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KEEP UPDATED FOR 2026

The home of UK patient safety: the leading annual meeting for those at the forefront of safety, quality and clinical excellence

For the last 19 years, the Patient Safety Congress has been a hub for healthcare leaders, frontline clinicians, safety specialists, regulators and patient voices to confront the realities of patient safety in an ever-changing NHS.
In 2026, attendees will collectively confront one central question: How do we deliver patient safety amidst the three shifts of the government’s 10-year plan, a national restructure and continued workforce pressures?
Through dynamic, interactive and honest conversations, you will discover how modern safety approaches are already helping to reduce avoidable harm and raise the quality of care across other settings, and where further action is urgently needed across the system. Join 800+ of your peers to discover pockets of innovation, embed improvement policies and gain a practical toolkit for leaders, managers and front-line clinicians to manage safety and drive improvement.  

“The safety of patients involves understanding how the system works…a very large system…but everyone can contribute, because we’re all part of the system.” 

 

"A key set of dates in the diary!"
Karl Emms, Lead Nurse for Patient Safety

"Compassion, inclusion and psychological safety are not extra things for people to do, they lie at the heart of good safe care."
Roger Kline, Research Fellow, Middlesex University Business School

"The quality of everything we do first, depends on the quality of the thinking we do first, which is why it's so important to take time out to reflect and learn new ideas."
Ben Allen,GP, Birley Health centre


KEEP UPDATED FOR 2026

 


What was new for 2026

  1.  Learn from Award-winning projects:  Lightning talks and interaction with shortlisted and winning organisations from the Patient Safety Awards, enabling you to replicate their results  
  2. Even more interaction: Workshops, discussion groups and extended Q&A to ensure you go home with every question answered, plus wraparound activities including a Fun Run  
  3. Secure 1:1 meetings with those that matter the most: Whether informally through the event app or in a more structured way via HSJ's matchmaking service, ensure you get the facetime you need to drive your organisation forwards
  4. Patient Safety “Speed Networking sessions” – a chance to meet and hear from solution-providers, market leaders and top innovators in 1:1 speed networking sessions across coffee breaks.  
  5. Year-round content: Stay tuned for details of webinars, interviews and additional content to benefit you and the wider Patient Safety community  
  6. Upleveled exhibition space: More stands tailored to the solutions you've asked to see, two stages full of innovative sessions and interactive element Hear inspiring positive stories from patients, families of receiving safe and compassionate care, and why it worked. We'll also be showcasing examples from last year's NHS and independent healthcare staff of safety improvements and innovations that they've successfully implemented in their own organisation. 

Key themes for 2026

  1.  PSIRF Implementation and impact:  Moving beyond reporting to meaningful learning, and translating this insight into safer care
  2. The impact of the left shift on patient safety: Optimising outcomes across primary and community care  
  3. Digital, data and AI: How emerging technologies can support earlier detection of risk, and how to avoid introducing new safety hazards along the way 
  4. Patient Safety “Speed Networking sessions” – a chance to meet and hear from solution-providers, market leaders and top innovators in 1:1 speed networking sessions across coffee breaks.  
  5. Safety under pressure: Exploring how to protect patients when demand outstrips capacity, and finding ways to reduce harm in crowded, high-risk settings 
  6. Listening and responding to patients: Embedding patient voice and transparency, learning from Martha's Rule and providing clear pathways for patients with complex

" As a result of the James Reason Lecture, I connected with the UK Sepsis Trust as constant infections are experienced by more than half my support group and many are becoming antibiotic resistant. As a result the charity is featuring one of our members stories in their Sepsis Voices section of the website to help raise awareness "
Campaign founder
Sling the Mesh
" We attended to see what was happening in the world of patient safety to improve our systems. We are now going to review and improve patient/carer engagement during incident management, and have asked one of the presenters to share their Life beyond the cubicle training so we can implement across our trust "
Deputy Head of Quality and Patient Safety
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust
" I was able to attend a wide variety of talks given by people who had different experiences they were able to share. I have been able to use this information to benchmark our performance and understand what practices we can adopt so we can improve patient safety in my Trust "
Patient Safety Manager
Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust
" I attended Congress to gain knowledge, refresh and get a better understanding of working smarter rather than harder. I loved that I was able to pick and choose from the agenda to support my learning "
Patient Safety Learning Response Lead
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching Trust

2025 speakers included

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Congress Programme

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Exhibition

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Awards Categories

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Safety Leaders Exchange

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