WINNER: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board: The NHS Wales University Eye Care Centre 

The treatment of ophthalmic patients is a perfect storm, say organisers, with an acute sector that simply does not have the capacity to treat effectively the ageing population and the 7 per cent of citizens with diabetes, unless treated timely will cause irreversible harm to their sight.

The footprint of the Eye Care Outpatients Suite in the University Hospital of Wales is simply not able to be expanded to support the needed throughput of patients. A major strategic re-think and a 100-day challenge in May 2021 with Cardiff University led to the opening of the NHS Wales University Eye Care in September 2021.

Read a detailed case study about this project at HSJ Solutions

Highly commended

  • Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust: Digital Champions Training Programme

Finalists

  • DigitalHealth.London, operated by the Health Innovation Network with the support of partners including CW Innovation, Boehringer Ingelheim and many others: Digital Fellowship programmes - Empowering NHS Staff to Lead Digital Transformation
  • Guy’s and St Thomas’ FT, Department of Clinical Scientific Computing: Fellowships in Clinical Artificial Intelligence
  • Manchester University FT: Promoting Digital Literacy Through Staff Engagement at Manchester Royal Infirmary
  • NHS England and The Shuri Network: Digital Fellowships for BAME Nurses and Midwives
  • North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System: AHSN Digital Champions Programme
  • South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance & Howbeck Healthcare: HOW2 – Providing Online Training to Maximise the Use of Digital Solutions in Primary Care
  • Surrey and Borders Partnership FT: Behind Every Product is a Person

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Winners of first HSJ Digital Awards revealed