Join the NIHR Maudsley BRC’s Digital Therapies theme for a full-day event exploring how digital health interventions (particularly in mental health) can be effectively implemented within the NHS in line with the Department of Health and Social Care’s 10-Year Health Plan for England.

David Lawson, Medical Technology and Innovation Director at the Department of Health and Social Care, will open the day with a talk introducing the DHSC 10-Year Plan for Digital Health.

Through a mix of talks, lived experience stories, and roundtable discussions, we will unpack the real-world challenges of digital adoption, share insights from across research, clinical practice, industry and policy, and explore how we can better align innovation with uptake and access.

Highlights of the event will include:

• Perspectives from DHSC, healthcare professionals, researchers, and industry leaders

• The journey of digital tools through trials, licensing, and regulatory approval

• Roundtable sessions on structural and policy change, stakeholder engagement, and pathways to adoption

• Discussions on the role of AI and the future of digital therapeutics

Speakers will include: 

• David Lawson MCIPS, Medical Technology and Innovation Director, DHSC
• Dr. Nayan Kalnad, CEO and Co-Founder of Avegen
• Professors Rona Moss-Morris, Jaime Delgadillo, Matteo Cella, Colette Hirsch, Drs Amy Hardy, Sophie Fawson, Madison Milne-Ives, and Hannah Proudfoot, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience / South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Lisa Harper, Centre for Innovative Therapeutics (C-FIT); Natalie John, King's Innovation Catalyst
• Lived experience experts

Whether you are a researcher, clinician, policymaker or academic, this event offers a space to connect and collaborate on the future of digital health.

Registration

If you would like to attend, please register here. Tickets are £20. 

Please note that registration is essential for all guests (including King's/BRC staff and students) to ensure a place. 

PhD students who are funded by the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre can use their RTSG funds to purchase a ticket for this event.

Contact

If you have any questions or queries about the event, please do not hesitate to get in touch by emailing maudsley.brc@kcl.ac.uk.

The event is part of the NIHR Maudsley BRC’s Digital Therapies theme in collaboration with the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre.

 

Please note we will be taking photography at this event. If you prefer not to be photographed please speak to a member of staff on the day. 

Image credit: Chris Ratcliffe / Wellcome Trust