Health Business

The winners of the 2009 Health Business Awards, held at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on December 10th, and presented by BBC News' Nicholas Owen, have been announced.

With the national media all too quick to focus on the perceived failings in the NHS, the HB Awards concentrates on the many examples of innovation, dedication and teamwork that are evident since the NHS transformation began in 1997. The Awards recognise and celebrate the significant contributions made each year by NHS Trusts and the individuals they employ. The following organisations have been recognised for their achievements in various areas of NHS operation.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HEALTHCARE
sponsored by NHS Supply Chain
Winner: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Commended: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

TELEHEALTH AWARD
sponsored by Pageone
Winner: Orchard Medical Centre/South Gloucestershire PCT
Commended: Dudley Primary Care Trust
Nottingham City NHS Primary Care Trust

HOSPITAL CLEANING AWARD
sponsored by Proventec Healthcare
Winner: Barnsley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Commended: Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Trust

SUSTAINABLE HOSPITAL AWARD
sponsored by Monodraught
Winner: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Commended: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

AIR AMBULANCE TRUST AWARD
sponsored by Bond Air Services
Winner: Wales Air Ambulance
Commended: Devon Air Ambulance
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust
East Anglian Air Ambulance
Midlands Air Ambulance

HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT AWARD
sponsored by Hays Specialist Recruitment
Winner: Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Commended: Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

NHS PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
Winner: Act F.A.S.T. Stroke awareness Campaign
Commended: Catch it. Bin it. Kill it - Swine Flu Campaign
NHS Leicester City - Teenage pregnancy viral campaign

HOSPITAL PROCUREMENT AWARD
Winner: Healthcare Purchasing Consortium
Commended: PRO-CURE Collaborative Procurement Hub
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber Commercial Procurement Collaborative

HOSPITAL CATERING AWARD
Winner: County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Commended: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

HOSPITAL SECURITY AWARD
Winner: Mersey Care NHS Trust
Commended: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

AMBULANCE TRUST OF THE YEAR
Winner:  London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Commended: North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

HEALTHCARE IT AWARD
Winner: Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust - National Paediatric Tookit
Commended: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - in-house EDRM system
Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust - Patient Monitoring System
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - PAS system
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust - (EPMA) system

IT INNOVATION AWARD
Winner: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - Speech recognition system
Commended: Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust - Exterity Patient IPTV
NHS Northamptonshire - Server consolidation project

HOSPITAL BUILDING AWARD
Winner: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Commended: St Mary's Hospital, Manchester
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
St Helens Hospital, Merseyside
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Oxford Churchill Hospital
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
The Queen's Centre for Oncology and Haematology at Castle Hill Hospital
Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

For more information
For further information on the Health Business Awards, and to enter online, visit www.hbawards.co.uk