DigitalHealth.London is pleased to announce that the South West London (SWL) Digital Pioneer Fellowship has been shortlisted for the Digital Literacy, Education and Upskilling Award at the Health Service Journal’s Digital Awards 2024 (HSJ), recognizing innovative digital projects transforming care delivery, increasing efficiency and improving patient outcomes.
343 entries were received for this year’s HSJ Digital Awards, with 165 projects and individuals deserving of inclusion in the final shortlist. The high volume – and exceptional quality – of applications once again reflects the impressive innovation and care continually developed across the UK healthcare system.
After a thorough selection process, DigitalHealth.London and the South West London Integrated Care System (SWL ICS) has been shortlisted for the Digital Literacy, Education and Upskilling Award, ahead of the official awards ceremony to be held on Thursday 6 June 2024, with the SWL Digital Pioneer Fellowship establishing itself as a truly worthy “success story”. of a winning award. place on the panel’s shortlist.
Funded by the SWL ICS, the SWL Digital Pioneer Fellowship program has been designed as a learning community for those dedicated to accelerating digital transformation within NHS organisations. Fellows will participate in a total of six days of learning that will cover topics such as developing effective business cases, using Agile methodologies for project delivery, structuring evaluations, and applying principles change management.
As part of the program, fellows will also have the opportunity to attend various workshops and events throughout the year and will have access to resources where they can share their experiences and challenges, learn from experts and collaborate to develop effective digital solutions to transform work pathways within the wider SWL ICS.
A total of 39 scholarship holders are currently enrolled in the program and have been selected from local authority organisations, NHS trusts, primary care, community organizations and within the SWL ICS.
We are delighted to have been shortlisted alongside SWL ICS for the SWL Digital Pioneer Fellowship. Our nomination for the HSJ Digital Literacy, Education, and Upskilling Award recognizes the critical role of staff support and empowerment within an SCI as a whole. SWL ICS’ decision to open this up to a mixed cohort – including the NHS, social care and community organizations – and to drive digital transformation is an inspired way to support cross-sector care. This is a model that I think every CNS should consider, as a well-trained workforce will improve both patient outcomes and staff experience.
Sarah Nelson
Program Director of DigitalHealth.London
It always gives me great pleasure to congratulate our finalists at this stage of the selection process and this year is no exception as we recognize that we have been shortlisted in the Digital Literacy, Education and Development category. We look forward to welcoming our finalists to the awards ceremony in June, celebrating their impressive achievements and together recognizing our values of sharing best practice, improving patient outcomes and continually striving for better service .
Alastair McLellan
Editor-in-chief of HSJ
The 2024 Awards judging panel was made up of a wide range of highly influential and respected figures within the healthcare community, including: Olubukola (Buki) Adeyemo, Chief Executive, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Hatim Abdulhussein, Manager National Clinical, AI and Digital Workforce (WT&E), NHS England, Dame Margaret Whitehead, Chair of the Independent Review of Equity in Medical Devices and Luke Readman, Regional Director of Digital Transformation, NHS England ( London).
Selected winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at Manchester Central on Thursday June 6. The full list of nominees is available at https://digitalawards.hsj.co.uk/
To find out more about fellows from other DigitalHealth.London programs and previous digital transformation projects, please see our directory of innovations.
