Influencing Change Hero 25 award announced

Published: 05 Jun 2025

The winners of the Clinical Audit Awareness Week 2025 Influencing Change Hero award have been announced! Congratulations to:

WINNER: Transforming End of Life Care Quality Improvement Project  (Dr Emily Collis and the Transforming End of Life Care Team); University College London Hospital

A report into end of life care (EOLC) identified that significant improvements were required, and the team coordinated a response, ensuring that EOLC was named as a priority for the trust and identifying and reporting on annual quality priorities around EOL decision making, bereavement support and EOL clinical care. The preferred model for improvement was a clinical EOLC service, building on the SWAN model of care, with 7 days per week holistic clinical reviews of all patients identified to be in their last days of life, regardless of complexity of symptoms.

RUNNER-UP: Evaluating the Impact of a Novel Digital Service Alongside Routine Clinical Care for Post-Covid Syndrome (Suffolk and North Essex Long Covid Team); East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust

This project involved integrating a digital tool alongside routine clinical practice, to enhance recovery support for people living with Long Covid. It introduced a digitally enabled, patient-centred intervention into the Post-Covid Service (PCS), helping individuals to understand and optimise their everyday movement to manage fatigue and improve functional outcomes. Central to the project is a structured clinical audit that has driven continuous service evaluation and improvement. Also, by embedding this model into routine care, the project has facilitated a more sustainable, personalised approach to Long Covid management.

Clinical Audit Heroes awards

This award is one of seven categories in this year’s Clinical Audit Heroes Awards. The winners of each main category award are announced at a series of daily Lunch & Learn events, hosted by N-QI-CAN, on each of the award topics from 2-6 June 2025; while two new commendation awards are announced at an event on Friday 6th June.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS – Details of these events (and recordings for those who wish to listen again, once they have taken place) – in addition to news of all the winners and a range of other events and activities – can be found on the Clinical Audit Awareness Week webpage. A highlight includes:

  • Thurs 5 June, 2.15–3.00pm: Webinar – Data-Driven Improvements in Maternity Care: A Regional Medical Director’s Perspective Register here

Further information about the awards: Clinical Audit Heroes awards.

Clinical Audit Awareness Week

In addition to the award announcements and the above events (at which the award announcements are made), there is a packed agenda of FREE events, activities and resources across the week of 2-6 June 2025. Find out more: Clinical Audit Awareness Week.

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