
NHS Records Management Theatre
NHS Records Management Theatre
Vendor showcases, NHS case studies and insight panel sessions
With NHS England reporting £1.4 billion having been spent on Health Records management over the last 6 years, EDM Healthcare Consulting have worked in partnership with HETT to drive focus on what it means for the NHS and its 10 Year plan.
The Theatre will debate and discuss some of the many aspects of NHS Records Management including the continued prevalence of paper-based Health Records, both physical and digital Health Record storage, Health Records Retention & Destruction, Corporate Records Management as well as the NHS England National Document Repository.

In partnership with EDM Healthcare Consulting
Join the debate, and learning from the many case studies and lessons learnt
Day One - 7th October
10:30-10:40 | Opening Keynote - Lord Richard Allan
With NHS England reporting an expenditure of £1.4b on Health Records Management over the last 6 years, Lord Allan considers the Value for Money balance between the storage of Health Records, the data held within them, the constraints around unlocking that value, and what clinical benefit this data has.
10:50-11:05 | Vendor Showcase - Civica
Join Civica as they present their latest iteration of document management system, the CDMS as well as the growing importance of EPR interoperability and enhanced Records Management functionality incl. Retention & Destruction.
11:15-11:40 | Panel Session - Destruction & Retention
Discussing all things Health Records retention and destruction, looking at the current guidance available in the NHS England Records Management Code of Practice 2021 (V5 Dec 2023), whilst considering UK GDPR Principles. The panel will also explore the role BS10008 can play in retaining Evidential Weight & Legal Admissibility of digitised records, allowing the physical original to be destroyed with confidence.
11:50-12:05 | Vendor Showcase - Kodak Alaris
Join Kodak Alaris as they explore the role Intelligent Document Processing plays in achieving structure to otherwise unstructured data and how both their smallest scanners and their largest scanners incl. the latest scanner, the S5000 series, can meet the needs of large scale NHS digitisation
12:15-12:40 | Panel Session - Lloyd George Records & GP Digitisation
From secondary care to primary, join the panel as they discuss what the digitisation of GP Practices entails and what benefits does digitisation unlock for the clincians, pactice staff and their patients?
12:50-13:00 | Headline Keynote - Linda Watts
With a unique perspective that only comes with experience, Linda Watts explores what the long-term role of an EDMS within a digitally maturing organisation looks like, both in terms of usage and usability, as well as storage and associated costs.
13:15-13:40 | Panel Session - The National Document Repository (NDR)
What role can the NHS England National Document Repository play in meeting the objectives of the 10 Year Plan and the Single Patient Records? Join the debate as we hear from the NHSE Team and some of the initial pilot users of the NDR.
13:50-14:05 | Vendor Showcase - Restore Information Management
Join Restore Information Management as they explore the term 'phygital' - Understand why the mid-term for the NHS can includes both physical and digital records management and how Restore Information Management are support NHS Trusts in optimising their Records Management strategies.
14:15-14:35 | NHS Case Study - Civica
An NHS led case study on the Civica CDMS in acute secondary care.
14:45-15:05 | NHS Case Study - Kodak Alaris
An NHS led case study on the Kodak Alaris Info Input scanning software and Kodak Alaris scanning hardware.
15:15-15:35 | NHS Case Study - Restore Information Management
An NHS led case study on the role of both physical and digital records management from Restore Information Management.
15:35-15:45 | Closing Chairs Remarks - Harry Pettet
Join Harry Pettet as he reflects on the topics of the day and the key takeaways as we consider the future of Health Records Management in the NHS.
Day Two - 8th October
Discover the Future of NHS Records Management
A new show floor feature exploring the future of records management and its role in the NHS 10-Year Plan.
Join debates on paper versus digital records, storage, retention and destruction, and the NHS England National Document Repository, while also gaining practical insights from real case studies and experts shaping best practice.