Seven NOA member organisations are in the running for major awards. The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS FT, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS FT, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS FT, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS FT, Hillingdon Hospital NHS FT, Barts Health NHS Trust and North Bristol NHS Trust are all finalists at this year’s Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards, recognising their outstanding contribution to healthcare. The categories NOA members are shortlisted in are:
Acute or Specialist Service Redesign Initiative – North/Midlands/East
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS FT, Improving outcome after rib fracture
Acute or Specialist Trust of the Year
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS FT
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS FT
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS FT
Community or Primary Care Service Redesign – London and the South
Hillingdon Health and Care Partners (a partnership which includes NOA member, Hillingdon Hospital NHS FT), HHCP Care Connection Team: Integrated primary and community care team
Digitising Patient Services Initiative
Barts Health NHS Trust and Explain My Procedure, Animation Supported Consent
HSJ Partnership of the year
PwC and North Bristol NHS Trust, Digitally Enabling Patient Flow
Military and Civilian Health Partnership Award
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT, Veteran Awareness Initiative
Primary Care Innovation of the Year
Hillingdon Health and Care Partners (a partnership which includes NOA member, Hillingdon Hospital NHS FT), HHCP Care Connection Team: Integrated Primary and Community Care Team
Reservist Support Initiative Award
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals FT, Newcastle Hospitals – Forces Friendly
Staff Engagement Award
North Bristol Trust, Empowering our Frontline Staff to Lead
System Leadership Initiative of the Year
Hillingdon Health and Care Partners (a partnership which includes NOA member, Hillingdon Hospital NHS FT), HHCP Care Connection Team: Integrated Primary and Community Care Team
Ann Hoey, Deputy Director of the NOA said, “Huge congratulations are extended on behalf of the NOA to all of our member organisations shortlisted in the HSJ awards. This list is a testament to the calibre of organisations we work with across the alliance and we look forward to continuing to give them all a platform to share best practice and provide high quality care for patients. Congratulations also to the Getting It Right First Time team whom we work with closely on several projects, for their nomination in the Military and Civilian Health Partnership Category. We wish everyone the very best of luck.”
The full list of nominees for the 2019 HSJ Awards can be found here: https://awards.hsj.co.uk/2019-shortlist. Winners will be selected ahead of the 2019 HSJ Awards ceremony, which is due to be held at the Battersea Evolution Centre, London on 6 November, 2019.