Stroke team based at Fairfield shortlisted for national award

The Fairfield General Hospital stroke team

The stroke team at The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has been shortlisted for the Specialist Services award in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Value in Healthcare Awards.

The team, which is based at Fairfield General Hospital in Bury, has made the shortlist for its centralisation of the Trust’s stroke service on the Fairfield site.

The HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2016 seek to recognise and reward outstanding efficiency and improvement by the NHS. They recognise excellent use of resources and look for examples of demonstrable improvement in outcomes.

For the specialist services category they are looking at service improvement which has benefited clinicians, healthcare organisations and patients alike. There should be innovative methods of delivering care and a patient-focused approach, with service users engaged in any redesign.

The overall winner of the award will be announced at a ceremony on 24 May in Manchester Central.

Dr Khalil Kawafi, consultant stroke physician and stroke lead said: “This award nomination is testimony to the hard work, passion and dedication of the multidisciplinary stroke team at Fairfield.”