WINNER

Health Innovation East Midlands: Digital Innovation Helps Tackle ADHD Waiting List Challenge

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a brain development disorder affecting around one in 20 school-aged children. Timely detection can moderate risks and improve outcomes, but there was no simple ADHD test, with long NHS waiting times and patchy or unavailable services. The Health Innovation Network collaborated with innovator Qbtech to roll out a digital tool across England’s NHS – between 2020 and 2024, more than 71,000 children have benefited, three-quarters of NHS trusts are now using the tool, assessment times reduced by up to 153 days, and an estimated 95,097 hours of clinical time were released, with NHS estimated savings of £38.5m.

Read a detailed case study about this project at HSJ Solutions

Highly commended

Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust: East Midlands Cancer Alliance Centre for Psychosocial Health

Finalists

Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust: Norfolk & Waveney Advice, Support & Access - Children & Young People’s Mental Health Services

Central and North West London FT, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital FT, West London Trust, CW+: Best For You

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust: Chatbot for Talking Therapies Self-Referral

Greater Manchester Mental Health FT: Enhancing Patient Care Through the Digitisation of Therapeutic Observations

Hertfordshire Partnership University FT: Implementation and Statistical Analysis of PROM and PREM to Enable Patient-Centred Care and Service Transformation in Mental Health

Midlands Partnership University FT: Electronic Prescription Service

Tavistock and Portman FT: Waiting Room - The Website For The Services

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