Winner

Definition Health and Royal Surrey Foundation Trust

Use Of A Total Digital Surgery Tool To Improve Prehabilitation Of Patients And Increase Effectiveness Of Surgery Pathways Within Hospitals

Definition Health and Royal Surrey Foundation Trust’s partnership has demonstrated the importance of digital transformation in elective care. Using an end-to-end digital surgical pathway that supports patients from the moment they are referred for surgery through pre-op assessment and then into the post-discharge phase when they have returned home. Definition Health offers an innovative approach to patients’ healthcare journeys through its web-based apps, the technology refocusing the surgical pathway around the patient, to avoid unnecessary appointments and cancellations. This end-to-end approach results in better patient outcomes, cost savings, increased efficiency and hospital capacity. The judges were impressed by the way that the voices of the patient, staff and overall service could be heard throughout the presentation for this entry. The impact of this initiative is evident and the judges felt that there is potential for further deployment.

Highly commended: Vision RT and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton FT- Implementing Tattooless Radiotherapy Treatment Using Surface Guided Radiotherapy

Finalists:

  • Chiesi, Leicestershire and Rutland LPC and University Hospitals of Leicester Trust: Take Air Inhaler Recycling Scheme
  • getUBetter, NHS South West London and South West London ICS: A Healthtech Partnership - Meeting The Needs Of Patients, Clinicians And The Health System Across An ICS
  • Gilead Sciences, CGL, Forward Trust, Humankind, NHS APA, Turning Point, WDP, We Are With You, NHS England and the Hepatitis C Trust: Cross-Provider Data Analysis To Drive National, Regional And Service Level Prioritisation Of Hepatitis C Elimination Efforts Across Drug Treatment Services
  • Inspira Health, Medtronic, Manchester University FT, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital FT, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, Kettering General Hospital FT and University Hospitals Plymouth Trust: Primary Care Heart Failure Service
  • KFM, SLE and Vanguard: The UK’s First Fully Crash Tested Transport Trolley For Critically Ill Neonates
  • Limbic and Surrey and Borders Partnership FT: Using An AI Chatbot To Help People Access Mental Health Support, Enhancing Patient Experience And Supporting Service Efficiency
  • Locum’s Nest and Mid and South Essex FT: Herculean Medical Bank Transformation During One Of The Biggest NHS Trust Mergers
  • Medefer and Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust: Innovation And Resilience Through Virtual Outpatient Services In Gastroenterology
  • Medefer and the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance: Targeted Prostate Check
  • NHS Professionals International and Pan Mersey: Innovation In International Recruitment

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Winners of the 2023 HSJ Awards revealed