NIMBUSCARE CHOSEN AS FINALIST IN 2022 HSJ AWARDS
‘The most coveted accolade in UK healthcare’
Nimbuscare’s NHS Covid Vaccination progamme has achieved national recognition by being shortlisted for a coveted HSJ Award.
York healthcare provider Nimbuscare is thrilled to have been shortlisted for the ‘Covid Vaccination Programme Award’ at the HSJ Awards 2022 for its outstanding contribution to healthcare.
More than 1000 entries were received for this year’s HSJ Awards, with 219 entries making it to the final shortlist across 162 organisations. The official awards ceremony will be held in London on November 17 when the winners will be announced.
Nimbuscare’s entry focused on how its teams had set up one of the largest vaccination centres in the country in a disused car park in York. It was one of the first providers to deliver both a local and national Covid Vaccination Programme, delivering up to 4,000 vaccinations per day and more than 600,000 vaccinations to date. Nimbuscare’s community collaboration, grass-roots community work and 400-strong volunteer programme is nationally renowned as one of the keys to its success.
Nimbuscare’s Chief Executive Madeline Ruff said:
“We’re all absolutely delighted to have been chosen as finalists two years running and to have the opportunity to showcase the community’s achievements on a national platform.
“This shines the light on the outstanding efforts and achievements of our teams and partners.
“Nimbuscare is all about community collaboration and at each phase of the vaccination programme we excelled as a community. We became known as a local expert at a national and regional level, supporting other vaccination services.
“The programme has left a legacy in York and we’re now reaping the benefits of this work by being able to invest back into the community – supporting our GP Practices, our local charities and our patients. We’re already seeing our vision come to life by expanding the vaccination centre into a Community Care Centre and setting up our second Community Care Centre at Acomb Garth.”
The HSJ judging panel was once again made up of a diverse range of highly influential and respected figures within the healthcare community, including; Sarah-Jane Marsh (Chief Executive, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s FT); David Probert (Chief Executive, University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust); Dr Bola Owolabi (Director Health Inequalities, NHS England and NHS Improvement); Eugine Yafele (Chief Executive, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust); Tracy Allen (Chief Executive Officer, Derbyshire Community Health Services Foundation Trust)
Following the intense and in-depth judging process, Nimbuscare stood out amongst tough competition from hundreds of other exemplary applicants. Nimbuscare’s entry was selected based on ambition, visionary spirit and the demonstrable positive impact that Nimbuscare has had on both patient and staff experiences.
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan, adds; “On behalf of all my colleagues, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate Nimbuscare on being shortlisted as a finalist in the category of Covid Vaccination Programme Award. All of the applications represent the ‘very best of the NHS’ and often leave our esteemed panel of judges with an impossible choice!
“Year on year the number of entrants continue to rise which I find so encouraging and is testament to the effect that HSJ Awards can have on improved staff culture and morale.
“We’re all very much looking forward to welcoming our finalists to the awards ceremony in November, celebrating their impressive achievements and jointly acknowledging our values of sharing best practice, improving patient outcomes and continuously driving for better service. But we never forget that the award ceremony is not just a celebration within a night, but a platform to recognise the hard work of all our NHS staff, all year round.”
The full list of nominees for the 2022 HSJ awards can be found at https://awards.hsj.co.uk/ alongside details of the Awards partners; https://awards.hsj.co.uk/partners
The selected winners will be announced during the awards ceremony at the Battersea Evolution Centre, London on November 17th 2022.
ABOUT THE HSJ AWARDS.
The most coveted accolade in UK healthcare, the HSJ awards is the largest annual benchmarking and recognition programme for the health sector. Over the last 40 years the awards have been celebrating healthcare excellence through huge political, technological and financial challenges within the sector. Through a rigorous, fair and transparent judging process the awards produce a roll call of the best organisations, teams and people in the NHS and the wider health sector.
