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Awards Recognise the Best of UK Healthcare IT And the winners are ...
Excellence in mobile healthcare
South Central Ambulance Service ( SCAS ), Ortivus AB and Quicksilva Limited
Project : Mobile Summary Care Record Access for Ambulances
Best use of IT to support healthcare business efficiency
A project that has given ambulance crews mobile access to summary care records and an App for pelvic floor muscle exercises were among the winning digital health projects recognised at the 10th annual EHI Awards , held in London last month .
The annual black-tie event held at London ’ s prestigious Lancaster Hotel , is the UK ’ s only dedicated awards ceremony to recognise excellence in healthcare IT . With award categories covering health apps to clinical solutions , the night saw representatives from some of the UK ’ s most successful healthcare digital transformation projects collect awards for their ground-breaking work in the sector .
The Journal of mHealth was pleased to be in attendance on the night , for the awards which were presented by well-known comedian Ruby Wax , who has more recently become known for her work to raise awareness of mental health issues . We were similarly proud to be able to support the event as a sponsor for the award for Excellence in mobile healthcare which was won by South Central Ambulance Service ( SCAS ), Ortivus AB and Quicksilva Limited for their Mobile Summary Care Record Access for Ambulances .
Commenting on the night Dave Panther , sales director at the awards organiser Informa , said : " Tonight is about celebrating the fantastic entrants and this year ' s winners for the innovative work they are doing in the healthcare sector ... for the benefit of hospitals , clinicians and most importantly patients ."
The awards are a precursor to the EHI Live 2016 event which will be held in Birmingham on the 1st and 2nd of November . For more information visit ehilive . co . uk •
South West London Pathology and Orion Health
Project : Creating an integrated pathology service for South West London Pathology
Digital NHS trust or health board of the year Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Project : Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust – Roadmap to a Digital Health Enterprise
Best use of technology to share information with patients and carers
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust & Propagator Ltd Project : Squeezy Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise App
Best use of IT to support integrated healthcare services
King ’ s Health Partners and Lambeth and Southwark NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups
Project : Joining up patient care in Lambeth and Southwark
Excellence in healthcare business analytics Wrightington , Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust Project : Reducing clinical variation through new insights
Best use of IT to support clinical treatment and care University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Project : My medical record
The CCIO award for clinical informatics leadership
Dr Masood Nazir , GP and chief clinical information officer at NHS Birmingham CrossCity CCG
Best use of IT to promote patient safety NHS Fife Project : A Scottish first in patient safety
Healthcare IT product innovation
Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation , University of Leeds and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ; Institute of Applied Health Research , University of Birmingham ; ResearchOne , TPP ; SystmOne , TPP ; Faculty of Health Studies , University of Bradford
Project : Development , validation and implementation of an electronic Frailty Index
The Journal of mHealth
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