Excellence in Clinical Innovation

Clinical innovation
Excellence in Clinical Innovation
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Innovation in clinical practice is critical for overcoming healthcare challenges and improving patient care quality. Independent healthcare providers often lead in introducing novel treatments that complement NHS services. This award celebrates those providers who have delivered exceptional clinical innovations, particularly in areas where the NHS faces capacity or specialist shortages, thereby enhancing the quality of care and patient outcomes through new treatment protocols, advanced medical technologies, or unique care models. 

Projects can be conducted independently or in collaboration with an NHS organisation. While a partnership with the NHS is encouraged, it is not mandatory. However, all projects must serve NHS patients and provide evidence from the past two years up until the awards deadline date.

Eligibility

  • Open to independent healthcare providers offering exceptional clinical services free at the point of care to NHS patients, particularly in areas where the NHS faces capacity or specialist shortages. 
  • Projects can be conducted independently or in collaboration with an NHS organisation. While a partnership with the NHS is encouraged, it is not mandatory; however, all projects must serve NHS patients. 
  • Evidence must be provided from the past two years up until the awards entry deadline.

Ambition

The challenge and context within which your project, person or organisation is set alongside your goals and targets whether quantitative or qualitative, and how this aligns with national priorities.

  • Describe the clinical challenge and context your innovation addressed, particularly where the NHS faces capacity or specialist shortages. 
  • Outline the goals and targets set, emphasising how they meet clinical needs and improve patient outcomes. 
  • Explain the innovative methodology adopted and why it was chosen.

Collaboration

The stakeholders’ involvement in co-designing and delivering the project. How have patients, staff at all levels, communities and other parties worked together to realise the outcomes? 

  • Describe how staff, patients and any NHS partners were engaged in developing the innovation. 
  • Highlight the roles different stakeholders played in shaping its success. 
  • Provide evidence of continued consultation and joint working throughout delivery.

Impact

The measurable benefits delivered to patients, staff, your organisation or the wider system. Provide data and evidence showing improvements to outcomes, quality, access, equity or efficiency.

  • Provide clear, quantifiable evidence of benefits for NHS patients, including improvements in clinical outcomes and quality of care.
  • Share success metrics, patient feedback and before-and-after comparisons.
  • Describe how the innovation improved efficiency, resource use or patient management.

Scale

How your work has been shared, adopted or replicated beyond your immediate team or organisation. This includes dissemination through publications, presentations, toolkits, partnerships or inspiring similar initiatives elsewhere.

  • Describe how the innovation has been disseminated to other providers or NHS organisations.
  • Discuss the mechanisms used to share best practice, such as publications, conferences or networks.
  • Highlight where the innovation has been replicated or adapted elsewhere.

Sustainability

The potential for the project/work to continue and create lasting impact. Evidence of how it can be sustained or built upon.

  • Explain how the innovation can be sustained and continue to deliver benefit over time.
  • Describe the feedback and improvement mechanisms that support its longevity.

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