Teams which have gone above and beyond to improve diabetes care have been celebrated at the 15th annual Quality in Care (QiC) Diabetes Awards.
The highly respected awards ceremony took place on the evening of Thursday, November 6, at Sanofi’s UK headquarters in Reading.
QiC Diabetes celebrates programmes that make a meaningful difference to the lives of people with diabetes, with winners selected by panels drawn from the NHS, industry and the diabetes community.
Karen Palmer, Head of General Medicines UKIE (Interim) at Sanofi, said: “This initiative exemplifies the NHS’s core value of commitment to quality care.
“By recognising and rewarding innovations that benefit people living with diabetes, the QiC programme is driving meaningful improvements in healthcare.”
She added: “It serves as a platform for sharing best practices and novel solutions to daily challenges faced by both healthcare professionals and individuals impacted by diabetes. The QiC programme truly embodies the NHS’s dedication to excellence in patient care.”
Full list of winners:
| WINNER:
Improving Equity in Hybrid Closed Loop Access for Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes – Barts Health Young Adult Diabetes (YAD) Service HIGHLY COMMENDED: CARE GDM – Culturally Aligned Resources for Empowerment in Gestational Diabetes by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Improvements in Diabetes Care Using Data |
| WINNER:
GP Pathfinder Clinics – Improvements in Diabetes Care Using Data by GP Pathfinder Clinics HIGHLY COMMENDED: Juliana Dike by East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Patient Care Pathway, Secondary, Primary, Specialist or Community Care |
| WINNER:
St Helen’s Young Adult Diabetes Service by Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust HIGHLY COMMENDED: A New Care Pathway for Young Adults Age 19-24 with Type 2 Diabetes Living in Two South East London Boroughs by a Collaboration between Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Southwark and Lambeth Community Diabetes Teams, and King’s College London |
| NHS England Outstanding Contribution Award for Services in Diabetes |
| Helen Murphy and Eleanor Scott |
| Type 1 Specialist Service |
| WINNER:
Looped In: Innovating the Future of Type 1 Diabetes Care by Manchester Royal Infirmary HIGHLY COMMENDED: 5.Project EQuIP: Enhancing Quality & Inclusion in Pumps. For Children and Young People in Peterborough & Huntingdon by North West Anglia Foundation NHS Trust |
| Wellbeing |
| WINNER:
How to Manage a Mammoth: A Cbeebies Bedtime Story by NHS Wales/Talking Type 1 HIGHLY COMMENDED: Child Centred Clinics – Improving Patient Experience of Hospital MDT Clinics by Hillingdon Hospital CYPD Team |
| Diabetes Education Programmes – Healthcare Professionals |
| WINNER:
STEPPS (Structured Training and Education with Psychological and Peer Support) by Ormskirk District General Hospital HIGHLY COMMENDED: Improving Footcare Equity: A Practical Guide for Dark Skin Tones by Diabetes Africa |
| Diabetes Education Programmes – People with Diabetes |
| WINNER:
Empowering Diabetes Self-Management Through Blended Learning Innovation by West and North Hampshire Community Diabetes Service – HIOWH HIGHLY COMMENDED: DAFNE – Closed Loop Essentials by DAFNE – Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| NHS Wales Outstanding Contribution Award for Services in Diabetes |
| Melanie Foote-Jones |
| Insulin Safety Week Award |
| WINNER:
Wye Valley NHS Trust |
| Unsung Hero Award |
| WINNER:
Juliana Dike and the Hillingdon Hospital CYPD Team |
| Judges’ Special Award |
| WINNER:
Headlines – The DSN Forum UK Podcast by DSN Forum UK |
| Diabetes Professional of the Year |
| WINNER:
Meg Cousins |
| Outstanding Educator in Diabetes |
| WINNER:
Dr Pam Brown and Jane Diggle |
| The People’s Award |
| WINNER:
John Story |
| Peer Support |
| COMMENDED:
Type 1 Kidz – Family Support |
| Hypo Awareness Week |
| WINNER:
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
