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Health Business Awards 2009 winners announced
The winners of the 2009 Health Business Awards, held at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on December 10th, and presented by BBC News' Nicholas Owen, have been announced.
With the national media all too quick to focus on the perceived failings in the NHS, the HB Awards concentrates on the many examples of innovation, dedication and teamwork that are evident since the NHS transformation began in 1997. The Awards recognise and celebrate the significant contributions made each year by NHS Trusts and the individuals they employ. The following organisations have been recognised for their achievements in various areas of NHS operation.
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HEALTHCARE
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Winner: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Commended: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
TELEHEALTH AWARD
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Winner: Orchard Medical Centre/South Gloucestershire PCT
Commended: Dudley Primary Care Trust
Nottingham City NHS Primary Care Trust
HOSPITAL CLEANING AWARD
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Winner: Barnsley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Commended: Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Trust
SUSTAINABLE HOSPITAL AWARD
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Winner: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Commended: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
AIR AMBULANCE TRUST AWARD
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Winner: Wales Air Ambulance
Commended: Devon Air Ambulance
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust
East Anglian Air Ambulance
Midlands Air Ambulance
HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT AWARD
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Winner: Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Commended: Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
NHS PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
Winner: Act F.A.S.T. Stroke awareness Campaign
Commended: Catch it. Bin it. Kill it - Swine Flu Campaign
NHS Leicester City - Teenage pregnancy viral campaign
HOSPITAL PROCUREMENT AWARD
Winner: Healthcare Purchasing Consortium
Commended: PRO-CURE Collaborative Procurement Hub
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber Commercial Procurement Collaborative
HOSPITAL CATERING AWARD
Winner: County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Commended: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
HOSPITAL SECURITY AWARD
Winner: Mersey Care NHS Trust
Commended: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
AMBULANCE TRUST OF THE YEAR
Winner: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Commended: North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
HEALTHCARE IT AWARD
Winner: Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust - National Paediatric Tookit
Commended: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - in-house EDRM system
Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust - Patient Monitoring System
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - PAS system
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust - (EPMA) system
IT INNOVATION AWARD
Winner: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - Speech recognition system
Commended: Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust - Exterity Patient IPTV
NHS Northamptonshire - Server consolidation project
HOSPITAL BUILDING AWARD
Winner: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Commended: St Mary's Hospital, Manchester
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
St Helens Hospital, Merseyside
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Oxford Churchill Hospital
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
The Queen's Centre for Oncology and Haematology at Castle Hill Hospital
Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
For more information
For further information on the Health Business Awards, and to enter online, visit www.hbawards.co.uk
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