Deadline looms Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award

The deadline for the annual Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award is looming after it was recently extended.

The theme for this year’s national competition, which celebrates excellence in inpatient diabetes care, is ‘Best Perioperative Pathway for People with Diabetes’. Healthcare professionals only have until the close of business on March 6, 2020 to submit their entries.

It is organised by Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care (JBDS – IP), with the project being led by Dr Umesh Dashora, Debbie Stanisstreet and Erwin Castro.

The submissions will be judged against predetermined criteria, by an independent panel chaired by Dr Rowan Hillson MBE. The winner will be presented with the prestigious annual Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award at the ABCD Spring meeting 2020.

The outcome of this initiative will be published on the ABCD, Diabetes UK and DISN UK Group websites to share excellent practice.

Dr Umesh Dashora said: “Competitive applications are likely to be those that show hard evidence of benefit, that are translatable to other trusts, are costed, are relatively simple and sustainable, and which have been commissioned or supported by an Acute Trust. This competition is open to all UK healthcare professionals.”

Last year Dr Kath Higgins, Consultant in Diabetes Care and Clinical Lead for Inpatient Diabetes Care at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, was announced as the winner of the 2018 Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award in April for a project which saw insulin medication errors fall by almost 50%.

To enter, click here to download the application form.