Dedicated teams at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) have been shortlisted for multiple prestigious awards.
The PAHT radiology team, who provide a wide range of imaging services across the hospital, were the first to receive their nomination as part of this year’s award season.
The team have been shortlisted for both the Digital Team of the Year Award and Digital Clinical Safety Award categories as part of the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards 2023 for introducing a number of service improvements.
The team were the first in the region to successfully implement an application called MedCurrent Clinical Decisions Support (CDS) iRefer, which supports clinical decision-making for all diagnostic test referrals.
Further improvements include going paperless by introducing a new workflow system and removing paper questionnaires for patients, integrating systems to allow efficient reporting and workflow processes, and moving to artificial intelligence (AI) modules for CT chest analysis, which significantly reduces reporting time for critical scans and increases the accuracy of the assessment.
The team has also moved to using voice recognition software so that secretaries no longer have to type out voice recordings, which has reduced delays in publishing reports.
In addition, the introduction of the new medical photography system has helped to save time and improve patient safety.
To build upon the award nomination success at PAHT, their communications team has been shortlisted for two leading industry awards.
The team support and facilitate the delivery of professional corporate communications to audiences ranging from patients and visitors, people who work at the hospital and to media and stakeholders.
Last year, the team introduced a new publication, which is written by clinical people, for clinical people, and has been shortlisted in the category of Best Publication at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Excellence Awards 2023.
The publication, available both online and in print, aims to further engage and celebrate clinical colleagues, align with the trust’s organisational strategy, raise the profile of PAHT as being a provider of quality care and expertise, highlight successful transformation and recognise clinical expertise and achievements.
To date, the publication has received fantastic feedback from clinical colleagues and has become an established channel for sharing the latest achievements and updates at PAHT.
The communications team have also been shortlisted in the category of In-House PR Team of the Year, for their creativity, responsiveness and the dynamic way in which they have developed the service for people, patients, their families and friends and stakeholders.
A member of the executive team at PAHT has also been shortlisted for an HSJ Award, under the category of Digital Leader of the Year.
Phil Holland, chief information officer, has been shortlisted in recognition of his role in driving forward the digital strategy and new hospital digital strategy at PAHT, which has also been adopted by the national New Hospital Programme.
Lance McCarthy, chief executive at PAHT, said: “I am delighted to see our radiology team, communications team and Phil shortlisted for these accolades – it reflects their dedication and passion.
“They work so hard behind the scenes to deliver seamless and effective services for our patients, visitors and people. They should all be extremely proud of this fantastic achievement.
“The best of luck for the finals and thank you for all that you do.”