UTOPIA delivers success for Trust at National Awards
15th September 2011
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has won recognition for being at the forefront of improving efficiency while improving quality of care.
UTOPIA had been shortlisted in the prestigious HSJ Efficiency Awards in the category of ‘Efficiency in Acute Service Redesign’ and was revealed as the winner in a ceremony in London last night.
The UTOPIA programme was designed to radically improve unscheduled care. Within the UTOPIA model, patients who require emergency treatment receive more timely assessment and treatment by consultants throughout their hospital stay. It has helped the Trust to provide services more efficiently, by focusing its resources on delivering an improved service centred around meeting the needs of patients. The Trust was the first in the UK to introduce this approach.
Dr Frank Harsent, Chief Executive, said: “I am delighted that we have been recognised with this award. The entire team have worked so hard to ensure that UTOPIA has worked and demonstrated extraordinary commitment to the programme. We have led the way in delivering improvements for emergency patients.”