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INNOVATION This award recognizes and rewards significant cutting-edge advancements in independent health and care provision –be it medical, financial, nursing or organizational. Entries should provide outcomes evidence to demonstrate the positive effect of innovation. The category is open to individuals as well as teams and whole units or business who can demonstrate a truly innovative approach to the development of care. Nominees must be able to demonstrate: (a) A clear statement on the innovative approach’s objectives (b) A summary of its implementation and the positive results achieved. (c) An example that demonstrates how this innovation has improved the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare service. MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE This award will go to the manager or executive able to demonstrate a high level of expertise in their field and that has made the most effective contribution towards the success of a team, unit or company in the preceding 12 months. Nominations are welcomed from across the management range, including clinical services, support services and general management. This category is for senior managers, executives and leaders of businesses who have worked for their organisation in a professional management capacity for at least 12 months. The Management Excellence Award is aimed at those who have made management their profession - ordinary people who do extraordinary things for their organisations on a day-to-day basis. Nominees must be able to demonstrate: (a) The ability to manage complex tasks, people, processes and the macro-environment (b) Recognition by their organisation, board, staff or other as showing excellence in management and leadership (c) Effective communication of their organisation's goals and vision (d) A commitment to mentoring or other leadership activities (e) Demonstrate performance to budget BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY This category is open to providers in all fields of independent health and care delivery. Nominations should demonstrate how technology is best used to enhance patient/service user care or how, through use in administrative functions, business efficiencies, through use in administrative functions, business efficiencies or enhancements have been made. This award will recognize the top technology that made the greatest impact during the past year. The technology used can be of any type and used in any aspect of the business. It doesn't have to be computer or internet based. Nominees must be able to demonstrate: (a) An overview of the organisation’s objectives for the use of technology. (Weight will be given for creative use of technology) (b) Reasons for selection of the technology; (c) A description of the technology and its use by the organisation (d) The evaluation of the effect of the use of technology on the organisation’s overall performance ENTREPRENEURIAL ACHIEVEMENT This category rewards those individuals or companies that demonstrate both a flair for, and continuing commitment to, business enhancement through entrepreneurial activity. Nominations should show where such activity has had a demonstrable affect on the growth of a business. The preeminent entrepreneur will express the drive, vision, creativity, managerial acumen and leadership traits that make him/her successful business men/women. Nominees must be able to demonstrate: (a) The spirit to create a successful business through perseverance and by using their own visionary efforts. (b) A description of how the project evolved from idea to achievement. (c) The obstacles/challenges found and overcame on its way to success. (d) Future objectives EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING Nominations for this category are welcomed from training managers, departments and organisations that can demonstrate how their innovative approaches to training and excellence in implementation have brought improvements in staffing quality and working practices. Judges will additionally look for how this has had a wider impact on company bottom-line. Nominees must be able to demonstrate: (a) An overview of the training programme including its objectives and innovative aspects that makes it unique. (b) A summary of the implementation techniques and results (c) A description of the impact of the training initiative on the staff and organization’s services. (d) The challenges which may have had to be overcome to implement the training (e) Sustainability of the training programme, including capacity for further development or broader application. HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES The healthcare sector is by its very nature judged on its results and as such is coming under greater than ever scrutiny from the public, regulators and politicians alike. Nominations for this category are required to demonstrate clear evidence of genuine improvements in healthcare outcomes through the provision of high-quality, coordinated programs of patient care, education, research and advocacy, either in a single specialty or across the clinical range. Nominees must be able to demonstrate: (a) An overview on the healthcare outcomes and how it differs from previous years. (b) A summary of the elements that made these improvements plausible. (c) A description of the impact that these healthcare outcomes had on the patients and general running of the hospital and how it benefits the community. INDEPENDENT HEALTHCARE AMBASSADOR Nominations to this category should demonstrate how a particular individual has been an ambassador for the sector over the preceding 12 months –on a micro, macro, national or local level. The winner will have achieved success in its role and brought benefit to the wider healthcare sector through his/her dedication and expertise. Examples might include those representing sector interests with the Government, those whose contribution impacts positively on a regulatory agenda or those whose influence forces policy change at local or national governmental level. Nominees must be able to demonstrate: (a) An overview on the significant contribution of the nominee to the widespread improvement in the healthcare sector. (b) An example of how this makes a difference in the patients’ experience. (c) An idea of the potential of transferring the skills/intervention to other people/units/areas of work within the healthcare establishment. NURSING PRACTICE In common with the medical practice award, this category seeks examples of outstanding nursing practice and their effect on the patient experience. Again, nominations are welcomed from both a clinical and management perspective, but should be backed with evidence of improvements to patient care. This award acknowledges the essential contributions that nurses across all practice settings make to the health care of our society. Nominees must be able to demonstrate: (a) A description on how nominee act as role model for excellence in nursing practice. (b) Some examples of innovative contribution, progressive ideas, creativity or other ways of enhancing nursing practice. (c) The commitment to the development of professional nursing (e) A summary on the impact that this outstanding contribution has on the patients and hospital community. HOTEL SERVICES The importance of hotel services has never been greater in an environment where nutrition in, and cleanliness of, health and care settings is really under the spotlight. Nominations in this category encompass outstanding achievement in food preparation and provision, and the prevention and management of healthcare acquired infections. Nominees must be able to demonstrate: (a) An overview on the healthcare setting’s hotel services and the way they exceed the average. (b) Examples of outstanding achievements in nutrition and cleanliness (c) The organisation’s approach to training, assessment and development. (d) A summary of the organisation’s future objectives and ways to achieve them. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP This category acknowledges the role played by the independent sector in delivering services in tandem with their state partners. This recognition will be awarded to the project the judges believe to be the best example of public-private sector co-operation and performance, and which demonstrates outstanding patient outcomes. Nominees must be able to demonstrate: (a) An overview on the creation of this public-private partnership. (b) The evaluation on the way it has benefitted both the independent and the public parts. (c) The impact it has shown on the private patients and public community. (d) A description of future objectives and commitment. OUSTANDING CONTRIBUTION This very special category seeks to highlight the work undertaken over a lifetime in health and care settings, and which demonstrates a commitment, passion and selflessness to delivering quality care, professionalism and outcomes for patients and other service users. It will therefore demonstrate an outstanding contribution to the independent healthcare sector. Nominees must be able to demonstrate: (a) A summary of the nominee dedication and service to the sector (b) Practical examples of significant contribution and its impact on the healthcare community. (c) The ways he/she has enriched patients, colleagues and the community through his/her dedicated work. MEDICAL PRACTICE Recognizing and rewarding outstanding examples of medical practice, this category is open to entries from clinical services or practice management, teams or individuals. Judges will be keen to see evidence of where best –or better- practice has positively impacted on patient treatment and care. Nominees must be able to demonstrate: (a) A summary on the remarkable or innovative ways of medical practice this organisation offers. (b) The way this person/team embodies the medical profession through leadership, service, excellence, integrity and ethical behaviour (c) Practical examples of promotion and betterment of the private health (d) An overview on how this practice has enriched patients and the general organisation’s community. EXCELLENCE IN RISK MANAGEMENT The Excellence in Risk Management Award seeks to reward those companies who demonstrate active pursuit of risk management and continuous improvement that supports patient outcomes/safety and resiliency, sustainability and professional integrity of the organisation. Nominees must be able to demonstrate: (a) A summary on the challenges faced during the last year. (b) An overview of the strategies used to deal with these challenges and how they were implemented (c) An idea of the resulting benefits INVESTOR OF THE YEAR This award seeks to recognize the private equity firm, venture capitalist, business angel or investing institution that has done the most to help the healthcare sector prosper and progress over the past 12 months. The award will go to the executive (or management team) able to demonstrate a high level of understanding of the investment needs of the sector and who has made the most effective contribution towards the success of the compny which they have backed. CORPORATE FINANCIER OF THE YEAR The Corporate Financier of the Year award will honour those from across the corporate finance world who have demonstrated innovation, skill, imagination, commitment and great commercial awareness in advising clients on deals. The award will go to the executive (or management team) able to demonstrate a high level of understanding of the financing needs of the sector and who has made the most effective contribution towards the successful conclusion of a new financing arrangement. View Rules Of Entry

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