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Health Summit
Transforming how healthcare is planned, delivered and experienced
Thursday February 5, 2026
Croke Park, Dublin
Putting health and wellbeing at the centre of our healthcare system
Today healthcare leaders, innovators, and policymakers are reimaging the future of healthcare with a renewed focus on health and wellbeing as the core of system design and delivery. This theme reflects a growing consensus that healthcare must evolve beyond reactive treatment models to embrace preventive, holistic, and patient-centered approaches. Ageing populations, workforce shortages, the rise of chronic disease, the impact of climate change and tightening budgets means our healthcare system is facing many challenges. Most modern health systems have a primary focus on curing illness, but a pivot to systems that prioritise prevention as the cornerstone of good health could be transformative.
Now going into its 22nd year The National Health Summit brings together leading experts, policymakers, clinicians and healthcare management professionals to discuss and address the most pressing healthcare challenges of our time and how to build a healthier future. We look forward to seeing you in February 2026 where we will discuss and debate how to embed wellbeing into healthcare policy and practice, how to create new partnerships and programmes to scale community-based health initiatives and understand how technology and human-centered design can transform care delivery.
Topics
Our agenda is in development but we are planning on featuring these Big Question topics:
- Geopolitics and healthcare: The challenges and opportunities for European health policymakers
- Protecting our health in a changing climate: Shaping climate resilient healthcare through policy and practice
- Sustainability of our healthcare system: Ho will we manage the relentless growth in demand for healthcare?
- Ireland’s demographic outlook: Planning for our growing and ageing population
- Slaintecare mid-term review: Are we where we expected to be midway through the 10-year implementation plan?
- Why should societies invest in long-term care? New evidence makes the case for action
- What’s the strategic direction for AI in the health service?
- Public health in the era of misinformation and disinformation
- Healing the system: Addressing toxic culture in healthcare and steps toward positive change
Who Should Attend?
2025 Highlights
Testimonials
Read below to see what some of our past attendees have to say about us:
Contact us
For sponsorship opportunities
Contact:
Wayne Leitch
Lead Partnership Manager
Mob: +353 86 8575144
Email: wayne@businesspost.ie
For any queries or ticket sales
Contact:
Jackie Bryan
Conference Facilitator
Tel: +353 87 055 7913
Email: jackie@iquest.ie
Venue
Croke Park, Dublin
Car Parking
By Foot
Croke Park is just a 15 minute walk from the City Centre.
By Train
The closest railway station is Drumcondra at the intersection of Drumcondra Road (N1) and Clonliffe Road, a 5 minute walk from the stadium. The closest DART stations are Connolly and Clontarf. Connolly is a 15-20 minute walk and Clontarf a 20-25 minute walk to the stadium. The closest LUAS stops are Connolly (Red Line) and Parnell (Green Line). The nearest Intercity Rail stop is at Connolly Station
By Bus
Take the No 3, 11, 11a 16, 16a and 41 from the City Centre to Drumcondra Road.
By Bike
Croke Park is just a cycle from the City Centre. The nearest Dublin Bike stations are located on North Circular Road and Mountjoy Square. There is also a two-tier parking facility in the Davin Stand car park.