NHS Services, Seven Days a Week
16 November 2013
Abstract/Poster submission form
Name of contact person:
Job title:
Contact telephone:
Contact email:
Lead organisation:
Partner organisations (if
appropriate):
Showcasing your work
This abstract will be used to judge posters for display at the event. Selection will be according to the
following categories:



Best contribution to Quality, Innovation, Productivity and/or Prevention through service
improvement
Best demonstration of delivering patient centred care.
Best demonstration of partnership working, showing the unique benefits of networks and
across boundary delivery
Further poster guidance is attached in Appendix A.
Please give your submission a title
This will be used to identify your work at the event and on the NHS Improving Quality website. Please
make sure this title is a true reflection of your work and includes important keywords.
1. Into which category (as identified above) does your submission best fit?
2. How does your work align with the chosen poster submission category?
3. Outline the aims of your service change – give clarity to the objectives so they can be
understood externally. Link to the strategic context so it is demonstrated how your work contributes to
strategic objectives, local delivery and capacity plans etc.
4. How have patient/service user/carer and other stakeholder views, expectations and needs
shaped the changes?
5. Describe how clinical leadership has influenced your project
6. Give a key measurement that describes your project’s success
7. What is the feature of your work that you feel best demonstrates energy, imagination and
innovation?
Give a name and contact details of a Sponsor who will be willing to endorse your submission
Full name of sponsor:
Organisation:
Position in organisation:
Email address:
Telephone:
Please note that display space is limited so posters selected for display will be selected
against the following criteria:

Clarity and conciseness.

Use of graphs/graphics etc. to inform your work.

Any 'projects' mentioned must still be in operation.

Entries must be received no later than 5.00pm on 31st October 2013

The main body of the abstract must be no more than 500 words in length

As these submissions will be published on the NHS Improving Quality website they must:
o
Be checked for spelling and grammatical errors before submission.
o
Have the permission of the organisations involved to be published.

To comply with best practice, please use plain English and avoid the use of abbreviations.

The winners will be expected to share their experiences and practice to help others learn from
their work.

The judges' decisions will be final.
Appendix A
Poster Format Guidance
1. Size A1 (but no bigger). An A1 poster is 841 x 594 mm
2. Portrait or landscape layout may be used.
3. If you want to use the posters again we would suggest you encapsulate/laminate them to
increase their longevity
4. We require an electronic version of your poster (preferably in a PDF format) that will be
published on the NHS Improving Quality website, and may be used in future work i.e.
publications/presentations.
5. Please remember to gain the permission of the organisations involved to be published.
Some ideas to help with your design






Keep it simple with clarity and conciseness. The key aim is to get your improvement story
across to the audience in an easy to read format
Highlight key outcomes – what is the impact? (Quality / Productivity) Use numbers, tables,
graphs if you can. Graphs of before / after pathways often describe the situation better than
text
include photos to make it eye catching (If appropriate, remember permissions if including
patients)
maybe add in some “quotes”
to comply with best practice, please use plain English and avoid the use of abbreviations
Don’t forget to check for spelling and grammatical errors.
Timescales



Please email your abstract/poster submission by 31st October 2013 to
Suzanne.whyman@nhsiq.nhs.uk.
Successful organisations will be notified by 8th November 2013
If you are selected you will need to email your poster in PDF to
Suzanne.whyman@nhsiq.nhs.uk and bring your printed copy of the poster on the day with
you. Please note that posters need to be in place before the start of the conference so ensure
the person bringing them arrives no later than 9.30 am