QI AWARDS POSTER SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!

Closing Date for Submissions is the 16th August @ 13:00.

The QI Awards will take place in 2026 during National QI Week 14th-18th September.

Please submit posters to both using the below link.

SUBMIT POSTER HERE

Poster Instructions :

Please read the following instructions before submitting your poster:

• Please only use templates provided below to design your poster. There is a blank template and 3 other suggestions for designs.
• The earlier submissions are made the better. The QI Team will support the authors with improving the design and content of their poster.
• If you need any help or guidance, please contact the QI Teams via e-mail.
  • wht.qiteam@nhs.net or rwh-tr.qiteam@nhs.net
• When ready to submit, use the SUBMIT POSTER HERE link above.
• Poster submissions remain open until the closing date but not beyond.
• Any posters submitted after this will not be judged but may still be publicised.
• Please see previous posters submitted to QI Awards for inspiration.
• ALL submitted posters will be displayed on a website for staff and judges to vote for the winners. They may also be displayed in the MLCC and public areas around the organisation.
•  Some of the top projects will be invited to present their project orally for the main event.

Poster Categories: 

To be confirmed.

Terms & Conditions :-

1. Posters not submitted on the 2026 template will be rejected.
2. Projects associated with either Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust or Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust will be accepted. (GP and mental health projects also included).
3. Presenting author should have made a significant contribution to the project.
4. The posters will be displayed on the website, in a QI registry and on the West Midlands Evidence Repository for future reference and teaching.
5. The QI Awards team will print the posters FREE of charge.
6. By submitting their poster to the Awards event, the authors give us their consent for the poster to be used for reference purposes and public display if considered suitable, and teaching by both the Trust’s QI Team.
7. Projects should include Quality Improvement following an audit, survey or service review. Improvement interventions can include simulation and education. A structured plan of changes following an audit would be acceptable, even if no improvement was demonstrated.

You can view the poster scoring criteria here.

There will be a shortlisting of all submitted posters.

Producing your poster

1. Please use the templates provided here to design your poster.
2. Safari may change the extension to .pps – Rename file extension to .pptx and open with Powerpoint.
3. You can choose any of the template designs. Please DO NOT change the master background or size.
4. The size of your poster must be A3 PORTRAIT (420mm x 594mm) and should include the logos in the template provided.
5. You may wish to include the following delineated sections:
   • A title (should reflect main subject or message of project).
   • Background: explaining why you did this project.
   • Aims: In one sentence, explain the specific aim of the project.
   • Methods: Briefly describe the methods used throughout the project. List key steps carried out, QI tools used and timeframe.
   • Results: Summarise the results from the project and include sufficient evidence to support the results and to identify what changes have emerged. The evidence must support the conclusions made.
   • Conclusions (There should be a Conclusion or Take-home message).
6. Please include images, graphs and charts as suggested in the poster templates.