Digital Health Networks welcomes new sponsors

Digital Health is delighted to welcome Nervecentre, Optum and Better as the latest additions to the list of Networks sponsors.

The Digital Health Networks is the leading independent professional community for 6,500+ NHS IT leaders committed to transforming healthcare through the power of digital technologies and data.

It partners with a range of NHS supplier organisations who help to support community activity and work to drive community engagement.

Nervecentre is a mobile-first, cloud-native electronic patient record (EPR) platform widely used across acute NHS trusts in the UK.

Vicki Kaluza, chief nursing information officer at Nervecentre, said: “Nervecentre Software are delighted to sponsor the Digital Health Networks.

“This network community plays a vital role in uniting the NHS’s most forward-thinking digital leaders to share best practice and accelerate digital maturity across the health service.

“As a partner, Nervecentre brings deep experience in innovative EPR technology that empowers clinical teams, improves patient flow and supports safer, more efficient care.

“We are proud to contribute this expertise to a network that is driving meaningful change and shaping the future of digital healthcare across the NHS.”

Optum is a leading health services and innovation company dedicated to helping make the health system work better for everyone. It combines technology, data and expertise to improve the delivery, quality and efficiency of healthcare.

A spokesperson for Optum UK said: “Better healthcare comes through collaboration, shared learning, and the effective use of digital technologies and data across the NHS.

“We are proud to support the Digital Health Networks and the important role it plays in bringing together clinicians and health tech and NHS leaders to drive innovation that helps improve care delivery and efficiency across the UK healthcare system.”

Better is an innovator and leader in openEHR-based products that help build healthcare organisations of the future.

Brian Murray, sales director UK and Ireland at Better, said: “What does legacy mean in digital health?

“For too long, the answer has been written by vendors rather than patients — proprietary systems that trap clinical data, constrain clinical choice, and leave health systems paying to access information that should always have been theirs.

“At Better, we believe true legacy looks very different: open, structured, vendor-neutral clinical data built on openEHR that will outlast any contract, any supplier, and any political cycle.

“Across Europe, we are not just implementing technology, we are helping health systems build something that endures.

“NHS100 is closer than we think. Many of us working in digital health today will be retired when the NHS reaches its centenary, and every one of us will rely on it more as we grow older; that is simply the nature of life.

“The NHS was created to care for each of us from cradle to grave, and the decisions we take now about data architecture, interoperability, and open standards will either empower or constrain the clinicians treating us in 2048. That is a responsibility we have to take seriously.”

Other sponsors include AWS, CereCore, Dell Technologies, InterSystems, Microsoft and Salesforce.

The Digital Health Networks will convene at Summer Schools at the University of Nottingham on 16-17 July.

The conference has a revamped format which doubles down on small-group and interactive sessions to provide attendees with more practical insights and deeper knowledge exchange.

A first look at the Summer Schools 2026 programme was published last month and is available here.

The premier learning and networking event for digital health leaders, supported by the Networks sponsors, is open to current and aspiring digital health leaders.

Attend Summer Schools to gain CPD points towards your professional registration. Places are limited, so secure your place today and register here.