NENC LMNS Shortlisted for the Bright Ideas in Health Awards 2024

The North East and North Cumbria Local Maternity and Neonatal System (NENC LMNS) is delighted to be named a finalist in this year’s Bright Ideas in Health Awards.

Now in its 19th year, the prestigious awards celebrate the achievements of individuals and teams working within the NHS, industry, and academia, who have risen to the challenge of improving services provided to patients, either through technical innovation or better service delivery.

Hundreds of innovators from across the North East and North Cumbria submitted deserving entries across ten categories.

The NENC LMNS Programme Management Team and Clinical Leads have been shortlisted for the Innovation Champion Award for their dedication to improving outcomes for women, babies, and families across North East and North Cumbria.

Their work focuses on listening and working with families, supporting and growing the workforce, and developing a culture of safety and learning. With these efforts, the team strives to ensure that care is consistently safe, personalised, and equitable for women and families across the North East and North Cumbria.

Nicola Jackson, Deputy Director for the NENC LMNS, said: “I am hugely proud of the work we do in partnership across the system, and it is fantastic to see this work recognised in the Bright Ideas shortlist. I’d like to extend a huge thank you to our extended team members, as we couldn’t achieve what we do without them.

“We owe it to all women and babies in the North East and North Cumbria, now and in the future, to listen to their voices, personalise their care, and ensure each and every one of them receives the safest possible care—delivered with kindness and compassion and tailored to meet their individual needs.”

The team will discover if they’ve won at the Bright Ideas in Health Awards ceremony on 21st November 2024, held at the Hilton Hotel Newcastle Gateshead. Winners across the ten categories will each receive a cash prize in recognition of their achievements.

The full list of finalists in each of the ten categories are:

Innovative MedTech Award sponsored by Centre for Process Innovation (CPI)

Turning Every X-ray into an Opportunity to Diagnose Osteoporosis – IBEX Innovations Ltd
Meta Expanding Foam Limb Splint – ArmaTrex Ltd
Enhancing Cardiovascular Diagnostics through Automated Imaging Analysis – AIATELLA Ltd

Outstanding Industry Collaboration

Tackling the Obesity Epidemic – County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Gateshead Secondary Prevention Service – Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Post-Market Evaluation of Total Ankle Replacement – Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Innovation in Clinical Education sponsored by NHS Find Your Place NENC

Student-led Clinics Providing a Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Screening and Healthy Lifestyle Service – Newcastle University
T-Level Placements – Growing for the Future – North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Flippin’ the Way Health Professionals Think About, Talk About, and Treat Chronic Pain – Connect Health
Enabling Effective Learning Environments using Virtual Reality Technology – South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Demonstrating an Impact upon Patient Safety

Reducing Invasive Procedures in Paediatric Emergency Department – The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Improving the In-patient Care of People with Parkinson’s – Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
ePMA: At the Heart of a Patient’s Cardiac Catheter Lab Journey – South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Reducing Surgical Never Events with CareScan – North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Innovation Champion Award

Speech and Language Therapy Team – South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
North East and North Cumbria Local Maternity and Neonatal System (NENC LMNS) Programme Management and Clinical Lead Team – North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB)
Northumbria Healthcare Lung Cancer Service – Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Speech and Language Therapy for Children and Young People – The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Digital Innovation or Transformation in Health and Social Care

Home-based Care for Parkinson’s Self Management – Newcastle University
Using AI to Improve Patient Care – Navenio (Provider to Mitie at Cumberland Infirmary)
Sunderland Patient Information Portal Project – Sunderland GP Alliance

Towards Net Zero Award

Reducing Carbon Emissions by Sending Digital Letters – South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Assessing the Impact of Immediate Release Morphine Tablets Compared to Oral Morphine Solution – The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Reducing CO2 Emissions in our NHS Emergency Department – Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Innovation and Improvement in Reducing Healthcare Inequalities Award

Improving Breast Screening and Breast Cancer Survival Rates for South Asian and Arabic Women – Northern Cancer Alliance
Primary Care Outreach Team – Hartlepool and Stockton Health
Innovation for Healthcare Inequalities Programme (InHIP) Middlesbrough – Middlesbrough Council [Public Health South Tees]
Assessment of Breathing Clinic – South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Innovative Women’s Health Award sponsored by the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System

Sunderland Women’s Health Hub – North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB)
Cervical Screening Awareness Video – Sunderland GP Alliance
Community Menopause Care – Hartlepool and Stockton Health
VCSE Maternal Mental Health Innovation Prototypes – Ways to Wellness

Research for Local Health Needs sponsored by NIHR Research Delivery Network NENC

The WHOLE-SMI Project – Newcastle University
Increasing Access to Healthy, Affordable Food for Adults Living with Severe Mental Illness in Teesside – Teesside University
Patient Journey for Those with Pleural Mesothelioma: A Palliative Care Review – North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust