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About Practice Review Awards

The purpose of the Irish College of GPs Practice Review Awards is to highlight the high-quality, innovative leadership that GPs demonstrate in their day-to-day practice. The awards harness a sense of pride and appreciation for the enormous work being done at the frontline of general practice and help us demonstrate the value of the work GPs and their teams do every day.

We invite GPs to share their stories of the practical, novel practice review initiatives that you have introduced in practices across Ireland. Through the awards, we aim to share our learning experiences and demonstrate how simple measures can improve the care we deliver to patients. Projects should demonstrate a practice review initiative across any aspect of general practice. Some examples are outlined below. We invite you to share your experience with your peers by submitting initiatives using the short entry form below.

Examples of Practice Review Initiatives

    • Have you improved your appointment system?
    • Did you develop a novel recall system for your vaccination campaign?
    • Did you/your team develop an improved system for providing blood test results?
    • Have you introduced measures to improve prescribing in your practice?
    • Have you improved CDM reviews with your patients?
    • Did you introduce a practice review initiative to improve your patients' clinical care?
    • Have you introduced a reminder on your software system to reduce the risk of error? For example, are you highlighting patients with Chronic Kidney Disease?
    • Have you added a message to your prescriptions when you have stopped a drug to notify the pharmacist?
    • How did you engage the practice team/patients and lead in the implementation of the solution?
    • How can we sustain improvements to improve healthcare?

How to enter

Please read the terms and conditions and complete the application form below. The closing date for entries is Friday, 20 March 2026. Entries must be submitted as a Word document. 

file download icon Practice Review Awards 2026 Terms & Conditions

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 file download icon Practice Review Awards - Application Form

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Prize

Winning projects will receive a generous prize and a doctor's bag trophy to be displayed in the practice. Finalists should be available to attend the Irish College of GPs annual conference in person on Saturday, 25th April 2026. Winners will be featured in Forum, the journal of the Irish College of GPs, and via the College's communications channels.

Previous Winners

Browse through below previous recipients of the Quality and Safety in Practice Awards, and their successful quality improvement initiatives.