Published on: 21 November 2022
The Covid Vaccination Programme delivered across Herefordshire and Worcestershire has been highly commended at the at the HSJ Awards 2022 for the Covid Vaccination Programme Award.
The 2022 event reflects the HSJ Awards’ 42-year heritage of sharing best practice, improving patient outcomes and celebrating better service - but most importantly, in providing a well-deserved thank you to the health and social care sector.
With 1,040 entries across 25 categories, the awards applaud the “high-flyers” of healthcare excellence in both the NHS and its partners who strive to improve outcomes and services for both patients and staff alike. Three new awards were introduced for 2022; Covid Vaccination Programme Award; Innovation and Improvement in Reducing Healthcare Inequalities Award; Performance Recovery Award.
The inspiring multi-partner vaccination programme, which was launched in December 2020, with the roll-out of the Covid Vaccine nationally, was an example of how partners came together to ensure that people across the two counties could access and receive their Covid vaccination. This ensured one of the highest vaccination rates in the country.
Simon Trickett, Chief Executive for NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire comments; “This recognition from the esteemed judges at the HSJ Awards in the Covid Vaccination Programme Award category means a huge amount to everyone involved in this project – what an honour! The impact of being awarded Highly Commended at the 2022 HSJ Awards will really drive our system of health and care partners to build on this success and encourage us and our colleagues to keep exploring ways of improving outcomes and implementing new innovations to help enhance our future partnership working.
HSJ Editor Alastair McLellan adds; “I’d like to offer my congratulations to Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICS partners on being Highly Commended in the Covid Vaccination Programme category at this year’s HSJ Awards.
“Our awards programme are not just a celebration of success stories but also a platform to shape the future of the NHS. It is always so encouraging and heartening to see projects adapting, developing and improving their services with the vision of providing the very best in treatment and for their patients across the country.”
He adds; “The HSJ Awards shine a light on the outstanding efforts and achievements across the sector. Congratulations again on your brilliant efforts, I’m looking forward to seeing what the future holds for you and your colleagues!”
The HSJ Awards is the largest annual benchmarking and recognition programme for the health sector. Over the last 42 years the awards have been celebrating healthcare excellence through huge political, technological and financial challenges within the sector. Through a rigorous, fair and transparent two-step judging process (including a Live presentation) the Awards produce a roll call of the best organisations, teams and people in the NHS and the wider health sector.
The winners and those highly commended were announced across 25 categories during the HSJ Awards ceremony held at Evolution London on November 17.
