People First Recognition Awards
New for 2024, our People First Recognition Awards
This award recognises collaborations and partnership working across the Trust that have made a significant difference to the way we work. This can be between internal teams or as part of wider collaboration with external partners.
The C-FIND project exemplifies successful collaboration across multiple sites and initiatives, highlighting the essence of research. Utilising a Mobile Research Unit (MRU), the project has brought together five teams to explore three primary outcomes: the acceptability of breathing tests in the community, the uptake of research participation on the MRU, and the proportion of new and confirmed COPD diagnoses.
The East Midlands Children and Young People Sexual Assault Service team, based at QMC, exemplifies exceptional partnership work. Comprising of crisis support workers (CSWs) employed by a charity and NUH staff, they operate seamlessly, providing a 24/7 / 365 day service to support children and young people who have experienced sexual assault.
The NHS 75 Arts Programme team demonstrated a remarkable partnership between NUH and various collaborators aimed at enhancing staff wellbeing through the arts to celebrate 75 years of the NHS. This collaboration, involving various Trusts, not only contributed to a national conversation about staff wellbeing but also highlighted the power of partnership in healthcare.
Over the past two years, the Paediatric Audiology Team has collaborated with various partners, publishing four papers and a book chapter, and securing two grant awards, to significantly enhance outcomes for children utilising their audiology services. The team go above and beyond to help the paediatric hearing sciences team with their research, making sure the research is relevant to their service and important for their patients.