The NAEP Conference takes place on Friday 6th March 2026 at The Studio in Birmingham.

The conference is entitled Enabling Learning and Belonging in a Shifting Health and Care Landscape.


Conference aims and themes

This year’s conference aims to explore how we can enable learning and belonging in practice by:

1. Driving care from acute settings to communities — Involving a wider range of
professionals and organisations

2. Capitalising on digital technologies — Supporting education and learning in
workplaces

3. Shifting to preventative approaches and population health — Reimagining care
through proactive strategies

Download the NAEP conference programme

You can download the NAEP 2026 conference programme to get to know the event and help you navigate on the day.

The conference programme includes information on this year’s keynote speakers, abstract presentations, and networking activities.

Conference overview and keynote speakers

Our Keynote speaker in the morning is Ed Hughes, Chief Executive of the Council of Deans for Health.  He will focus on the conference themes and the current context for healthcare education and practice.
 
In the afternoon is a workshop co-facilitated by Sharon Buckley, CAIPE Trustee and Chair of CAIPE’s Standards Priority Group; Dawne Gurbutt, CAIPE fellow and co-opted member of the Board; and John Hammond CAIPE Trustee.

The speakers will introduce the  CAIPE Quality Standards for the design, management and delivery of pre-registration Interprofessional Education in the UK which were launched on 3/12/25.
 
These Standards have implications both for raising the profile of practice-based interprofessional learning and for educators as role models.

There are also opportunities for educators to collaborate and establish partnership arrangements.  The workshop will facilitate this discussion and the context of the shifting health and social care landscape.


Book your ticket for the NAEP conference

We recognise that education budgets are challenged this year, so we have been able to reduce prices.

You can book your tickets using the NAEP Conference Eventbrite booking page.

Lunch and refreshments are included for in-person attendees.


Call for abstracts now closed

Thank you to everyone who submitted in an unprecendented number for the 2026 event.


What to do next

 

Contact and queries

If any questions or queries arise, you can email NAEP using naepconference@outlook.com.