Five initiatives across Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been shortlisted for awards in this year’s HSJ Patient Safety Awards, which recognises safety, culture and positive experience in patient care, celebrating its worthy finalists on a national scale.
A record-breaking 515 entries were received for the Awards, with 209 organisations, projects and individuals making it to the final shortlist – with the Trust named in five categories:
- Community Care Initiative of the Year - Lancashire Community Healthcare Hub - Finney House
- Developing a Positive Safety Culture Award - Always Safety First
- Improving Medicines Safety Award - Reducing Medication Omissions
- Patient Safety in Elective Recovery Award - Tell People Quickly that They Don't Have Cancer
- Quality Improvement Initiative of the Year - Microsystem Coaching to Improve Patient Safety
The HSJ Patient Safety Awards acknowledges the hard-working teams and individuals across the UK who are continually striving to deliver improved patient care.
Of the 24 categories, three are new for 2023, representing some of the recent initiatives and current focus areas within the NHS. These comprise the award for staff wellbeing initiative of the year; safety improvement through technology award; and urgent and emergency care safety initiative of the year
The judging panel was made up of a diverse range of highly influential and respected figures within the healthcare community.
Following the thorough judging process to date, the Trust was shortlisted in five categories, ahead of the official awards ceremony to be held later this year in Manchester (September 18). The Awards are a highlight of the HSJ’s annual 2-day Patient Safety Congress (taking place on 18 & 19 September), where delegates working at the forefront of safety, quality and clinical excellence will come together to join in with open and honest discussions about the current reality of safety.
At this first stage of judging, the shortlist was set against three clear criteria; clinical and specialist excellence; enacting organisation-wide change and service/system innovation.
Trust Chief Executive Kevin McGee said: “This is such exciting news –we never underestimate the impact and positive ‘boost’ that being shortlisted for an HSJ Patient Safety Award will bring to our wider team and colleagues.
“It’s well known within our sector that the HSJ awards programme is a high profile and hugely respected platform to showcase the work and achievements of the many healthcare professionals who enter, and we’re delighted to have been recognised on this prestigious shortlist for a 2023 Patient Safety Award. We hope this success might also inspire other colleagues to consider submitting their projects, too!”
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan, adds: “As always, it’s a pleasure at this stage of our lengthy judging process, to be able to offer my congratulations to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, as the shortlisted finalists are revealed for this years’ HSJ Patient Safety Awards.
“Every one of the projects, Trusts, teams and individuals who entered this year have truly demonstrated their skills in setting – and delivering – the highest of standards in healthcare excellence, presenting our venerable panel of judges with some difficult decisions.
“I’m looking forward to welcoming our finalists to the awards ceremony in September, where we’ll have a fantastic opportunity to come together and celebrate some really impressive achievements, whilst sharing experiences, best practice and learning from our colleagues working in a diverse range of roles across the healthcare sector.”
The full list of finalists for the 2023 HSJ Patient Safety Awards can be found here: awards.patientsafetycongress.co.uk/shortlist-2023
Winners will be announced during the awards ceremony at Manchester Central, on September 18 2023.
