South West SAPC Conference 2026 Event

Time:

Date:

2026-03-05 12:00:00 2026-03-06 13:00:00

Venue:

Leonardo Royal Hotel, Southampton Grand Harbour, West Quay Road, Southampton SO15 1AG

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We do hope that you enjoyed the South West SAPC 2026 conference in Southampton 5-6 March.

You can watch our conference video, it is only 2 minutes and we hope it gives you a flavour of the event including the hotel, presentations, posters, prizes and conference dinner.

South West SAPC 2026 conference video.

South West SAPC 2026 Southampton prize winners

Best Abstract - Pradeep Virdee

Best ECR/Student Abstract - Aman Jat

Best Academic Poster - Tomasina Oh

Best ECR/Student Poster - Sara Eddy

Delegates choice - Best Poster - Katie Gibbs

Delegates choice - Highly Commended Poster - Bo Adam

Congratulations to all winners!

Event details

South West SAPC 2026 Committees

With many thanks to all involved in planning and organising South West SAPC 2026. Details of all our committee members.

Conference information

South West SAPC Conference 2026 Programme

Conference abstract booklet

Conference dinner menu

Venue Floor Plan

Walkthrough video

Take a look around our venue for the South West SAPC Conference 2026 with our Walkthrough video to prepare you for the event.

Walk the walls map

Our plenary speakers

Thursday 5th March plenary speaker: Dr Manbinder Sidhu

Keynote title: The Key Realities and “Truths” of At-Scale Primary Care

Dr Manbinder Sidhu is an Associate Professor at the Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) and Co-Director of the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded BRACE Rapid Evaluation Centre at the University of Birmingham. His research interests focus on evaluating primary care policy, the development of new models of integrated care in the UK, and the role of learning networks and communities of practice to bring change in clinical practice.

Friday 6th March plenary speaker: Dr Jessica Watson

Keynote title: Inclusive Digital Health? Making Blood Test Results Accessible for All

Dr Jessica Watson is a GP and Consultant Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol. She also chairs the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT). Jessica’s research uses a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods to answer questions about when doctors should use blood tests, how they should interpret results, and how to share information about tests with patients. Three of her publications have featured in the British Journal of General Practice 'Top 10' papers.

Should you have any questions please contact sapcsw2026@soton.ac.uk