Shortlists announced for Lean Healthcare Awards
20th October 2013
The North East Transformation System is again sponsoring the national Lean Healthcare Awards. The North East NHS is again very well represented making up almost a third of all applications. This year, we have twelve of our applications making the shortlist across six categories. Best of luck to all with your upcoming interviews – we hope to see as many of you as possible in the final!
Shortlisted organisations from the North East NHS are:
Embracing Technology
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Introduction of a new, advanced radiotherapy technique for prostate cancer
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust – Mobile Digital Dictation Pilot
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust – Quality Time – Implementing the Electronic Diary
South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust – Electronic Referral and Caseload Scheduling for District Nursing
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust – Streamlining Clinical Staffing to Achieve Financial Efficiencies within a Foundation Hospital Environment through the Use of a Computerised Time and Attendance/eRostering System
Sustained Improvement
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Creating the perfect continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) patient pathway
Improving Services through Training & Development
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Discharge Improvement Workshops
Sharing Best Practice Award Category
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust – Working together to bring out the best Jubilee Day Unit (jdu) and procedure investigation unit (PIU)
North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group – Lean Training in GP Practices
South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group – NHS South Tyneside CCG Quality and Demand Management project
Lean Champion of the Year 2014
North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group
Best Impact on Patient Experience
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust – Gynaelogical Oncology Enhanced Recovery Programme ‘To Site or not to Site?’