NEWS
RELEASE
2018 HSJ
Awards Finalists Announced
The finalists for the 2018 HSJ Awards – the world’s largest
healthcare awards programme – have been announced today, following an
exhaustive judging programme that included an additional stage to provide a new level
of rigour, checks and balances. This new procedure also means that all 1,500
entrants will receive written feedback on their award submissions.
During the judging process it became apparent that an exceptional
number of high quality entries have been submitted for the Acute or Specialist
Services Redesign and Community or Primary Care Services Redesign categories,
therefore HSJ have decided to split the awards using regional boundaries to
ensure all those worthy of recognition are not passed over. This adjustment of
the categories means a total of 26 winners will be announced at the finalists’
awards ceremony at the Intercontinental London, The O2 on 21 November.
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan said: “In this historic year for the
NHS we were inundated with applications demonstrating continued determination
to deliver first class healthcare, harnessing the latest innovations while
ensuring value for money. The quality was of such a level that we took the
unprecedented decision to regionalise two of the categories to ensure due
recognition.
“The HSJ Awards continue to be the gold standard awards programme
in healthcare, giving a boost to teams and organisations through improved
morale and assisting with efforts to secure support for projects. Each winner
serves as an inspiration to organisations up and down the country, spurring
teams to improve and adapt best practices.”
The shortlisted organisations will now complete presentations and
interviews to a specific judging panel made up of senior and influential
figures from the health sector.
The 2018 HSJ Awards come as the NHS marks its
70th birthday, providing the opportunity to celebrate those who continue to
innovate and drive forward improvements in healthcare, delivering quality outcomes
for patients, while ensuring the best in value and effectiveness. GRI
(previously known as de Poel health+care) are the headline sponsor of this
acknowledged annual benchmark of healthcare excellence.
The full list of finalists for the 2018 HSJ Awards can be found
on
https://awards.hsj.co.uk/2018-shortlist.
ENDS
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ABOUT HSJ:
HSJ is the
only title to cover all aspects of publicly funded healthcare, providing news,
analysis, best practice information and advice from the most powerful people in
health, for the most powerful people in health.
The HSJ audience is
formed of healthcare leaders from both clinical and non-clinical backgrounds
and both public and private sectors.
HSJ is an
intelligence and premium events service which unites healthcare leaders with
their peers through online, mobile, social media and face to face at awards
ceremonies, conferences and bespoke events.
ABOUT HSJ AWARDS PROGRAMMES:
HSJ has four major annual award programmes which celebrate
excellence across every area of the NHS:
HSJ Awards
The most coveted accolade in UK healthcare the
HSJ Awards is the largest annual benchmarking and recognition programme for the
health sector. The finalists and winners represent the best in healthcare
excellence.
Partnership Awards
When the NHS works with the private sector it is
much more than a transactional relationship. The Partnership Awards celebrate
the people and businesses promoting joint working and supplier innovation to
deliver better and more cost-effective patient care.
Value Awards
Excellence in procurement, financial management
and driving value helps the NHS serve patients. The Value Awards recognises
achievements in improved efficiency that also benefit the patient.
Patient Safety Awards
Recognising the hardworking staff of the NHS the
Patient Safety Awards represents innovative projects, dedicated people and
organisations committed to improving the experience of patients in their care.
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