The AI working group at Frimley Health formed in May 2019 under the clinical leadership of Dr Amrita Kumar, Consultant Radiologist, to oversee the safe and effective deployment of AI in NHS. It brought together stakeholders in digital integration, data governance, project management and clinical safety. In the last 5 years, the group has overseen 8 AI deployment projects, including national AI award funding for chest radiograph AI and mammogram AI.

Nominated by: Joshua Reynolds MP, Peter Swallow MP, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP, Jack Rankin MP, Alex Baker MP, Dr AI Pinkerton MP

This initiative, involving at least 7 separate organisations, demonstrates the power of collaborative working between the NHS and organisations across the VCSE sector. It celebrates success in identifying the individual support people need within their own communities to get them home from hospital and to keep them home.

Nominated by: Ben Maguire MP, Perran Moon MP

This is a multi-disciplinary team responsible for specialised mental health NHSE delegated functions. The team is responsible for finance, strategy, quality and clinical oversight of forensic services for the population of North London. The team has successfully implemented large scale community transformation with service user participation central to its model.

Nominated by: Dan Tomlinson MP

The Wessex Kidney Centre has innovatively transformed chronic kidney disease (CKD) management using MyRenalCare. They have used the digital health solution to empower patients and deliver remote care, digitally. 93% of patients recommend MyRenalCare and it has increased outpatient capacity by 33% whilst reducing costs by 25%.

Nominated by: Dame Caroline Dinenage DBE MP

An MDT in Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust opened the first UK Orthopaedic Frailty Admission and Discharge Unit (FADU) in 2023. Managing frail patients in a specialist area vs trolleys in ED. 97% of patients are seen within 36 hours by an orthogeriatric consultant vs a national average of 85%.

Nominated by: Alex Norris MP, Nadia Whittome MP, Lilian Greenwood MP, Steve Yemm MP, James Naish MP

The Tree of Life in Schools Programme focuses on inequalities experienced by African and Caribbean Heritage (ACH) students in accessing timely mental health support. Our partnership between NHS, schools and VCSEs has adapted the model, pioneering its use in schools as an ACH peer-led approach embedded in the whole-school system.

Nominated by: Dame Meg Hillier DBE MP

Utilising tailored analytics and working with partners Thistlemoor Medical Centre undertook a Population Health Management approach empowering patients to better manage their health and wellbeing. These patients were previously high users of health and social services and through this initiative GP appointments decreased by 75% and ED attendance by 30%.

Nominated by: Andrew Pakes MP

The Proactive care team are a multidisciplinary team working to reduce health inequalities within the most deprived areas of Bradford. Adopting a co-ordinated proactive approach through case finding, self-referral and community engagement this model has demonstrated a 41% reduction for this cohort of patients visiting A & E.

Nominated by: Naz Shah MP

Crews at the London Ambulance Service and staff at King George Hospital have made a significant progress in improving patient handover times at the emergency department, bringing down the average handover time from 50-minutes in early 2023 to 23-minutes by the end of 2023.

Nominated by: Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, Julia Lopez MP, Margaret Mullane MP

The Stroke Emergency Assessment Centre at Aintree University Hospital is a pioneering service, which means the region’s stroke patients bypass the busy Emergency Department and are taken straight to a dedicated space to access specialist stroke care as quickly as possible, improving patient outcomes.

Nominated by: Peter Dowd MP, Anneliese Midgley MP, Kim Johnson MP, Dan Carden MP, Ian Byrne MP

The Walton Centre in Liverpool is delivering world-class neurosurgical training with the NeuroVR simulator – a UK first! I spearheaded the acquisition, along with support from the Jan Fairclough charity, and I have used it with >400 medical student and >50 neurosurgeons to giving unprecedented training on critical brain surgeries.

Nominated by: Dan Carden MP

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism teams including people with a learning disability and autistic people, have rolled out Oliver’s Training nationally. Named after Oliver McGowan, this co-produced and co-delivered training has upskilled millions in the health and social care workforce to provide appropriately adjusted care.

Nominated by: Dame Caroline Dinenage DBE MP

I ran the East of England BHF Heartstart team for many years starting in 2006 and since Covid have been the Regional lead for the EEAST Heart scheme, training and deploying the whole region network. I am the Team leader for 3 Community First Responder Teams in the Brentwood and Battlesbridge area and trainer for the same as well as Billericay. I teach and assess the Initial and continuity Training for Community First Responders with The EEAST Education Teams. Prior to this I worked with Scouts as a Scouter and Commissioner in London and was in Ralph Readers Gang Show.

Nominated by: Dr Alex Burghart MP

Garry has been nominated for the lifetime achievement award. He was a Nurse Consultant & a clinical director for advanced practice. Garry was the founder of the ACP role which can now be found across the whole NHS and enhances capacity, capability, productivity and efficiency within multi-professional teams, and has worked in the NHS for 42 years.

Nominated by: Al Carns MP

Rose retired earlier this year as the longest serving nurse at Central Middlesex Hospital clocking up an impressive 49 years. The former international sprinter spent the last three decades as a theatre matron. She was instrumental in developing a multi-skilled theatre workforce with a strong emphasis on self-development and career progression.

Nominated by: Bob Blackman CBE MP