UHUK Showcase Event
Celebrating Innovation and Impact
On 11 March, we welcomed members, partners and colleagues to Salesforce Tower for the UHUK Awards Showcase — a day dedicated to sharing, learning and celebrating the work taking place across our member organisations.
The event brought together teams from across the urgent and integrated care sector to present the initiatives recognised in this year’s UHUK Awards. Each presentation offered a glimpse into the practical innovation happening every day across the country — from new approaches to care coordination and digital integration, to community-focused models that improve access, experience and outcomes for patients.
What stood out most was the energy in the room. The atmosphere was genuinely buzzy, with conversations continuing long after each presentation finished. Words like inspiring came up repeatedly as colleagues reflected on what they had heard.
The showcase format created space not just to hear about the initiatives, but to explore them in more detail, ask questions and share experiences. Learning and sharing were clear themes throughout the day, reflecting the strength of the UHUK network and the openness of members to support one another in improving urgent and integrated care.
Events like this highlight the important role UHUK members play across the health and care system — developing new approaches, working in partnership with system colleagues and delivering services that support patients every day.
As the event closed, Chair Nigel Gazzard and CEO Conor Burke thanked everyone who had contributed to the day. They also extended their appreciation to our partners, including the award sponsors, Salesforce for hosting the event in such a fantastic venue, and Infomentum for kindly providing lunch.
They reminded the room that while the awards recognise specific initiatives, the real story is the commitment shown by UHUK members every day — supporting patients, strengthening services and helping the wider NHS respond to growing demand.
Their message was simple: thank you to all UHUK members for the work you do, not just the work that wins awards.