Audit Heroes Awards – 2020
Congratulations to our Audit Heroes for 2020! Our Audit Heroes were chosen from among a record 228 nominations across all categories. There were six awards categories.
In addition, all of the shortlisted entries for each category can be found in our online Hall of Fame. Congratulations again to all of our shortlisted candidates and to our winners who demonstrate strong evidence of being champions for clinical audit.
Clinical Audit Professional of the Year
Joint local winnerJoel Fiddy – Theatre Governance and Risk Management FacilitatorNorfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustJudges heard that Joel: “… utilised clinical audit, using robust audit and data processes to improve patient safety and experience through a quality improvement project in theatres… He has changed culture and attitudes to embed high standards of clinical practice.” |
Joint local winnerCatherine Truesdale – Quality Manager, Performance ImprovementSouth Eastern Health & Social Care Trust, Northern IrelandJudges heard how Catherine supports a culture of improvement: “She taught me how to understand the processes, let me see the benefits my work practice would gain & optimising my potential for cascading quality improvement through auditing to my colleagues and onto our clients.” |
National winnerWendy Houweling – Audit & Research AdministratorThe Children’s TrustJudges heard how Wendy champions clinical audit, raises practice among the nursing, care and therapy teams, applies new learning to the audit team’s work and volunteers on the frontline to better understand how audit can support her colleagues. |
Audit Heroes Tribute
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Clinical Practitioner of the Year
National winner
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Local winnerLiz Ewins – Consultant PsychiatristAvon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS TrustLiz’s nomination relates to a project to improve prescribing practices for patients with a 1st episode of psychosis; it led to greater patient involvement in prescribing decisions, increased compliance, reductions in medication cessation due to side effects and cost savings. |
Highly commendedSahana Rao – Consultant PaediatricianOxford University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustSahana set up the Oxford University Hospitals QI Hub, a multi-professional community aiming to develop QI capability; continuous, sustained patient-centred improvement by providing shared learning, collaboration and mentorship for everyone. |
Student of the Year
WinnerMichael Ha – Medical Education StudentUniversity of Hertfordshire/East and North Hertfordshire TrustMichael’s nominator said: “Michael Ha is one of the most passionate and dedicated Medical Education students in our trust … With infectious enthusiasm, he has engaged multiple members of staff in new and exciting audits that have helped improve our trust.” |
Highly commendedEmily Kelly and Calum Lynch – Medical Students
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Volunteer of the Year
Joint national winnerEpilepsy12 Youth AdvocatesRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)Our judges felt this entry demonstrated a very impressive programme of activities – research-based and piloted in real-life settings – looking at the important area of mental health support for children and young people growing up with long term conditions. |
Joint national winnerJulia Ellis – Patient and Carer Panel Chair, Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit ProgrammeRoyal College of Physicians (RCP)Our judges felt that Julia’s nomination demonstrated “incredibly important work to not only reduce the extent of harms that occur in hospitals, but also to increase transparency and openness about the extent of the harm.” |
Joint local winnerCeredigion Total Communication AuditorsOur judges said: “A great example of how people with lived experience can help staff understand what matters to service users. Good to see people with learning difficulties being empowered to take a lead in this area, and to see that communications have improved as a result.” |
Joint local winnerSarah – The Elms Sexual Assault Referral CentreOur judges felt that Sarah is an outstanding example of how services benefit from the insights and experiences of those who use them; her determination to help others though outreach and communication shone through in her nomination. |
Florence Nightingale Award
Joint winnerNaomi Walsh – Lead Nurse for Practice DevelopmentRoyal Free London NHS Foundation TrustFor her organisation-wide impact, her focus on education & training for the nursing workforce, and her support of evidence-based real-time decision making. |
Joint winnerSarah Simmons and Katy Murphy – Advanced Neonatal Nurse PractitionersGloucestershire Hospitals NHS FTFor their Neonatal Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) improvement project reducing avoidable delays in hospital discharge for mothers & new babies. |
Team of the Year
National winnerNational Vascular Registry TeamRoyal College of Surgeons of EnglandThe National Vascular Registry Team showed considerable initiative in looking beyond the audit to consider innovations to benefit patients. The nomination demonstrated outstanding work on registry device capture, quality improvement and a rapid response to COVID-19. |
Joint local winnerLeg Ulcer Pathway Audit TeamGuy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation TrustThe team evidenced exceptional results in ulcer healing outcomes achieved via community education and working with patients to understand their concerns. |
Joint local winnerThe Oliver Fisher Neonatal UnitMedway NHS Foundation TrustThey delivered a significant reduction in medication-related safety events and demonstrated excellent stakeholder engagement. |
