Best Technology Partnership with the NHS

Best technology partnership
Best Technology Partnership with the NHS
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  1. Pay the entry fee.
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Technology is at the heart of NHS transformation. From improving diagnosis and patient safety to managing pressure and reducing waits, digital tools are helping services adapt to rising demand and complexity. The 10 Year Health Plan calls for faster adoption of proven solutions, better use of data and stronger collaboration with partners who understand the system’s needs.

Many of the most effective tools now in use have been developed through partnerships between NHS organisations and private companies. These collaborations are reshaping core systems, streamlining care and giving staff and patients access to better information and support.

Judges will be looking for a technology partnership that has addressed a defined NHS challenge, improved a process or pathway, and delivered measurable results. The solution can be clinical, operational or patient facing - but must be live, embedded and making a difference. 

Eligibility

  • Entrants will be businesses or SMEs working in partnership with an NHS organisation on the specific development and implementation of a technology, system or software platform
  • Evidence of results must be from the past two years up until the awards deadline date 

Ambition

  • Outline the context and need for a new technology solution, and why this was commissioned rather than built in-house  
  • Discuss how the platform, system or interface was designed, and for whom  
  • Describe how the technology has been adapted or applied for use by the NHS organisation 

Outcomes

  • Describe how the introduction of the technology was introduced, and how staff were trained to ensure effective uptake
  • Share the results of the implementation, and to what extent they delivered against expectations and goals  
  • Evidence how the partnership directly or indirectly improved patient outcomes 

Spread

  • Has the technology been picked up by any other NHS organisations?  
  • How has the business worked with the NHS to ensure any best practice learning has been disseminated?  
  • Judges are looking for evidence which shows the technology has potential for further application elsewhere in the health service or is being actively employed 

Involvement 

  • How did the different partners work together to solve a problem with technology?  
  • What was the level of interaction in terms of concept, development, realisation and application?
  • Evidence how the solution was coproduced with, or adapted by, NHS teams to solve their specific problems 

Value

  • How has the technology added value to the NHS organisation?  
  • What has been the return on investment for staff, patients, process and systems?  
  • Judges are looking for demonstrable evidence of value in terms of efficiency and time, patient outcomes and experience and the ability of staff to treat more patients better  

Best Technology Partnership with the NHS

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