NHS services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland recognised in national awards

Five NHS initiatives in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) have been shortlisted for prestigious national awards. The Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards recognise outstanding contributions to healthcare, with the ethos of sharing best practice, improving patient outcomes and innovating better services. 

The five shortlisted initiatives are:

Integrated Care initiative of the year

• Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICS and University Hospitals of Leicester Trust – Chronic Kidney Disease Integrated Care Delivery Project

Medicines, Pharmacy and Prescribing initiative of the year

• Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICS and University Hospitals of Leicester Trust – LUCID (Leicester, Leicestershire, and RUtland Chronic Kidney Disease Integrated Care Delivery Project)

Reducing inequalities and improving outcomes for children and young people award

• University Hospitals of Leicester & NHS Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland ICB – Leicester Paediatric Diabetes Unit’s ‘Bridge-the-Gap’ project: Improving access to diabetes technology for children from ethnic minorities and socio-economically deprived families

Primary and Community Care provider of the year

• North West Leicestershire GP Federation – Organisational Growth, Innovation and Service Delivery during 2023/24

HSJ Partnership of the year

• SAH Diagnostics & Leicester Trust – From the most deteriorating 62-day Cancer backlog in the country, to the Top 3 most improved Trusts

Caroline Trevithick, Chief Executive of the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board,said: “It really is excellent to see the collaborative work of our colleagues, across the NHS and wider partners, and their commitment to improving patient care, being recognised. The HSJ Awards are about sharing best practice, improving patient outcomes and innovating better services, and this reflects the priorities of all of us working in the NHS, here in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.”

The winners will be announced at the HSJ Awards Ceremony in London on 21 November 2024.