Islington shortlisted for Prestigious Health Award

Islington GP federation has been chosen from hundreds of applicants to represent London in a prestigious competition to mark the NHS’s 70^th birthday.

Age UK Islington is very pleased to be collaborating with Islington GP Federation. It is fantastic to see the work of the Federation and it's Partners, which include Whittington Health, Islington Council, Mental Health Trust and the CCG, recognised and celebrated.

As regional champion in the Healthier Communities category, they will now vie with other regional winners from across England for a national award to be presented at a special ceremony in the Palace of Westminster in July.

The NHS70 Parliamentary Awards, sponsored by IBM and Teva, recognise the massive contribution made by the individuals who work in and alongside the NHS.

Launched in February, it asked the region’s MPs to find and nominate those individuals or teams they thought have made the biggest improvements to health services in their constituencies across ten categories. Islington GP Federation was nominated by Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP who had this to say earlier today:

"The Islington GP Federation does such great work in my community and I didn't hesitate to nominate them as we celebrate and commemorate the foundation of our NHS 70 years ago. I wish them all the very best in the finals and will certainly be rooting for them."

From over 750 entries, senior experts have chosen four outstanding nominations in each category, which exemplify the best of what the NHS and its partners do day in, day out.

Islington GP federation has been recognised for the various quality improvement projects they are delivering across the borough. In a short space of time they have achieved significant improvements in population health outcomes through collaborative cross-sector working, and by testing and evaluating new approaches to delivering patient-centred care.  These achievements include improving flu vaccination uptake, training over 70 smoking cessation advisors, delivering proactive physical health checks to people living with severe mental illness and improving the management of people living with long term conditions.

All of the champions will now be invited to the national awards ceremony, which will be held on July 4^th, the day before the NHS’s 70^th birthday.

The ceremony will be hosted by Dr Sara Kayat, NHS GP & TV Doctor best known for This Morning, Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls and GPs: Behind Closed Doors.

The regional champions will now go forward to a final stage of judging by a panel including the leaders of Royal Colleges, the Unison trade union, and the Patients Association – collectively representing millions of health and care workers and patients.