Walton Centre wins prestigious HSJ Award for its specialist rehab service

The winners of the 2015 HSJ Awards were announced on 18 November at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.

The Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards, is the largest celebration of healthcare excellence in the UK, highlighting the most innovative and successful people and projects in the sector.

The awards were created in 1981 to recognise, on a national platform, the projects and initiatives that deliver healthcare excellence and innovation. By shining a spotlight on cutting-edge innovations and best practice, the awards give impetus to improving the quality of health care in the UK.

After review by esteemed judging panels, made up of senior and influential figures from the health sector, The Walton Centre Foundation Trust won in recognition of their outstanding work.

From the judges:

The winner has an inspiring approach to coordinating specialist rehabilitation across multiple providers. The judges were impressed that the project is based on patient needs and showed impressive outcomes for very vulnerable group of patients.

Alastair McLellan, Editor, HSJ, said:

“The entries to this year’s HSJ Awards grew by 20% with the 23 categories receiving an average 70 entries each. There is not a similar healthcare awards the world over which is so fiercely contested. Now, more than ever, we must work harder to encourage, recognise and celebrate excellence in the NHS. The service has chosen the HSJ Awards as the vehicle for this mission. We are very proud of that and of all our shortlisted and winning entrants”.

Now in its 34^rthyear, the 2015 event saw a record number of entries, with over 600 different organisations entering.

The full list of winners can be found below.

For more information on the HSJ Awards go to http://www.hsjawards.co.uk

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Notes to Editors

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only hospital trust in the UK specialising in neurology, neurosurgery and pain services. Although the majority of patients come from Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales, Lancashire and the Isle of Man, for some specialist treatments of complex disorders we see patients from all parts of the country, referred by their GPs or other neurologists, neurosurgeons and pain clinicians.

For more information please visit: http://www.thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk/

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Full list of winners:

 

 

Category	HSJ Style
Acute Sector Innovation	University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust
Acute, Community and/or Primary Care Services Redesign	The Dudley Group Foundation Trust
Board Leadership	Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust
CCG Commissioning for Carers	Guildford and Waverley Clinical Commissioning Group, East Surrey Clinical Commissioning Group & Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group
Chief Executive of the Year	Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Foundation Trust
Clinical Commissioning Group of the Year	Sandwell and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group
Clinical Leader of the Year	Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust
Clinical Research Impact	Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust
Compassionate Patient Care	South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Enhancing Care by Sharing Data and Information	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust
Improved Partnerships between Health and Local Government	Leeds North Clinical Commissioning Group
Improving Care with Technology	Portsmouth Hospitals Trust
Improving Environmental and Social Sustainability	University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust
Improving Outcomes through Learning and Development	Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
Innovation in Mental Health	Haringey Adolescent Outreach Team at Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust and Partners
Most Effective Adoption and Diffusion of Best Practice	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust
Patient Safety	West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust
Primary Care Innovation	Halton Clinical Commissioning Group and Wellbeing Enterprises CIC
Provider Trust of the Year	Birmingham Children's Hospital Foundation Trust
Rising Star	Royal Devon and Exeter Trust
Specialised Services Redesign	The Walton Centre Foundation Trust
Staff Engagement	East London Foundation Trust
Using Technology to Improve Efficiency	Modality Partnership
Workforce	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust