Health Spaces & James Paget University Hospital wins Gold at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2024!
We are delighted to announce that the Concept Ward has been officially named as the “Gold” winner of the Healthcare Infrastructure Project of the Year award at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2024, in recognition of an outstanding dedication to improving healthcare and effective collaboration with the NHS.
With 28 separate categories this year, the winners were announced during an impressive ceremony held at Evolution London, on Thursday 21 March, hosted by Miles Jupp. The event was attended by representatives from the NHS, and both the private and third sector as well as key players from non-clinical backgrounds, all coming together to celebrate the importance of positive partnerships and acknowledging how these underpin the future sustainability of the NHS.
Previous entrants have said that winning is a real “stamp of approval” which can be instrumental in agreeing future projects and, as ICSs move from planning to delivery, such an accolade can be vital in helping to secure a supplier’s position as a “partner of choice” to the NHS.
Nine new categories were introduced for 2024, with partnership and collaboration at the core of every class. Overall, the HSJ Partnership Awards 2024 – which is now in its 7th year – celebrated the achievements of a total of 188 finalists!
HSJ Partnership Award winners are automatically shortlisted for the wider HSJ Awards programme –providing a second chance to win, and even greater exposure.
Healthcare Infrastructure Project of the Year
The panel felt that the success of this project is a testament to the strong and open partnership from which it was created
The award celebrates the joint working partnership between Health Spaces and the teams at James Paget University Hospital in supporting the NHS to drive estates transformation and optimisation within the resources available – recognising the positive impact to patient care delivered by the Concept Ward.
“I’m delighted to see the Concept Ward recognised for its achievements and invaluable contribution to the future of healthcare delivery in the UK and globally. Receiving this award also feels particularly special because of the recognition given to the partnership; the journey of collaboration between Health Spaces and the team at James Paget Hospital.”
“To truly delivery healthcare excellence for staff and patients, there needs to be open and close collaboration between all parties involved – clinicians, patients, estates teams, architects, construction specialists, the wider community. Get the partnership right, and involve the right teams and expertise, and we can ensure the vision from the outset comes to life as intended. The Concept Ward is a testament to our methodology, and paves the way for the innovative and impactful advancements our healthcare estates deserve.” – Kelvin Moulding, Managing Director, Health Spaces.
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan comments: “HSJ created the Partnership Awards in 2018 to celebrate and recognise the vital contribution made by the suppliers of goods and services to the quality and development of British healthcare. This year’s awards demonstrate there is almost no NHS clinical or support service which does not rely – sometimes almost completely – on the efforts of external suppliers.
“Almost any attempt to improve NHS productivity – the service’s greatest challenge – without working in concert with suppliers starts at a major disadvantage. Indeed, many of the best ideas for improving productivity do and will come from suppliers. Every one of the businesses on the Partnership Awards shortlist has shown the kind of thinking and determination it takes to deliver change in healthcare services. They should all be very proud of the efforts, our 28 winners especially so.”
The winners were selected following a rigorous two-stage judging process ahead of the HSJ Partnership Awards 2024 awards ceremony. The full list of Winners and those Highly Commended for the 2024 HSJ Partnership Awards can be found at https://partnership.hsj.co.uk/winners-2024
The Concept Ward
The new ward was opened in May 2023. Designed and delivered by Health Spaces, the new hospital build is being used to inform the design of future ward environments. Read more.
