Happy New Year and welcome to 2026! 🎉

A new year brings exciting new opportunities, and ECHO Teens is kicking things off with a very special in-person event you won’t want to miss.

🚀 In Person Event for ECHO Teens & Parents & Carers

To celebrate Heart Month in February, ECHO Teens is collaborating with the HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) to offer an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience at the London Institute of Healthcare Engineering (LIHE).

This is a unique chance to explore cutting-edge health technology, share ideas, and help shape the future of care for young people with heart conditions.

💡 What’s happening on the day?

This interactive day is all about Health technology, creativity, and having a say.

Our day will include:

Looking at what the CHD world needs, what is missing or what would make your life easier – maybe you can help us come up with the next tech item that makes a big difference to someone’s every day life.

We will also, explore real engineering with VIP behind the scenes tours of hospital laboratories, See 3D technology in action, have a hands-on prototyping workshop and design our own inventions, meet HealthTech researchers finding out about their jobs and and share your ideas and experiences

• 09.45-1.30pm Tea, coffee, squash and snacks avaible. (Special diet requirements please feel free to bring snacks or let us know)
• 1.30-3pm Pizza Pilgrims Waterloo for an action packed pizza lunch

📍 Event details

Date: 17th February 2026 (Heart Month ❤️)
Time: 9:45 am – 3:00 pm
Venue: 09.45-1.30pm London Institute of Healthcare Engineering (LIHE), next to Evelina (100 Lambeth Palace Rd, London SE1 7AR)
Age: 11–25 years
Who can attend: ECHO Teens, Patients and Siblings aged 11-25, and parents/guardians

✅ How to sign up

Click the link below to complete the registration form. Once you’ve signed up, we’ll send you a confirmation email shortly.

💬 Not an ECHO Teen yet?

It’s easy to join! Simply fill out our online sign-up form.
If you have any questions, email us at echoteens@echo-uk.org — we’d love to hear from you.

We can’t wait to welcome you for a fun, creative, and inspiring day!

Warm wishes,

The ECHO Teens Team