WINNER

Star Lane Medical Centre and North East London Training Hub

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Team (PSQIT)

Founded in 2022, the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Team (PSQIT) at Star Lane Medical Centre has established itself as a driving force for healthcare enhancement despite its small size. In just two years, the team has completed more than 30 projects ranging from quick interventions to complex multi-year studies.

The PSQIT has embraced innovative approaches, including artificial intelligence tools, to address local health inequalities, with particular focus on improving cancer screening rates and chronic disease management. Their work has not gone unnoticed, garnering multiple national awards.

Their success demonstrates that practice teams, regardless of size, can deliver significant improvements to patient care when equipped with appropriate expertise and methodology. The team’s primary focus remains on enhancing patient safety, sustaining positive changes, and integrating quality improvement techniques into everyday clinical practice.

Read a detailed case study about this project at HSJ Solutions.

Highly commended

North West Leicestershire GP Federation, Leicestershire Partnership Trust and MIND: North West Leicestershire Mental Health Pathway

Finalists

Chiswick Medical Practice: Right Care Right Time - A patient-centred digital hub

Dudley Group FT (Placed-Based Division): One-Stop Primary Care Respiratory Clinic

Marshalls Cross Medical Centre, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust: Total Triage

NHS England (South-East Region): Promoting shortest effective antibiotic course lengths for uncomplicated infections (South East region)

Penrose Health: Transforming Primary Care with Intelligent Recall Automation

Support and Early Engagement Network-Wisbech Primary Care Network: Primary Care Child and Family Wellbeing Support

Tame Valley PCN: Brinnington Prostate Cancer case finding project

 

Topics

HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Winners revealed