Musgrove Park Dominates Regional Health Awards, UK

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Article Date: 24 Apr 2008 - 1:00 PDT

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Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton dominated the South West Regional Health and Social Care Awards announced at a packed ceremony in Yeovil last week.

There were twelve awards up for grabs at the event, and over 200 projects had been nominated from organisations across the south west. Teams from Musgrove Park won the top prize in four categories, more than any other health or social care provider.

The winners were

- Sister Susan Wood from Sedgemoor Ward in the Leadership for Improvement category
- Children's Diabetes Education programme (MICKYS) in the People's Experience category
- Safer Patients Initiative Medicines Management Project for the Safety in Care Award
- The Hour to Save a Life Team for Innovative Information and Communications Technology Award

The four teams will now represent the South West at the National Health and Social Care Awards at Wembley Stadium on July 1st.

Chairman Ros Wyke said "This was a fantastic evening, which demonstrated that the excellent work done at Musgrove every day is recognised across the region. We are very proud not only of the winning teams who will now go forward for national recognition, but also the other nominees and every member of staff who do a superb job every day."

Notes

Musgrove Park Hospital Taunton is part of Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

The hospital serves a population of 340,000 - primarily living in the area served by NHS South West. Each year almost 40,000 patients are admitted as emergencies; 10,000 patients are admitted for elective surgery; 26,000 are seen for day case surgery; 232,000 patients attend outpatient clinics; 48,000 attend Accident and Emergency, 170,000 diagnostic examinations take place and over 3000 babies are born in the Maternity Department. Almost 1000 patients are admitted to Critical Care each year.

Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has an annual budget of £180 million. The hospital has over 700 beds, 30 wards, 15 operating theatres, a fully equipped diagnostic imaging department and employs 4,145 staff.

Musgrove Park Hospital Taunton