The team was delighted and honoured to win this award for their ‘Digital pathways for pre-operative consent’ approach, placing patients at the centre of the pathway and maximising every opportunity to inform and improve understanding throughout their journey.
The Leicester Operational Delivery Network (ODN) hepatitis C team were delighted and thrilled to receive the EPCA 2021 patient-centred care award, reflecting and recognising the amazing work carried out by the team over the past five years.
Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the service felt it was a huge honour to be recognised for the EPCA 2021 excellence in a time of crisis award, which greatly boosted the morale of the team.
Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions we are unable to hold a dedicated awards ceremony for the second year. Instead, we announced the winners during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday 26 May 2021.
The RCP has been informed that the 2019 application round for national clinical excellence awards in England and Wales will open on Thursday 7 February.
The RCP has launched new guidance that aims to help healthcare workers ensure that the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) does not impair patient safety.