Cogora Events expand 2026 programme following strong Q1 engagement

Posted on by Bianca Pettifor

Following a strong start to 2026, Cogora is expanding its events programme into Q2, connecting healthcare professionals across primary and secondary care.

Q1 saw the success of Pulse and Nursing in Practice Virtual Respiratory and Chronic Conditions events, with each event exceeding target and welcoming over 1,600 attendees. Hospital Pharmacy Europe started off strong, focusing on Biosimilars, with future topic areas to be confirmed soon. We also celebrate the success of Management in Practice Virtual, which focused on Workforce, Finance and Population health for the first time. 

Highlights include:

  • Flagship in-person conferences: Pulse LIVE London (28–29 April) and Nursing in Practice London (30 April), bringing together GPs and nurses for a week of networking and engaged learning.
  • Virtual learning and specialist clinical focus: the new Vaccinations & Immunisation event (6 May), Nursing in Practice Women’s Health and Respiratory Virtual (4 June), and multiple Pulse Virtual events provide flexible, topic-driven education aligned to current clinical priorities.
  • Regional practice leadership events: Management in Practice in Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham offer practice managers insight into workforce, operations and service delivery challenges.
  • Secondary care spotlight: Hospital Healthcare Europe Clinical Excellence in Respiratory Care (12 May) provides a dedicated platform for hospital-based multidisciplinary teams working in respiratory care.
  • New cross-sector collaboration: the inaugural Community Pharmacy and General Practice event (21–22 June), delivered in partnership with the National Pharmacy Association, supports integrated care and pharmacy-GP collaboration.

Cogora Events combine in-person and virtual formats, creating valuable engagement opportunities for sponsors while fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing across disciplines.

Looking ahead:

Pulse Virtual events will continue to take place each month covering a variety of clinical topics. In-person events are also planned for Cardiff, Newcastle, Glasgow, Belfast and Liverpool.

Pulse PCN will be travelling to London, Birmingham and Liverpool throughout the year, offering practical insight into collaboration, workforce sustainability and neighbourhood delivery. 

For nurses, the virtual events will continue in October and December, with an in-person event Nursing in Practice North taking place in November. 

Management in Practice will continue its regional events visiting Newcastle, London and Sheffield. Virtual events will also feature on digital health and AI in primary care. 

Our secondary care brand Hospital Healthcare Europe will revisit respiratory care in May, and our Hospital Pharmacy Europe Events will be back in July – watch this space for clinical themes. 

For more information and to discuss sponsorship options at our Cogora Events, please contact your account manager or email [email protected].

SAPHNA continues its partnership with Nursing in Practice Events

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We are pleased to announce that the partnership between Nursing in Practice Events and the School and Public Health Nurses Association (SAPHNA) has entered its second year.

SAPHNA is a professional organisation committed to promoting excellence in practice and advancing the public health agenda. It works in partnership with others to benefit children, young people, and the communities in which they live and learn. As a respected, non-union-affiliated professional body, SAPHNA is recognised and engaged with at local, national, and international levels.

As part of this ongoing collaboration, SAPHNA will be attending our Nursing in Practice face-to-face conferences in London and Liverpool this year. In addition, they will support our remaining Nursing in Practice Virtual events, taking place in June, October and December.

Through this partnership, our events will be promoted to SAPHNA’s community of school and public health nurses, alongside a broader audience of general practice and community nursing professionals.

SAPHNA will also continue to collaborate closely with the Nursing in Practice editorial team, contributing content for articles and blogs throughout the year.

Nursing in Practice 365 combines our live events, virtual events, on-demand webinars, and e-learning into one platform for practising UK nurses, providing CPD anytime, anywhere. For more information, please contact us.

Vaccinations and Immunisation: A new virtual event for primary care clinicians

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From Pulse 365 and Nursing in Practice 365, and in partnership with The Pharmacist and Management in Practice, we have launched a new virtual event, Vaccinations and Immunisation.  

Open to a range of primary care professionals, including GPs, nurses, pharmacists and practice managers, this event delivers education and the latest clinical guidance to the professionals who are on the frontline of vaccine delivery. 

Taking place on Tuesday, 6 May 2026, this free online event has been put together to help primary care clinicians feel more confident and better supported around vaccination delivery. It’s a full day online, with expert speakers, panel discussions and live Q&A throughout. 

Vaccination programmes are changing fast. Primary care teams are being asked to do more, from rolling out new vaccines like the gonorrhoea programme to managing growing patient hesitancy and addressing real inequalities in uptake. This event is a chance to get up to speed, ask questions and hear from clinicians who are working through the same challenges. 

Sessions will cover pneumococcal disease and shingles, the gonorrhoea vaccine programme, seasonal vaccine selection and procurement, flu, RSV and the wider respiratory vaccine landscape, and travel vaccines. There are also two panel discussions focused on vaccine hesitancy and equity in immunisation. Nurses and GPs can claim 5.25 hours of CPD accreditation for attending. 

The event will be promoted across Pulse, Nursing in Practice, The Pharmacist and Management in Practice, reaching our communities of GPs, nurses, pharmacists and practice managers across the UK.  

Registration is now open. To find out more visit the event website. For sponsorship and partnership opportunities across our future Cogora events, please contact us today.  

This event is run at arm’s length from the financial supporters including Sanofi and all content was created by the faculty. No funder has had input into the content of the materials or presentations. CSL has provided funding towards this independent programme and has had no input into the agenda, speaker selection, or content of the event.

Cogora’s 2026 Events programme: Educating and connecting HCPs

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With 2026 in full swing, we are delighted to confirm the full schedule of events across Cogora’s media brands. Offering education, CPD, networking and the chance to showcase new innovations from our exhibitors, these events have been a must for primary and secondary care professionals for over 20 years.

Over 19,000 HCPs are expected to attend through the course of the year, either through face-to-face multi-stream exhibitions or from the comfort of their own home by attending our market-leading virtual events and webinars. Whether its GPs, nurses, pharmacists, practice managers or the hospital MDT you are looking to engage with, our portfolio has something to meet your needs.

New additions to the calendar include Pulse’s inaugural Welsh event, with Pulse Cardiff taking place on the 2nd July and two new regional events for Management in Practice; Bristol and Sheffield. The Community Pharmacy and General Practice event, in partnership with the National Pharmacy Association, is a unique event focussing on collaboration between primary care disciplines.

Upcoming Cogora Events in Q1:

Looking ahead:

Pulse Virtual events will take place each month on a range of clinical areas, with in-person events in London, Leeds, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Belfast, Glasgow and Cardiff.

For nurses, the virtual events will cover chronic conditions, respiratory, women’s health and public health, with in-person events in London and Liverpool.

Management in Practice Events will be taking place in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol and Sheffield and with virtual events focussing on hot topics from workforce, finance, hr and technology.

Our Hospital Pharmacy Europe and Hospital Healthcare Europe will cover specialist topics for secondary care on respiratory and cardiovascular care as well as biosimilars and IV medications.

For more information and to discuss sponsorship options at our Cogora Events, please contact your account manager or email [email protected].

Cogora Events: Upcoming events and plans for 2026

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As the festive season approaches, so does one of the most significant dates in Cogora’s events calendar: the General Practice Awards, now celebrating its 17th year.

On Thursday 5 December, healthcare leaders will gather at the Novotel London West for the prestigious General Practice Awards. Sponsorship opportunities remain available across a number of key award categories, including:

  • Workforce Wellbeing Award
  • Digital Innovation Award
  • Advancing Health Equity
  • PCN of the Year
  • Clinical Improvement Awards in Long-Term Conditions, Mental Health, and Public Health & Prevention

Align your brand with excellence in primary care and demonstrate your commitment to the sector. For more information, visit General Practice Awards or contact [email protected].

Still to come in 2025
There are 17 Cogora Events remaining this year, hosted both online and in-person across the UK. Highlights include our first-ever Pulse LIVE Belfast, taking place at the Crowne Plaza Belfast on 6 November. Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are still available.

Looking ahead: 2026 calendar
We are excited to announce that our flagship London events – Pulse LIVE, Pulse PCN, and Nursing in Practice London – will move to a new venue, the Business Design Centre in Islington, running 28–30 April 2026.

Other confirmed 2026 dates include:

  • Pulse LIVE Leeds – 18 March
  • Management in Practice Manchester – 2 June
  • Management in Practice & Pulse Birmingham – 9–10 June

In addition, Cogora is proud to launch a brand-new event in partnership with the National Pharmacy Association (NPA). Community Pharmacy + General Practice will take place at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham, on 21–22 June 2026, bringing together more than 1,000 professionals from across community pharmacy, general practice, and wider primary care. The event aims to strengthen collaboration across the sector and support delivery of the NHS 10-Year Health Plan.

Stay tuned for the release of our full 2026 events calendar. To explore sponsorship and partnership opportunities, please contact [email protected].

Your Autumn line-up of Cogora Events

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As summer packs in, our autumn programme of events is set to deliver a fresh season of learning, networking, and inspiration. With 17 Cogora Events still to come this year, there are plenty of opportunities to connect with healthcare professionals across the UK, before 2026 kicks off.

In-person Cogora Events return with Management in Practice Newcastle and Pulse Live & PCN Newcastle, 16-17 September, alongside Management in Practice London later that month. October and November then see us in Liverpool, Glasgow and Belfast, before closing the season with a double-header in Liverpool for Pulse Live and Nursing in Practice, 18-19 November.

Virtual events are in full swing too, with Nursing in Practice Virtual events on women’s health, 7 October, and chronic conditions and respiratory disease, 25 November. For those looking to engage with GPs, the Pulse Virtual series covers everything from chronic disease management in September, women’s health in October, dermatology in November, and women’s health and urology in December.

Other highlights include Management in Practice Virtual: Tech and AI on 21 October, HHE Clinical Excellence on Respiratory Disease on 13 November, and of course the 17th General Practice Awards in London — a chance to celebrate healthcare excellence and showcase your support by sponsoring a category. The winners’ shortlist for healthcare professionals’ and suppliers’ award categories – 22 in total – is to be announced imminently!

And looking beyond the autumn, watch this space — the first dates for our 2026 Cogora Events programme will be announced very soon. For sponsorship opportunities, get in touch with Edward Burkle.