GIANT Health runs on 7-8 December 2026 at Business Design Centre, London. It is for NHS leaders, clinicians, procurement teams, ICB and hospital trust staff, and health technology companies and investors.
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- How often
- Every year
- Dates
- 7–8 December 2026
- Where
- Business Design Centre, London
Official show website (opens in a new tab) giant.health
GIANT Health is a two-day NHS innovation festival held in person at the Business Design Centre in Islington. GIANT stands for Global Innovation and New Technology. It is aimed at NHS leaders, clinicians, procurement teams and health technology companies. It was founded by Barry Shrier, with surgeon Professor Shafi Ahmed as chairman, and the organiser says its wider community has more than 345,000 members. It is one of the events in our healthcare trade show listings.
GIANT Health 2026 dates and opening times
The 2026 edition runs on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 December. The visiting information page lists 9am to 5pm for 7 December. For 2026 the organiser forecasts more than 3,000 participants and over 120 speakers, plus a VIP lounge and live podcast recording. Attendees can earn full CPD points across both days.
Tickets and who can attend
Entry is free for NHS doctors, nurses, hospital staff, managers and community health providers who register with an NHS or hospital email address. Doctors and nurses in private practice need a paid ticket, and the event is not open to students. Academics, researchers and government staff pay £50 plus VAT. Business tickets cost £185 plus VAT and Executive tickets £403 plus VAT during the regular sales period, which ends on 30 November, when last chance prices of £773 and £1,100 plus VAT apply. Listed in-person benefits include access to the exhibition halls, product demonstrations and workshops. Breakfast and lunch are free for Business and Executive holders and cost £5 for NHS staff.
The shows within the festival
The programme is split into named shows across the two days:
- The NHS National Procurement Show (7 December), chaired by Simon Clarke of NHS Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull, with sessions on digital purchasing, value-based procurement, clinical validation of technology, collaborative buying, net zero and the social value weighting in NHS tenders.
- The Innovating NHS Systems Congress (7 December), opened by Manka Ramachandran of NHS England, covering population health and prevention, virtual wards, community diagnostic centres and primary care networks.
- The Future Hospital Show (8 December), on long-term change in hospital care, clinical services and digital assets.
- The NHS National AI Conference (8 December), aimed at leaders from integrated care systems and integrated care boards.
The site also lists an NHS Hospital Challenges Pavilion and a Ukrainian Technology Showcase.
Who exhibits
Exhibitors and sponsors at the 2025 event included NIHR, Health Technology Wales, TÜV SÜD, iRhythm Technologies, Infermedica, Wavenet, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The organiser states that 75% of attendees hold senior roles such as C-suite, company director or head of innovation.
Exhibiting and sponsorship
Sponsors and exhibitors join a customer success programme with four webinars, including one on engaging NHS procurement staff presented by experts from NHS England, plus two coaching sessions, one of them with Barry Shrier. New for 2026, the NHS Senior Leaders Programme offers private dinners and structured networking with 20 senior NHS decision makers. It is sold as a Dinner Package at £5,000 plus VAT, a Networking Package at £3,000 and a Whole Access Package at £7,000. With the event falling in early December, our article on planning a December exhibition without losing the January follow-up may help exhibitors.
Show history
The official archive lists GIANT events every year from 2017 to 2025, plus European Health-Tech Innovation Week editions in 2021 and 2022.
Getting to the Business Design Centre
The organiser gives Angel as four minutes away, with King’s Cross and St Pancras one stop away and Euston two stops. The venue offers free cycle storage in its on-site car park, sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and takes advance parking bookings. More events in the capital are on our London trade shows page and across the United Kingdom.
Related events
The London Art Fair is at the same venue from 19 January 2027. Other healthcare dates include the Care Management Show at Excel London on 27 November 2026, Best Practice London at Olympia from 2 March 2027 and Digital Health Rewired at the NEC from 16 March 2027.
Source: giant.health, giant.health/tickets, giant.health/sponsors–partners, giant.health/visiting-info
Visiting GIANT Health
- Opening hours
- Mon 7 Dec 09:00 to 17:00
- Admission and tickets
- Free for NHS doctors, nurses, hospital staff, managers and community health providers registering with an NHS or hospital email; academic and government ticket £50 + VAT; Business £185 + VAT and Executive £403 + VAT (regular rate to 30 Nov, then £773 and £1,100 + VAT); not for students
- Audience
- NHS leaders, clinicians, procurement teams, ICB and hospital trust staff, and health technology companies and investors
- Running alongside
- The NHS National Procurement Show, The Innovating NHS Systems Congress, The Future Hospital Show, The NHS National AI Conference
- Sector
- Healthcare
Details from the organiser (source: giant.health, checked 26 October 2026).
Edition history
| Edition | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7-8 December 2026 | Business Design Centre, London |
Sources: giant.health.
Where GIANT Health takes place
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52 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 0QH
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