WINNER: The Great North Children’s Hospital, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust – BReATHE

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This initiative – Beating Regional Asthma Through Health Education – aimed to reduce the risks of death and hospital admissions for young people with asthma.

It has led to a 29 per cent reduction in paediatric emergency asthma admissions – equating to a cost saving of £77,000 over three years – and improved asthma control.

It used online resources for both healthcare professionals, families, young people and schools, nurse-led “one stop shop” clinics, and new pathways for emergency admission, backed up by an asthma discharge bundle and follow-up phone calls.

Specialists reviewed higher-risk patients after discharge and trusts across the region adopted standardised care and cascade training was provided for school health teams.    

Read a detailed case study on this project on HSJ Solutions.

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Finalists

  • Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust – Project 20:20 Transforming Outpatient Services
  • Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust – The Acute Floor Redesign – Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax 
  • Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust – Long Stay Wednesday 
  • North West Ambulance Service Trust – Every Minute Matters Hospital Handover Collaborative
  • Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust – New Care Models – Specialised Children and Young People’s Services 
  • Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital – Manchester Access Group in Children (MAGiC)
  • The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust – Improving outcome after rib fracture
  • The Rotherham Foundation Trust – Dietitians Do Tubes – Rotherham Enteral Tube Feeding Service

 

 

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2019 HSJ Awards winners revealed