The Quality in Care (QiC) anticoagulation programme is now open for entry to recognise the work carried out by healthcare professionals who improve care for those using anticoagulation therapy in the UK.
The programme is supported in 2015 by Bayer Healthcare, AntiCoagulation Europe (ACE), Stroke Association, Arrhythmia Alliance, Atrial Fibrillation Association and Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity.
The awards presentation will be held on September 10 2015 at 30 Euston Square (Royal College of General Practitioners), London. Last year’s winners included Dr Matthew Fay (pictured), a GP based near Bradford who picked up the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Other winners included East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust, which won Best hospital team of the year; Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and Velindre Cancer Centre, which won Best cross-organisational partnership; and Inspira Health Solutions Ltd and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, which won Anticoagulation innovation of the year.
Annya Stephens-Baol, executive officer at Lifeblood:The Thrombosis Charity, said: “Lifeblood is happy to support the Quality in Care Anticoagulation Programme because it encompasses our objectives of raising awareness of the risks of venous thromboembolism and improving the prevention, management and research of thrombosis.”
The deadline for entries is June 11 and applications can be made at: http://www.qualityincare.org/awards/anticoagulation