For two days London was the hub for vibrant discussions on the future of healthcare, as the city hosted two main events on 30 September – 1 October:
The European Hospital Convention gathering hospital leaders, clinicians, policymakers, and industry partners from across Europe around the theme “Team Hospital / Team Healthcare: Emphasis on cross-functional collaboration beyond clinical silos”. Among the main topics of the convention: workforce resilience and how to address staff shortages, burnout, and leadership; digital transformation with the presentation of case studies on EHR interoperability, AI, and data use; sustainability & financing models for long-term hospital funding and infrastructure; cross-sector cooperation between hospitals, public institutions, and industry. This year again, UEHP was invited to contribute to the discussion around the topic of what it really takes to bring change at scale in EU private hospitals. In particular, hospitals must strengthen team-based governance and integrate clinical, managerial, and technical roles; digital investments should prioritise interoperability and staff training; workforce wellbeing and retention remain central to resilience. The convention highlighted practical tools, case studies, and collaborative approaches to make European hospitals more sustainable and effective.
The summit convened senior stakeholders from public health, government, healthcare providers, industry, patient groups, academia and technology. It aimed to explore how Europe can build resilient, equitable, prevention-oriented health systems, in the face of tight budgets, workforce pressures, climate-change risks, and antimicrobial resistance. Digital health, inclusivity, health economics, and sustainability were core focuses.
The Future of Health Europe summit underscored that Europe’s healthcare systems are at a crossroads. Leaders need to act decisively now (investing in prevention, infrastructure, equitable access, digital health, and workforce welfare) to avoid crises and deliver high standard care over the next decades.
