QiC Awards 2022 winners announced at prestigious ceremony

By Editor
14th October 2022
Award, Good practice

Teams who have gone above and beyond to improve diabetes care during the COVID-19 pandemic have been recognised at the 12th annual Quality in Care (QiC) Diabetes Awards.

The highly respected awards ceremony took place on the evening of Thursday, October 13, at Sanofi’s UK headquarters in Reading.

QiC Diabetes recognises initiatives that improve the quality of life for people living with diabetes, as judged by the NHS, people with diabetes and industry.

 It is truly a real honour to support the QiC awards as they recognise and reward our NHS heroes who continuously go above and beyond to improve the lives of people with diabetes with such passion, commitment and enthusiasm. Jessamy Baird, Country Lead and Head of General Medicines for Sanofi in UK and Ireland

This year, the awards celebrated the exceptional work that has been undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jessamy Baird, Country Lead and Head of General Medicines for Sanofi in UK and Ireland, said:“It is truly a real honour to support the QiC awards as they recognise and reward our NHS heroes who continuously go above and beyond to improve the lives of people with diabetes with such passion, commitment and enthusiasm.

“The QiC diabetes programme is not only about celebrating innovation, service improvement and success, but also about sharing best practices across the NHS. We congratulate everyone and thank them all for such a tireless and heroic contribution to high-quality diabetes care.”

Full list of winners: 

Equality, Diversity and Health Equalities  
COMMENDED:

Sheffield’s South Asian Support Pilot by Sheffield CCG

Clinical Pathways Using Technologies
WINNER:

Assisting Bradford and Craven Beating Diabetes (ASSIST BCD) by Act as One BDC

HIGHLY COMMENDED:

Diabetes Clinic @ Home by Swansea University Medical School

Patient Care Pathway, Secondary and Community
WINNER:

North-East London Type 1 Diabetes Transformation (NATALIE) Project by North-East London (NEL) Sustainability and Transformation Project (STP)

COMMENDED:

Pharmacist Led GLP-1RA Initiation Clinic in a GP Practice by NHS Ayrshire and Arran

NHS England Outstanding Contribution Award
Coventry Diabetes Team
Diabetes Collaboration Project of the Year
WINNER:

Virtual Schools Training Package by the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

HIGHLY COMMENDED:

Diabetes Health Matters with Dr Joan St John by Diabetes Africa

COMMENDED:

ComPASSION by University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Wellbeing
WINNER:

Improving Mental Health in People with Recurrent Diabetic Ketoacidosis by Bart’s Health & East London Foundation Trust

Diabetes Education Programmes – Healthcare Professionals
WINNER:

DEVICE (Diabetes Emergencies: Virtual Interactive Clinical Education) Project
by DEVICE Project Team and Oxford Medical Simulation

HIGHLY COMMENDED:

EDEN / Sanofi Cares Programme by the Leicester Diabetes Centre

COMMENDED:

SANDRA – Supporting PrActice Nurses in Diabetes Care Revalidation & Appraisal by NHS Grampian

Diabetes Education Programmes – People with Diabetes
JOINT WINNER:

Teaching ‘Dynamic Glucose Management’ using digital ‘Flipped Learning’ by the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Deapp – Structured Diabetes Education Designed to be Fun and Simple for Patients, Families and Staff by the HEAL.med Community Interest company Deapp Education

NHS Wales Outstanding Contribution Award for Services in Diabetes
WINNER:

Alison Ellis Diabetes Specialist Nurse in Cardiff and Vale Health Board

Insulin Safety Week Award
WINNER:

Luton and Dunstable University Hospital

Unsung Hero Award
WINNER:

The Diabetes Football Community London

Judges’ Special Award
WINNER:

DEVICE (Diabetes Emergencies: Virtual Interactive Clinical Education) Project
by DEVICE Project Team and Oxford Medical Simulation

Diabetes Professional of the Year
WINNER:

Dr Stephen Stanaway

Outstanding Educator in Diabetes
WINNER:

Fiona Munday

The People’s Award
WINNER:

Lochlan Murdoch

Quality in Care Diabetes is partnered with Sanofi and supported by the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD)Association of Children’s Diabetes Clinicians (ACDC), Children and Young People’s Diabetes Network (CYPDN) , the Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurse (DISN) UK Group, The Diabetes Specialist Nurse Forum (DSN) UK, Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF), Diabetes UK, JDRF the type 1 diabetes charity, Primary Care Diabetes Society (PCDS), Trend DiabetesYoung Diabetologists and Endocrinologists’ Forum (YDEF) and the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA).

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