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Health trust shortlisted for awards

Posted onPosted on 4th Apr
Health trust shortlisted for awards

An innovative new system that is helping King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, to cut the number of unnecessary admissions and get elderly and vulnerable patients back home quickly has been shortlisted for a national Patient Safety Award.

The new communication system, developed by Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust, which runs the hospital, Nottinghamshire Health Informatics Service (NHIS) and Nottinghamshire County Council, allows staff working in the emergency department at the hospital to have access to some key aspects of information held on Nottinghamshire County Council’s adult social care electronic records, once a patient has consented to information being shared.

A secure connection between Sherwood Forest Hospitals and the council enables emergency department staff to see whether a social care package is in place for a patient so that they can make a more informed decision about whether the patient can be sent home safely, whatever the time of day, knowing that the right care and support is in place.

Previously, staff had to rely on asking a social care worker to look up the person on the social care system, which was more time-consuming and not possible out of office hours.

The programme has been shortlisted in the product or innovation category of the awards, which recognise and reward outstanding practice within the NHS and independent healthcare organisations.

A second Sherwood Forest Hospitals improvement initiative has also been shortlisted in the perioperative and surgical care category.

The new initiative helps patients with, or at risk of, obstructive sleep apnoea, a potentially serious sleep disorder that causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start during sleep.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Monday, 9th July.

Last month the NewsJournal reported that the trust has been shortlisted in five categories in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Value Awards.

Chief executive of Sherwood Forest Hospitals, Richard Mitchell, said: “I am very proud of our teams that have, once again, been shortlisted for such prestigious healthcare awards.
“Being a finalist for these awards recognises our teams’ commitment to improving safety and efficiency in healthcare and leading the way in best practice.”