Press room: Fri, 21 Nov 2008
Quicksilva Sponsors the Winners at the BT e-Health Insider Awards
It was a lively occasion last night at the BT e-Health Insider awards held at the Millennium Mayfair Hotel. The event, in its second year, was to honour the people who have made the most impression through the application of technology in UK healthcare.
Gayna Hart, Managing Director, Quicksilva said, "We sponsored a category last year and the awards dinner was enjoyable for the warmth and comradeship in evidence between the entrants. It's a real celebration of all that is good in the NHS".
This year's award entrants the winners of the categories were:
| Best use of wireless healthcare, sponsored by Cisco | |
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| Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust | Wireless revolutionises patient care in multiple ways |
| Excellence in Healthcare Information Management, sponsored by IMS Health | |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | Quality and Outcomes Research Unit – improving care delivery using data analysis |
| Healthcare ICT product innovation, sponsored by Quicksilva | |
| Sign Translate Ltd | Sign Translate Hospital - providing translation online for sign language users and foreign language speakers |
| Best use of IM&T to promote patient safety, sponsored by NHS Connecting for Health | |
| NHS National Services Scotland | The Emergency Care Summary - a summary of patient information available 24/7 |
| Best use of ICT in patient and citizen involvement in healthcare, sponsored by Fujitsu | |
| NHS Choices | New media sexual health initiative in the Humber region |
| Healthcare IM&T team of the year, sponsored by NHS Connecting for Health | |
| NHS Pathways | An emergency care solution by the NHS, for the NHS |
| Healthcare ICT Champion of the Year, sponsored by Microsoft | |
| Sue Rushbrook, Head of Systems and Network Services, York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Overall Winner, sponsored by McKesson | |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | |
Hart added "We are proud to be part of an event which recognises the achievements of people who are focused on improving the patient experience. We are looking forward to next year."
