Over the past few months, we have been working with our social care colleagues to identify, celebrate and support improvement and innovation across the East Midlands.
In this 60th Anniversary year of the NHS we have the opportunity to reward not only excellence in healthcare and the promotion of good health, but also to reflect and encourage examples of strong partnership working across the voluntary, charity and independent sectors.
The Award categories for this year are wide ranging and reflect the many different ways in which people can contribute to the delivery of the East Midlands five promises:
• Improved health & reduced inequalities
• A better patient experience
• Safety and quality
• Convenient, accessible services
• Value for money
Criteria and Judging
About the Awards
National Awards 2008
We congratulate all the nominated teams in each of the 12 categories at regional and national level. The results of the regional level of the awards were announced at The Awards Ceremony on 30th April 2008 and the Winners of the National Awards were announced at the National Awards ceremony on 1st July 2008.
• Mental Health and Wellbeing
This award will focus on a team or service that has improved the quality of life for people with mental health problems and/or promoted the wellbeing of the general population.
Rethink,
Leicestershire County & Rutland Carers’ Service
The Homeless Mental Health Service,
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Category winner in Regional Awards - ALSO FINALIST IN NATIONAL AWARDS - congratulations
Young People’s Specialist Service,
Derbyshire Mental Health Services NHS Trust
• Leadership for Improvement
This award will recognise excellent leadership approaches or leaders that can demonstrate positive and sustained impact on patients, service users and staff.
The National Endoscopy Team,
NHS East Midlands
Category winner in Regional Awards - ALSO FINALIST IN NATIONAL AWARDS - congratulations
The Hand in Hand Campaign Team,
NHS East Midlands
The DESMOND National Training Team,
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
• Dignity in Care
This award will recognise the importance of treating people with dignity and respect when providing health and social care services.
The Patient Well-Being Champions Team,
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
The In Control Project Team,Northamptonshire County Council
Category winner in Regional Awards - ALSO FINALIST IN NATIONAL AWARDS - congratulations!
The Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment
(ADRT) Project Team,
Derbyshire County PCT
• People’s Experience
This Award will recognise exceptional partnership working between patients/service users and staff in order to transform the experiences of those receiving and providing care.
PALS - Patient Advisory Liaison Service,
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Plastic Surgery Department,
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
The Looked after Children Health Team,
Leicester City PCT
Category winner in Regional Awards - congratulations!
• Service Transformation
This award will recognise a service for patients that has been truly transformed. Transformation does not mean small, incremental changes, it means fundamental change. Typically change that is transformational is wide in its scope and fast in its pace.
The Renal Palliative Care Team,
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
The Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Disorder Centre,
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Category winner in Regional Awards - congratulations!
The Social Inclusion Project,
Turning Point
• Improving Access
This award will focus on services that provide improved access and choice across a range of providers.
The Skin Cancer Team,
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
The Hyper Acute Stroke Teams Direct Access,
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham Emergency Home Care Service,
Nottingham City Council
Category winner in Regional Awards - ALSO FINALIST IN NATIONAL AWARDS - congratulations!
• Improving Health and Reducing Inequalities
This award will recognise projects and programmes which have helped to improve the health and wellbeing of people in disadvantaged areas, thereby reducing inequality.
The SWAN Partnership,
Northamptonshire PCT
Category winner in Regional Awards - ALSO FINALIST IN NATIONAL AWARDS - congratulations!
The Family Nurse Partnership Team,
Derby City PCT
Communities that Work,
Derbyshire County PCT
• Safety in Care
This award will focus on services that can demonstrate significant improvements in safety and/or reliability of care.
The Manual Handling Service,
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
The Haemodialysis Unit,
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Category winner in Regional Awards - ALSO FINALIST IN NATIONAL AWARDS - congratulations!
CATEGORY WINNER IN NATIONAL AWARDS - ANNOUNCED 1ST JULY 2008 - congratulations
The Make Ready Team,
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
• Adopt, Adapt, and Improve
This award recognises that the “answer is already in the system.” It will focus on the successful uptake of appropriately accredited ideas, processes, systems or techniques that have been tried and tested elsewhere in the public, private or voluntary sectors.
The Critical Care Nursing Staff,
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service,
Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT
The Crane Unit,
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Category winner in Regional Awards - congratulations!
• Innovative Information & Communications Technology
This award will recognise the development of an innovative technology that improves the delivery of services for patients, service users or carers.
Leicestershire CareOnLine,
Leicestershire County Council
Category winner in Regional Awards - congratulations!
The Children’s Therapy Team,
Leicester City PCT
ICT Services Communications Team,
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Innovative Health and Social Care Technology
This award will recognise the innovative development or application of information and communications technology that improves the delivery of services for patients, service users or carers.
The Staff Development Team,
Leicestershire County Council
Category winner in Regional Awards - congratulations!
The Acute Team
Nutrition and Dietetic Department,
Nottinghamshire County PCT
The Nutritional Toolkit Team,
Ash Green Learning Disabilities Centre,
Derbyshire County PCT
• Success in Partnership Working
This award will recognise teams who have developed integrated services, which are person-centred and cross professional and organisational boundaries.
Rush 4 Health,
Nottinghamshire County Teaching PCT
Best Beginnings
Derwent Stepping Stones, Derby City PCT
The Early Intervention for Psychosis Service
“The Young Person’s Forum”,
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Category winner in Regional Awards - congratulations!
