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In recognition
of the breadth of innovation, excellence and commitment to patients
across primary care, the 2007 annual Acorn, QOF and Guy Rotherham
Awards of Excellence have been combined. For the first time, this
year’s competition is being run in association with Prescriber
magazine, who will be joining the NHS Alliance, the Improvement
Foundation, British Cardiac Society and The British Cardiac Patients
Association (BCPA).
The
Secretary of State for Health has been invited to present all the
awards during the NHS Alliance Conference on 22nd and 23rd of November
2007 at the Manchester International Conference Centre.
There
are a total of 12 categories of Award,9 Acorn Awards, 2 QOF Awards
and 1 Guy Rotherham Award, please see individual award categories
below for details.
QOF
Awards
The Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF) for the GMS and PMS Contracts
is a powerful tool for improving the services being delivered by
general practice. The quality indicators are evidence-based and
will improve Chronic Disease Management in primary care: a key priority
for the NHS and PCTs in their Public Service Agreements. The organisers
and judges are very pleased that Schering Plough are again sponsoring
and supporting the QOF Award for CHD.
Entry
criteria
GP category
The CHD QOF Award is open to all GP practices in England, Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland. A GP practice can enter themselves or
alternatively a PCO can enter on behalf of a practice (after receiving
the consent of the practice). All GP practices that have achieved
the maximum 251 clinical points covering CHD, cholesterol and Heart
Failure targets are eligible to enter. To be considered for this
award, please complete the entry form and submit approximately 100
/ 200 words on how these targets were achieved, highlighting any
demonstrable results or impact this had on the practice.
PCO
category
The CHD QOF Award is open to all PCOs in England (PCTs), Wales (LHBs)
and Scotland (Health Boards) that have a high average score across
all its practices for the clinical points covering CHD, for the
clinical points covering CHD and Heart Failure. To be considered
for this award, please complete the entry form on the website, and
email to: h.noel@medman.co.uk
Winners Award
The winning entries will receive a free entry (for three members
of the practice or PCO) to the NHS Alliance Conference and presentation
of a QOF Award certificate by the Secretary of State for Health
with Award Winners photographs. Winners will also be able to attend
the NHS Alliance Conference dinner on 23rd November along with the
other winners, sponsors, organisers and the panel of judges. The
opportunity for the winning practice or PCO to feature as a case
study in the Award Winners Publication, will also be provided. Finally,
winners will receive an invitation to attend and perhaps speak at
the follow-up VIP, MP & Press event at the Palace of Westminster,
during January 2008 at which the Minister of State for Health will
present.
Panel
of Judges
The panel of judges will include:
• Dr Roger Boyle, National Clinical Director of CHD
• Dr David Colin-Thomé, National Clinical Director
for Primary Care
• A representative from the BHS
• Eve Knight, TBC, British Cardiac Patients Association (BCPA)
• Keith Jackson, Chairman, BCPA
• Dr Tony Snell, Medical Director, Birmingham & Black
Country SHA, former Co-Chair, NHS Confederation GMS Negotiating
Committee
• Dr Stewart Findlay, GP, CHD Lead, NHS Alliance
• A representative from the British Cardiovascular Society
• Gordon Coutts, General Manager, Schering Plough
• Keith Jackson, Chairman, BCPA
• Alan Kane, Director of Communications and Public Affairs,
Schering Plough
Guy
Rotherham Award
For NHS community-based teams wishing to enter the Guy Rotherham
Awards, please visit the improvement Foundation website for information
and online entry: www.improvementfoundation.org/guyrotherhamaward
The closing date for entry is 5th October 2007.
Acorn
Awards
The deadline for the Acorn Awards has already passed, but for more
information, please go to www.nhsalliance.org/eventsAcorn.asp
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