HSRN Events 

19- 20 June 2012, Manchester Central

The Health Services Research Network annual Symposium is the premier knowledge event for health services research. This event brings together presentations and discussions from the leading edge of research. This year, the Symposium will be followed by the NHS Confederation Annual Conference and Exhibition, offering an unparalleled interface between researchers, practitioners, managers and policy makers.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

All those working in the field of health services research and healthcare policy are invited to submit abstracts for presentation and/or poster display.

PRIZES

There is a £250 prize for best research presentation, a £150 prize for best poster display, and authors also have the opportunity to be published in a special supplement of the Journal of Health Services Research and Policy.

The Health Foundation will award a £200 prize for the research that has made the best contribution to the field of Improvement Science.

SUBMISSIONS

Find out more about the abstract call and submission themes in the abstract call flyer. The deadline for submission is 17th February 2012. Please use this abstract submission template as a guide for completing your abstract.

Abstracts must conform to the following requirements and authors must indicate if they wish to submit it for presentation and/or poster display:

• Include a short title (up to 20 words) and the author’s names (asterisk the presenting author)
• Maximum length: 250 words
• Structured: background/objectives, methods, results, implications 
• Include presenting author’s contact details including institution, address, email, telephone and fax

Please send completed abstracts (using the template) to hsrn@nhsconfed.org.

SELECTION

• Abstracts will undergo peer review and successful applications will be included in sessions with distinct themes.
• Authors will be advised in writing of acceptance or non-acceptance of abstracts by March 2012. Accepted abstracts will be published online.
• All presenting authors will have to register and pay for their attendance at the meeting.

If you have any queries, please email John de Pury, Research Networks Manager on john.depury@nhsconfed.org  or call 0207 074 3260.

You can find out more about the Symposium in the event flyer.

Find out more about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities on our latest news page.

View details of all the HSRN's past events.

HSRN Special Interest Groups

To find out more about the HSRNs Special Interest Group (SIG) including past and future events, please view the SIG web pages.

If you are interested in partnering an event with the HSRN, please contact HSRN@nhsconfed.org.