BOB ICB is delighted that the All Age Palliative Care and End of Life team have been shortlisted in the Integrated Care Initiative of the Year category at the 2023 HSJ Awards. The team have been leading the way with All Age Palliative and End of Life Care By Design. In a seamless integration between children's and adult services, the All Age Palliative Care and End of Life team has leveraged available resources to improve access and experience for patients, families and their carers so that all ages can die well.

The HSJ Awards recognises excellence in healthcare. A ‘record-breaking’ 1456 entries have been received for this year’s Awards, with 223 projects and individuals reaching the final shortlist, making it the biggest awards programme in the award’s 43-year history. The high volume and exceptional quality of applications once again mirrors the impressive levels of innovation and care continually being developed within the UK’s healthcare networks. Following the thorough judging process, BOB ICB was shortlisted, ahead of the official awards ceremony to be held later this year (November 16th), with its,  'all-ages by design’ approach to PEoLC in Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire (BOB) ICB’ standing out as a real ‘success story’ worthy of a prized place on the panel’s shortlist.

Rachael Corser, Chief Nursing Officer for BOB ICB commented:

“It’s brilliant news that the outstanding work of the BOB All Age Palliative Care and End of Life team has been recognised through shortlisting for a HSJ Award this year. Their work in joining up adult and child services so that all ages can die well is an innovative approach, which is a national example of care excellence. 

“The nomination is a huge achievement for our dedicated and hard-working team, especially in a year when the competition was so tough with an unprecedented volume of entries from so many other equally deserving Trusts and individuals. Whatever the result of the Awards, the team are already winners for getting this far. BOB ICB is proud to have the opportunity to share our success with colleagues from across the entire sector, as well as showcasing everything we’ve learnt through implementing our project.”

HSJ editor Alastair McLellan, adds; “It always gives me great pleasure to congratulate our finalists at this stage of the judging process and this year is no exception as we acknowledge BOB ICB for being shortlisted in the category of Integrated Care Initiative of the Year.

 “It’s been so encouraging to hear that 2023 has been record-breaking in terms of the number of applicants and, as ever, the calibre of entries left our panel of expert judges with some tough decisions to deliberate over. However, it’s always important to remember that the HSJ Awards are not just a celebration of success stories but also a platform to shape the future of the NHS. We can’t wait to welcome our finalists to the awards ceremony in November and to recognise and applaud such impressive achievements across the sector – as well as coming together to help mark the 75th birthday of our great NHS.

“Huge thanks also go to our new headline partner, Vodafone, who share our mission of driving the standard of healthcare excellence and creating better patient experiences.”

The selected winners will be announced during the awards ceremony at Evolution London on November 16th 2023. The event will not only reflect the HSJ Awards’ enduring ethos of “sharing best practice, improving patient outcomes and innovating drivers of better service” but will also serve as a timely and well-deserved thank you to the sector during the 75th anniversary year of the NHS. The 2023 awards judging panel was once again made up of a diverse range of highly influential and respected figures within the healthcare community, including; Crystal Oldman, Chief Executive, Queen’s Nursing Institute; Dr Habib Naqvi MBE, Chief Executive, NHS Race and Health Observatory; Anne-Marie Vine-Lott, Director of Health, Vodafone; Sir Jim Mackey, National Director of Elective Recovery, NHS England, as well as a range of esteemed Chief Executives from NHS Trusts across the UK. The full list of nominees for the 2023 HSJ awards can be found at https://awards.hsj.co.uk/ alongside details of the Awards partners at https://awards.hsj.co.uk/partners.

 

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