Five entries shortlisted for top awards
06/03/2018
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Five teams of staff from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are in the running to win a prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Value Award.
They have all made the shortlist for the prestigious national awards which recognise and reward outstanding efficiency and improvement by the NHS.
A partnership between the Trust, Oxford University's Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Drayson Health has been shortlisted in two categories:
System for Electronic Notes Documentation (SEND) (pictured)
This iPad-based patient record system means clinical staff use computer tablet technology to record and evaluate patients' vital signs. It has standardised the recognition of deteriorating patients so that staff are alerted earlier and patients can receive the treatment they need as quickly as possible. SEND is shortlisted in the 'Use of IT to drive value in clinical services' category.
GDm-Health
This smartphone app enables pregnant women with diabetes to manage their condition during their pregnancy by connecting to their glucose monitors and automatically collecting blood glucose readings so that clinical staff can review the readings and provide feedback. Previously women would have had to keep a written diary and attend regular hospital clinics. The app has been tried and tested by more than 1,000 pregnant women and has reduced hospital visits by a quarter. GDm-Health is shortlisted in the 'Improving value through better diabetes care' category.
The other three Oxford University Hospitals entries shortlisted for the HSJ Value Awards are:
Our Procurement and Supply Chain team's work in partnership with clinical teams to improve efficiency - 'Improving value through innovative financial management or procurement' category
The Future Leaders Programme, a year-long programme to develop the leadership and quality improvement skills of newly appointed consultants - 'Training and development' category
The Hospital Energy Project to remove old boilers from the Churchill and John Radcliffe hospitals and replace them with a new energy and heating infrastructure to cut the Trust's CO2 output by 10,000 tonnes per year - 'Value and improvement in facilities and estates management' category
The full HSJ Value Awards shortlist is available at https://value.hsj.co.uk/2018-shortlist - the winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Manchester on 7 June 2018.