About the event
“We’re not afraid to take the difficult decisions head on and talk about the challenges people face in providing safe care…discussing the fundamentals like culture.”
Shaun Lintern, Health Editor, Sunday Times and Patient Safety Chair
During it's 19th year, HSJ Patient Safety Congress, Awards and Safety Leaders Exchange 2026 will bring together over 1000 NHS and independent healthcare leaders, managers, clinicians, patient representatives and families alike. All with one shared intention – to improve and transform patient safety across the healthcare system.
For 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.
“There are clinicians, patient groups, human factors experts, risk managers, and we’re all here for one purpose, which is how do we work together to improve patient safety.”
Mark Lingood, Director of Product Operations, RLDatix
Congress
- Two days of content over 11 streams
- Over 150 expert speakers
- Keynote presentations, panels and James Reason Lecture
- Workshops and interactive discussion groups
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Exhibition
- 40+ stands
- Innovation spotlight theatre
- Speed networking
- NEW Stage: Inspiring stories and solutions
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Safety Leaders Exchange
- 4 leadership panels
- 80+ national patient safety leaders
- 6 interactive discussion groups
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