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The Excellence in Clinical Audit Awards 2026, part of the national Clinical Audit Awareness Week campaign, celebrated the individuals and teams transforming healthcare through rigorous clinical audit and evidence-informed improvement projects. Discover the winners of each category below:
Strategic Impact Award 2026
This award recognised clinical audits and evidence-informed improvement projects that used healthcare data to support the delivery of national or strategic priorities, including the NHS 10 Year Plan.
- WINNER: Dr Aicha Bouraoui, on behalf of the Adolescent and Young Adult Rheumatology Team, University College London Hospitals
- JOINT RUNNER-UP: Improvement Networks Team, NHS Elect
- JOINT RUNNER-UP: Urology Prostate Cancer Pathway Team, Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (also joint winner of the Evidence into Practice award)
Find out more: Strategic Impact award announcement
Webinar recording where the winning project presented:
Equity and Patient Involvement Award 2026
This award recognised clinical audits and evidence-informed improvement projects that put patients at the centre of care, by effectively engaging them, carers and communities, and/or helping to address healthcare inequalities.
- WINNER: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Link Worker Team, West London NHS Trust (also winner of the Communicating for Impact commendation)
- JOINT RUNNER-UP: National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA), Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, RCPCH (also runner-up of the Use of National Clinical Audit commendation)
- JOINT RUNNER-UP: Dr Hemavathy Palanyiaya and Danielle Ashley, Community Paediatric Team, Mary Sheridan Centre, Evelina Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
- JOINT RUNNER-UP: Dr Claire Stewart, Community Paediatric Team, Mary Sheridan Centre, Evelina Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Find out more here: Equity and Patient Involvement award announcement.
Webinar recording where the winning project presented:
Innovation Award 2026
This award recognised clinical audits and evidence-informed improvement projects that used healthcare data in new or creative ways to improve care.
- WINNER: Data Science and Infection Prevention and Control Team, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- RUNNER-UP: End of Life Care Champions, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust
Find out more here: Innovation award announcement.
Webinar recording where the winning project presented:
Patient Safety Award 2026
This award recognised clinical audits and evidence-informed improvement projects with a primary focus on improving patient safety.
- WINNER: Dermatology Department, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- RUNNER-UP: Rehabilitation Unit, Clayponds Hospital, West London NHS Trust
Find out more here: Patient Safety award announcement.
Webinar recording where the winning project presented:
Evidence into Practice Award 2026
This award recognised clinical audits and evidence-informed improvement projects that resulted in clear and impactful change to the delivery of services.
- JOINT WINNER: Dr Inderpal Singh OBE, Fracture Liaison Service, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (also joint winner of the Use of National Clinical Audit commendation)
- JOINT WINNER: Urology Prostate Cancer Pathway Team, Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (also joint runner-up of the Strategic Impact award)
- RUNNER-UP: Ty Llewelyn Medium Secure Services, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)
Find out more here: Evidence into Practice award announcement.
Webinar recording where the winning project presented:
In addition to the five main award categories above, we awarded two additional commendations:
Use of National Clinical Audit Commendation
Given to projects demonstrating excellence in the use of data from the NCAPOP to deliver improvements in healthcare:
- JOINT WINNER: Dr Inderpal Singh OBE, Fracture Liaison Service, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (also joint winner of the Evidence into Practice award)
- JOINT WINNER: End of Life Care Leadership team, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- RUNNER-UP: National Paediatric Diabetes Audit, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, RCPCH (also joint runner-up of the Equity and Patient Involvement award)
Find out more here: Use of National Clinical Audit commendation announcement.
Communicating for Impact Commendation
Given to projects demonstrating excellence in effective communication of impact.
- WINNER: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Link Worker Team, West London NHS Trust (also winner of the Equity and Patient Involvement award)
- JOINT RUNNER-UP: Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT), hosted by NHS Blood and Transplant
- JOINT RUNNER-UP: Special Care Community Dental Services, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- JOINT RUNNER-UP: NHS Southern Gambling Service (SGS), Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust
Find out more here: Communicating for Impact commendation announcement.
Clinical Audit Awareness Week 2026
Access all the other resources and outputs from Clinical Audit Awareness Week 2026 here.
Past awards
See the past winners of the awards (previously called the Clinical Audit Heroes Awards) here:
