National Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Competition
Deadline 2nd March 2026
Up to 160 places at our online conference in 2026
Categories:
Full Quality Improvement Project (QIP)
Quality Improvement (QI) in progress
Patient Safety Audit
Open to entries from across the UK. Shortlisted abstracts receive:
- An invitation to submit a poster and give a live oral presentation* at the online Bristol Patient Safety Conference on 13th May 2026
- A discounted delegate rate of £189 (no VAT). Co-authors will also qualify for the discounted rate.
- An oral presentation at a national conference certificate with names of presenter(s) and author(s)
- Your abstract and poster published on our website in our conference abstract book
- Opportunity to win a first prize or runner up in each group of 10 presentations
* 3-minute presentation followed by 3-minute judge-led Q&A
FAQ
QI Resources
Should I submit under the Audit or the QI category?
- Use the decision tree and Abstract Guidance below to help you decide
- Choosing the most appropriate category will give you the best chance of success
- Even if audit is the most appropriate, there is a lot of QI content in our programme for future projects
