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4-5 CONNECT ISSUE 20
Hospital Heroes
More than 250 people celebrated staff success and
achievements at this year’s Hospital Heroes ceremony.
The event took place at Southampton’s Novotel, and began with an inspirational talk on teamwork
by Sarah Webb. Sarah is a double Olympic gold medal winner, sailing for Great Britain in the
yngling events at Athens and Beijing. Congratulations to all the winners, runners up and nominees.
GOING FOR GOLD
This award recognised a team that is working
towards giving our patients a world-class service.
section of laboratory medicine
The team were nominated for their outstanding
performance measuring Antithrombin, an
enzyme that helps to prevent thrombosis, and
HbF (foetal haemoglobin). Their high standard
of service was demonstrated when they were awarded two gold
medals by the Central Quality Assurance Scheme.
Runner-up: Simulated patient team
WINNER Haemostasis and special techniques
Also nominated:
Bramshaw Women’s Unit nurses
Clinical site management team
Clinical skills
Paediatric oncology
Paediatric radiology
Taplins nursery
SERVICE IMPROVEMENT
This award was for a team which has changed the way they work
or introduced new systems or roles that have made a difference to
patients, or made team working more effective.
This team introduced a new drug for use when
patients are having complex wound dressing
changes, following a project to rationalise
treatment options. Patients’ pain is now better
controlled, with fewer side effects. Complex
wound dressings therefore take less time and
patient satisfaction and dignity has increased.
Runner-up: Environmental monitoring team
WINNER Acute pain team
Also nominated:
Critical care technologists (neurosciences)
Cytology department
Emergency department
F6 day of surgery
GREEN TEAM
Two awards celebrated teams who have
shown the greatest commitment to waste
segregation and recycling.
imaging
Recycling: F7
WINNER Waste segregation: Cross sectional
Hydrotherapy outpatients
Laboratory medicine
Respiratory centre
Service improvement team
EDUCATION & TRAINING
This award was open to any member of staff or team who used
education and training to make a significant difference to improving
service delivery.
Isabella has developed a number of training
courses which have resulted in safer care for
critically ill patients and ensured staff have the
necessary skills to provide the best possible
care to patients.
Runner-up: Cheryl Venn, lead practice
educator, acuity
WINNER Isabella Lally, senior nurse, critical care
Also nominated:
Debbie Wright, oncology pharmacist Obs and gynae practice educators
INFECTION PREVENTION
GOING
FOR
GOLD
This award recognised the team that is judged to be the “most
improved” area for hand hygiene and infection prevention and control.
Caroline has provided strong, effective leadership
on practice change. The team took part in
groundbreaking work with infection prevention to
video critique and review hand hygiene opportunities
during peri-operative anaesthetic practice.
Runner-up: Maggie Tomascak and the
neonatal unit
WINNER Caroline Marshall and the anaesthetic team
Also nominated:
Sarah Hearn and Neuro ICU Lisa Sheppard and Ward E5
DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR
This award was selected from the department of the month winners
throughout the year, which has a different theme each month.
WINNER G7
CHIEF
EXECUTIVE’S
AWA
This ward managed to maintain a high
level of patient experience and staff morale
during a period of ward redevelopment
and refurbishment. The staff worked hard
to minimise the effect of the works on their
patients.
Runner-up: Dietetics and nutrition
Also nominated:
Cardiac outpatients
Medicine for older people unit
Mortuary team
Ward D7
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