00 am-4:30 pm
Awards Ceremony
Evening 6pm-11pm
Evening 6pm-11pm
Leonardo Royal Hotel St Pauls
10 Godliman St, London EC4V 5AJ
10 Godliman St, London EC4V 5AJ
Awards Ceremony begins in
Awards Ceremony begins at 6:00 pm BST on Thursday, 17 September 2026.
Early Bird Tickets
Secure Your Early Bird Ticket
Purchase your Early Bird Ticket before August 15th, 2026 and join professionals, decision-makers and changemakers committed to building safer, fairer and more accountable workplaces. Main prices take effect from August 15th, 2026.
Awards
Awards Only
The ultimate professional experience combining daytime learning and evening celebration.
- StudentGBP 130
GBP 150Early Bird - Health and care workforceGBP 180
GBP 200Early Bird - Corporate and privateGBP 250
GBP 270Early Bird
Best Event Experience
Awards + Summit
Attend the prestigious national ceremony celebrating excellence in health and care.
- StudentGBP 150
GBP 170Early Bird - Health and care workforceGBP 200
GBP 220Early Bird - Corporate and privateGBP 300
GBP 320Early Bird
Group Booking
Table for 10
Designed for organisations bringing teams, staff networks or strategic partners.
- Corporate tableGBP 2,500
GBP 2,700Early Bird - Invoice supportAvailable
- Dietary needsCollected
Offer closes at 11:59 pm BST on August 15th, 2026. Main prices take effect from August 15th, 2026.
The B.I.D.E Workforce Summit
The Challenge Now Is Implementation
From the Lord Mann Review into antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS, to new expectations for NHS employers, workforce race equality data and recent findings across maternity care, regulation and staff experience, the direction is clear.
The 2026 B.I.D.E Summit will bring together senior leaders, regulators, researchers, workforce experts and health and care professionals to examine what these findings mean in practice.
The Summit is designed to move beyond repeatedly describing the problem. Delegates will hear from people working with the evidence, those leading across the system and those developing practical approaches to change.
Power and ProtectionUnderstanding organisational responsibility and staff safety.
Race to EquityTurning evidence and standards into practical action.
Summit Theme
Race to Equity
Workforce Justice, Power and Protection in Health & Care
The day will explore what recent reviews, reports and new standards now require of leaders and organisations, and how recommendations can become practical, measurable action.
What do recent reviews, reports and standards require?
How can recommendations become measurable action?
What should meaningful leadership accountability look like?
Where are staff being blocked, harmed or lost?
What does evidence show works, and what should stop?
How can systems better protect, retain, recognise and progress their workforce?
Delegates will leave with clearer questions to ask, actions to take and ideas they can apply within their own organisations.
Why Attend
Why Senior Leaders Should Attend
The expectations on health and care leaders are changing. Knowing what the reports say is not the same as knowing what to do next.
The Lord Mann Review, new NHS Staff Standards, WRES evidence and recent findings across workforce experience, maternity care and regulation all point to the need for stronger organisational action on racism, discrimination, safety and accountability.
Understand what has changed
Explore what recent reviews and standards mean for organisations.
Strengthen accountability
Consider where leadership and board accountability must strengthen on racism, discrimination, safety and organisational action.
Turn evidence into action
Learn how to translate evidence and recommendations into practical, measurable change.
Focus on what works
Hear what approaches have been shown to work, and where existing practice may need to stop or change.
Protect and retain staff
Examine how to recognise, protect, retain and progress staff during a period of significant NHS change.
Take ideas back
Use the Summit as a space to learn, challenge existing approaches and return with practical ideas for your organisation.
Audience
Who Should Attend?
Whether you influence policy, manage people, deliver care, regulate professions or advocate for staff, the Summit will provide practical insight into creating safer, fairer and more accountable workplaces.
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NHS and health system leaders
Health and social care professionals
Regulators and professional bodies
Equality and inclusion leaders
Staff network chairs
Trade union representatives
Legal and speaking-up specialists
Researchers and academics
Policymakers and civic leaders
Sponsors and corporate partners
Programme
Summit Agenda
A professionally curated programme focused on implementation, accountability and practical action.
Welcome: Why This Summit, Why Now?
Set the context. The sector is not short of reports, reviews or evidence. The question is how leaders turn them into change that staff can actually see and feel.
Host / Summit leadership
Opening Keynote: Race to Equity in a Changing NHS - What Leadership Must Do Now
What current NHS change means for the workforce; where inequalities may deepen; what leaders must do to recognise, protect, retain and progress talent; and practical leadership priorities now.
Karen Bonner MBE - agreed in principle
From Evidence to Action: What the Data Is Telling Us Now
The current picture on race equity in health and care, where progress is stalling, and what the evidence tells leaders they can no longer ignore.
NHS Race and Health Observatory - confirmed
Break
Space for delegates, speakers and senior leaders to connect.
From Review to Reality: What Implementation Looks Like Under Pressure
How leaders turn the Lord Mann Review, recent NHS standards, workforce findings and other healthcare reports into operational change. Where implementation stalls, who owns it and how organisations know whether anything has genuinely changed.
Senior leadership panel - Graeme Caul, CNWL COO, plus another senior system or workforce leader
What Does This Mean for My Organisation?
Facilitated table discussion. Delegates identify one finding, one leadership gap and one action that needs to move from discussion into implementation.
Facilitated session / workshop
Lunch and Networking
Space for delegates, speakers and senior leaders to connect.
Regulation, Fairness and Trust: What Organisations and Leaders Need to Understand
The role of regulation, fairness, professional accountability and trust. What recent expectations mean in practice and how organisations can respond more effectively.
GMC - confirmed
No More Tick Boxes: Practical, Evidence-Based Steps for Race Equity That Are Long Overdue
What the evidence says works; what organisations keep doing despite limited impact; and what leaders, boards and workforce teams should do differently.
Roger Kline - confirmed
Break
Internationally Educated Nurses and Midwives: Career Stagnation and the Hidden Blockers to Progression
Current research into less visible barriers to progression, leadership and opportunity, with practical implications for employers and leaders.
Rohit Sagoo - confirmed
Anti-Racist Medicine: What Implementation Looks Like in Practice
How inequity can become embedded across leadership, workforce, education, clinical care, research and technology - and what practical action looks like across those systems.
Dr Zeshan Qureshi - agreed in principle
Power, Protection and Progression: What Must Leaders Do Differently Now?
A closing leadership conversation focused on the decisions, behaviours and organisational changes needed now. The session draws together the day and challenges leaders to move beyond intent.
Potential contributors: Nnenna Osuji, CEO, North Middlesex University Hospital, or Graeme Caul
From Conversation to Action: What Will You Do Next?
Delegates identify one action they will take, one question they will ask and one commitment they will hold their organisation to.
Facilitated close
Set the context. The sector is not short of reports, reviews or evidence. The question is how leaders turn them into change that staff can actually see and feel.
Host / Summit leadership
Race to Equity in a Changing NHS - What Leadership Must Do Now
What current NHS change means for the workforce; where inequalities may deepen; what leaders must do to recognise, protect, retain and progress talent; and practical leadership priorities now.
What current NHS change means for the workforce; where inequalities may deepen; what leaders must do to recognise, protect, retain and progress talent; and practical leadership priorities now.
Karen Bonner MBE - agreed in principle
The current picture on race equity in health and care, where progress is stalling, and what the evidence tells leaders they can no longer ignore.
NHS Race and Health Observatory - confirmed
Space for delegates, speakers and senior leaders to connect.
How leaders turn the Lord Mann Review, recent NHS standards, workforce findings and other healthcare reports into operational change. Where implementation stalls, who owns it and how organisations know whether anything has genuinely changed.
Senior leadership panel - Graeme Caul, CNWL COO, plus another senior system or workforce leader
Facilitated table discussion. Delegates identify one finding, one leadership gap and one action that needs to move from discussion into implementation.
Facilitated session / workshop
Space for delegates, speakers and senior leaders to connect.
The role of regulation, fairness, professional accountability and trust. What recent expectations mean in practice and how organisations can respond more effectively.
GMC - confirmed
Practical, evidence-based steps for race equity that are long overdue. What the evidence says works; what organisations keep doing despite limited impact; and what leaders, boards and workforce teams should do differently.
Roger Kline - confirmed
A short break before the afternoon programme continues.
Career stagnation and the hidden blockers to progression. Current research into less visible barriers to progression, leadership and opportunity, with practical implications for employers and leaders.
Rohit Sagoo - confirmed
What implementation looks like in practice. How inequity can become embedded across leadership, workforce, education, clinical care, research and technology - and what practical action looks like across those systems.
Dr Zeshan Qureshi - agreed in principle
What must leaders do differently now? A closing leadership conversation focused on the decisions, behaviours and organisational changes needed now. The session draws together the day and challenges leaders to move beyond intent.
Potential contributors: Nnenna Osuji, CEO, North Middlesex University Hospital, or Graeme Caul
Delegates identify one action they will take, one question they will ask and one commitment they will hold their organisation to.
Facilitated close
Speaker Announcements
Voices with Experience, Influence and the Power to Create Change
The 2026 programme is being developed to bring together people with lived experience, professional expertise, organisational responsibility and genuine power to influence change.
Awards Ceremony
An Evening Celebrating Excellence and Impact
Join colleagues, leaders and changemakers for an inspiring ceremony that recognises excellence, shares powerful stories and honours those creating meaningful change in their workplaces and communities.
Ceremony date Thursday, 17 September 2026
Awards evening 6pm-11pm
Dress code Evening Wear - Traditional
Dinner Gala dinner included where applicable
Partnerships
Partner with the 2026 National B.A.M.E Health & Care Awards and B.I.D.E Workforce Summit
Align your organisation with a national 2026 platform bringing health and care leaders, policymakers, regulators, professionals and changemakers together around race equity, workforce justice, power and protection.
Partnership opportunities are designed for organisations that want visible, values-led engagement with delegates across the daytime Workforce Summit and the evening Awards Ceremony.
- 2026 headline partnership and awards category sponsorship
- Summit session, exhibition and delegate engagement opportunities
- Thought-leadership visibility before, during and after the event
- Brand alignment with workforce justice, equity and recognition
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
The event takes place on Thursday, 17 September 2026 at Leonardo Royal Hotel St Pauls, 10 Godliman St, London EC4V 5AJ. The B.I.D.E Workforce Summit runs from 10:00 am-4:30 pm, followed by the National B.A.M.E Health & Care Awards Ceremony from 6pm-11pm.
Summit tickets include access to keynote sessions, workshops and the networking lunch. Awards tickets include evening ceremony access, a drinks reception, gala dinner and finalist networking. Combined Awards + Summit tickets include both the daytime Summit and evening celebration.
The Early Bird offer ends at 11:59 pm BST on August 15th, 2026.
Yes. You can book Summit Only, Awards Only, or the combined Awards + Summit ticket, depending on the experience you want to attend.
Yes. A table for 10 is available for organisations bringing teams, staff networks or strategic partners. Group seating, team networking and booking support are included.
Yes. Please ensure that you correctly indicate your accessibility needs and dietary preferences on the ticket booking form so the event team can make the appropriate arrangements.
Refunds, transfers and booking terms are managed through the official ticketing process. Please review the terms shown on the ticket booking page before completing your purchase.
Email info@bamehscawards.org to request the 2026 partnership pack and discuss headline partnership, category sponsorship, Summit session, exhibition and delegate engagement opportunities.
17 September 2026 | London
The Evidence Is Clear. The Expectations Are Changing.
What happens next depends on implementation. Join senior leaders, regulators, researchers and health and care professionals at the 2026 B.I.D.E Summit to explore what recent reviews, new standards and workforce evidence mean in practice - and what leaders and organisations need to do next.