The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) through the National Reporting and Learning Service (NRLS) is offering an annual prize for junior doctors practising in the United Kingdom (foundation year one up to specialist registrar level) on patient safety.
Three prizes will be awarded at the annual Patient Safety Congress. The winner will receive £500 and the two runners-up £200 each. The winning entry will also be published in BMJ Careers.
Eligible doctors are encouraged to submit an original essay of up to 2,500 words on “The world of patient safety through the eyes of a junior doctor.’’
The essay must be the doctor’s own work.
The closing date for submission is 15th December 2009.
Please send your essay, by email to Barbara Wilde, PA to Dr Kevin Cleary, Medical Director, NPSA. E-mail address: barbara dot wilde ‘at’ npsa dot nhs dot uk
Filed under: Essay Competitions and Prizes, Foundation Training
