Winners of Health Business Awards announced

 The winners and commended organisations in the 2022 Health Business Awards sponsored by Honeywell Commercial Security were announced live online on December 15th by awards host Jeff Brazier.

The Hospital Building award, sponsored by Honeywell Commercial Security, is made to the new hospital building project that raises the standard of the healthcare environment and demonstrates value for money and project management excellence. This year it was awarded to Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust - Heatherwood Hospital. Designed to reflect its woodland surroundings, sustainability was a fundamental part of the Heatherwood hospital’s design. The new £100 million building features state of the art laminar flow operating theatres, 48 in-patient beds, two endoscopy suites and six dedicated ‘eye rooms’.

The Hospital Security Award, also sponsored by Honeywell Commercial Security recognises hospitals that have made significant steps towards a safer environment for patients and workers through the implementation of a security policy which incorporates the latest advancements in CCTV, access control and other monitoring technologies. The 2022 winner was Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Trust. At the height of the pandemic in 2020, The Trust’s security team began the modernisation of its video network. Camera feeds are now easily accessible from a single cloud-managed software platform, so designated staff can view, archive, and share footage quickly and easily from any web browser or mobile device. Alongside the physical security of patients, the system prioritises the protection of sensitive patient data.

The Covid Response Award was awarded to the Virtual Hospital Model at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. To prevent Watford General Hospital from becoming overwhelmed by the pandemic, the Trust established the UK’s first virtual hospital model in 2020. It has since expanded to care for heart and respiratory conditions, with nearly 300 patients having now been seen.

The Sustainable Hospital Award was given to the Field of Dreams PV initiative at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. During the Summer, Hull University Teaching Hospitals’ ‘Field of Dreams’ solar power initiative saves the Trust around £250,000 per month and enabled Castle Hill Hospital to become the first in the UK to be completely powered by its own renewable energy. The trust, which also runs Hull Royal Infirmary, is now planning to replace 20,000 lights across both sites and install heat pumps to cut costs further.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was the winner of the Outstanding Achievement in Healthcare award and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust won the Healthcare IT Award.

Other winners include NHS South, Central and West for Innovation in Mental Health, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board for NHS Collaboration and East London NHS Foundation Trust for Patient Data.

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