Event Fact Sheet
Below you’ll find key information about this year’s event, including opening dates and times, details of this year’s theme, and information about each theatre.
You are welcome to use this content in your promotional marketing materials, or simply to familiarise yourself with the event. For any additional details, please contact a.cox@closerstillmedia.com.
Opening dates & times
Wednesday, 25 February 2026 | 09:00 – 17:00
Thursday, 26 February 2026 | 09:00 – 16:00
Venue
National Hall, Olympia
Hammersmith Road
London
W14 8UX
Social media accounts
Best Practice London
LinkedIn: @best-practice-show
Facebook: @BestPracticeShow
Twitter: @BestPracticeUK
Instagram: @bestpracticeshow
Bluesky: @bestpracticeshow.bsky.social
Hashtag: #BestPracticeShow
Women's Health Professional Care
LinkedIn: @womenshealthpc
Facebook: @WomensHealthPCV
Twitter: @WomensHealthPC
Bluesky: @womenshealthpc.bsky.social
Hashtag: #WomensHealthPC
Event facts & figures
Event type: Exhibition & Multi-Track Conference
No. of exhibitors: 110+
No. of conference theatres: 7
No. of conference sessions: 100+
Accredited CPD hours available: Up to 12
Event overview
Best Practice Birmingham & Respiratory Professional Care 2025 is a free two-day event for healthcare professionals working in general practice, primary care, and respiratory care. Taking place on 8-9 October 2025 at the NEC Birmingham, it is the UK’s largest gathering of its kind, bringing together over 4,000 healthcare professionals for education, networking, and innovation.
The exhibition will feature 210+ exhibitors showcasing the latest solutions, services, and technologies designed to improve practice efficiency, patient care, and clinical outcomes. Attendees can explore new products, services, and hands-on demonstrations, gaining practical insights and real-world applications.
The conference programme includes 170+ clinical and non-clinical sessions delivered across 10 theatres. Expert speakers and thought leaders will address the Three Strategic Shifts shaping general practice: hospital to community, analogue to digital, and treatment to prevention, alongside sessions on long-term conditions, multimorbidities, and the future of general practice. Delegates will be able to earn up to 12 free accredited CPD points, supporting their professional development.
With a delegate profile spanning GPs, clinical directors, practice managers, respiratory specialists, nurses, pharmacists, and the wider multidisciplinary team, the event provides a unique platform to connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas. Whether you’re seeking the latest clinical updates, insight into national policy, or tools to support your practice, Best Practice Birmingham & Respiratory Professional Care 2025 is the must-attend event for the sector.
The exhibition will feature 210+ exhibitors showcasing the latest solutions, services, and technologies designed to improve practice efficiency, patient care, and clinical outcomes. Attendees can explore new products, services, and hands-on demonstrations, gaining practical insights and real-world applications.
The conference programme includes 170+ clinical and non-clinical sessions delivered across 10 theatres. Expert speakers and thought leaders will address the Three Strategic Shifts shaping general practice: hospital to community, analogue to digital, and treatment to prevention, alongside sessions on long-term conditions, multimorbidities, and the future of general practice. Delegates will be able to earn up to 12 free accredited CPD points, supporting their professional development.
With a delegate profile spanning GPs, clinical directors, practice managers, respiratory specialists, nurses, pharmacists, and the wider multidisciplinary team, the event provides a unique platform to connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas. Whether you’re seeking the latest clinical updates, insight into national policy, or tools to support your practice, Best Practice Birmingham & Respiratory Professional Care 2025 is the must-attend event for the sector.
Conference and Workshop Theatre synopses
(NEW) The Future of General Practice Theatre: Gain essential updates from senior leaders around what the 10-Year Health Plan means for the future of general practice. Centring around the three strategic shifts, the theatre will explore topics including NHS England reformation, ICB and PCN Transformation, digital transformation, population health management, workforce development, regulation, and the GP contract.
GP Clinical Theatre 1: Access high level free CPD education from clinical leaders in their specialty area. You can look forward to a host of sessions across two days, with specific deep dives on each day into women’s health – including menopause, HRT prescribing, contraception and endometriosis – as well as oncology, with key cancer updates around diagnosis and treatment.
GP Clinical Theatre 2: Even more clinical CPD content, with a special focus on cardiovascular health and diabetes, alongside other key clinical content.
GP Clinical Theatre 3: Our brand-new interactive consultation - For the first time we have an additional, interactive clinical theatre. With audience members sharing their thoughts on different case studies and voting on simulated decisions, this theatre allows for even more high-quality sessions focused on key conditions – but with a twist.
Business Services Hub: The ideal destination to showcase key services, equipment and technology available for practices to deliver greater efficiencies and improved patient outcomes.
Best Practice Workshop Theatre: Join practical, ‘how to’ sessions and in-depth masterclasses on topics that range from clinical to business to leadership to service provision. These in-depth case studies will give you a wealth of applicable takeaways you can use in your practice.
PCN Transformation Theatre: Discover successful case studies and real-world examples of work happening at PCN level that you can implement. Whether it be delivering neighbourhood level healthcare, bid writing, digital and workforce transformation at scale, better collaboration with secondary care and the private sector, and working at scale to improve patient outcomes. This theatre is chaired by Tara Humphrey, CEO of THC Primary Care and host of the Business of Healthcare podcast.
Respiratory Keynote Theatre: Gain essential updates on major respiratory diseases, such as COPD, severe asthma and ILD. Hear from NHS England on their plans to support the faster and more accurate diagnosis of respiratory diseases.
Respiratory Clinical Theatre: Get clear insights, updates and examples of good practice from leading speakers across secondary care on important topics such as breathlessness, asthma, COPD, Long Covid and occupational lung diseases.
Respiratory Skills Theatre: Scope out the latest technology and devices available for you to improve and advance the patient's diagnosis and journey through the respiratory pathway.
GP Clinical Theatre 1: Access high level free CPD education from clinical leaders in their specialty area. You can look forward to a host of sessions across two days, with specific deep dives on each day into women’s health – including menopause, HRT prescribing, contraception and endometriosis – as well as oncology, with key cancer updates around diagnosis and treatment.
GP Clinical Theatre 2: Even more clinical CPD content, with a special focus on cardiovascular health and diabetes, alongside other key clinical content.
GP Clinical Theatre 3: Our brand-new interactive consultation - For the first time we have an additional, interactive clinical theatre. With audience members sharing their thoughts on different case studies and voting on simulated decisions, this theatre allows for even more high-quality sessions focused on key conditions – but with a twist.
Business Services Hub: The ideal destination to showcase key services, equipment and technology available for practices to deliver greater efficiencies and improved patient outcomes.
Best Practice Workshop Theatre: Join practical, ‘how to’ sessions and in-depth masterclasses on topics that range from clinical to business to leadership to service provision. These in-depth case studies will give you a wealth of applicable takeaways you can use in your practice.
PCN Transformation Theatre: Discover successful case studies and real-world examples of work happening at PCN level that you can implement. Whether it be delivering neighbourhood level healthcare, bid writing, digital and workforce transformation at scale, better collaboration with secondary care and the private sector, and working at scale to improve patient outcomes. This theatre is chaired by Tara Humphrey, CEO of THC Primary Care and host of the Business of Healthcare podcast.
Respiratory Keynote Theatre: Gain essential updates on major respiratory diseases, such as COPD, severe asthma and ILD. Hear from NHS England on their plans to support the faster and more accurate diagnosis of respiratory diseases.
Respiratory Clinical Theatre: Get clear insights, updates and examples of good practice from leading speakers across secondary care on important topics such as breathlessness, asthma, COPD, Long Covid and occupational lung diseases.
Respiratory Skills Theatre: Scope out the latest technology and devices available for you to improve and advance the patient's diagnosis and journey through the respiratory pathway.
Contact details
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