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National Improvement Conference 2026 - resources

Useful improvement resources from the conference

13 March 2026

"Whether you joined us online or in person at the National improvement conference, or are just curious about the content, we've brought together all the resources on this page so that we can make the learning as accessible as possible to all... enjoy, and hope it brings you inspiration!"
Prof Amar Shah, National Clinical Director for improvement, England

NHS IMPACT hosted its second National Improvement Conference in March, this time in partnership with NHS Confederation and NHS Providers.

We welcomed over 200 improvers to the in person event in London, with a further 400 joining our livestream option on the day.

We are delighted to share outputs and resources from the day, including recordings from the livestream sessions, which will be added soon.

Keynote speaker - Pedro Delgado

Pedro Delgado, Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

keynote speech slides - pedro_delgado.pdf

Watch Pedro Delgado's session

Keynote speaker - Dr Amina Aitsi-Selmi

Dr. Amina Aitsi-Selmi, Leadership Advisory

Watch Dr Amina Aitsi-Selmi's session

Masterclass - Adam Sewell-Jones

Adam Sewell-Jones, Chief Executive Officer, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

masterclass slides - adam_sewell-jones.pdf

Watch Adam Sewell-Jones' session

Masterclass: Dr Ailsa Brotherton

Dr Ailsa Brotherton, Improvement Director for NHS Impact and Executive Director of Improvement, Research and Innovation, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

masterclass slides-professor_ailsa_brotherton.pdf

Quality Safety Research Paper mentioned in Ailsa's slides

Watch Dr Ailsa Brotherton's session

As part of the conference, we asked people to submit posters to share an example of improvement work that they were proud of, or to describe their organisational improvement journey.

There were votes on the day for the posters to win a National Improvement Award:

The people's choice winner, voted by the delegates, was Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust.

The winner of the National Improvement Award chosen by NHS IMPACT, was Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust:

Here is a downloadable repository of all the posters, which demonstrates the real depth and rigour of improvement work that is now happening across all parts of the health and care system, in all areas of the country.

Improvement Conference Posters 2026

More useful resources from the conference:

breakout session - Q - skills_for_collaborative_change_.pdf

masterclass slides - nhs_england.pdf

Watch NHS England's session

Pedro Delgado, Vice President of Institute for Healthcare Improvement, gives our first keynote speech of the day.
(included in livestream)
Mainstage:
Embedding a QMS and what this means in practice - Adam Sewell-Jones, chief executive officer, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
World Cafes:
Breakout 1 - Partnership and co-production
Breakout 2 and 3 - Capability culture and leadership
Breakout 4 - Data, measurement and digital
Mainstage:
Measuring impact - Dr Ailsa Brotherton, Executive Director of
Improvement, Research and Innovation, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
(included in livestream)
World cafés:
Breakout room 1: Equity, anti-racism and Inclusion
Breakout room 2&3: Capability culture and leadership
Breakout 4: Pathway, flow & operational performance
Networking lunch and guided walk - meet in the reception at 1.10pm for the walk and see below for the map:
Dr Amina Aitsi-Selmi, Leadership Advisor, gives our second keynote speech of the day - Creating tomorrow when today is uncertain.
(included in livestream)
Mainstage:
Co-production and improvement with Helen Lee, Experience of
Care Lead and Cristina Serrão - National Lived Experience Ambassador
(included in livestream)
Breakout rooms:
Breakout rooms smile 1, 2 and 3: Poster presentation
Breakout room smile 4: Skills for collaborative change
Canteen area: Improvement career pathways
Mainstage panel and live podcast: Penny Pereira, Caroline Clarke, David Fillingham, Rich Amos
(included in livestream)

National Improvement Conference 2026 - resources

"Whether you joined us online or in person at the National improvement conference, or are just curious about the content, we've brought together all the resources on this page so that we can make the learning as accessible as possible to all... enjoy, and hope it brings you inspiration!"

Prof Amar Shah, National Clinical Director for improvement, England

Keynote speaker - Pedro Delgado

Watch Pedro Delgado's session

Keynote speaker - Dr Amina Aitsi-Selmi

Watch Dr Amina Aitsi-Selmi's session

Masterclass - Adam Sewell-Jones

Watch Adam Sewell-Jones' session

Masterclass: Dr Ailsa Brotherton

Watch Dr Ailsa Brotherton's session

More useful resources from the conference:

Watch NHS England's session

Mainstage:

World Cafes:

Mainstage:

World cafés:

Mainstage:

Breakout rooms:

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