New Category: Unlocking Productivity and Efficiency with Digital

New Category: Unlocking Productivity and Efficiency with Digital
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The NHS faces mounting challenges from rising patient demand, workforce shortages, and financial constraints. NHS organisations are leading the way by implementing digital innovations to unlock productivity and efficiency, helping the system meet these challenges head-on. By introducing technologies such as real-time analytics, AI-driven scheduling tools, and automated processes, NHS teams have streamlined their operations, reduced waiting times, and optimised resource management, ultimately delivering better patient outcomes.

Judges will be looking for projects that demonstrate tangible improvements, such as increased operational efficiency, better patient flow, and effective resource management. The best examples will not only showcase measurable results but also demonstrate scalability, sustainability, and collaboration across NHS systems to drive long-term efficiency.

Eligibility

  • All NHS organisations (including providers, partnerships, and systems), General Practice and primary care organisations.
  • Evidence must relate to a project, ongoing or completed within the 2 years up until the award entry deadline.

Ambition

  • Outline the challenge your project was designed to address, including the specific pressures faced by your organisation (e.g., patient demand, workforce shortages).
  • Define the strategic goals of the project and how digital tools were identified as the key to unlocking productivity and efficiency.
  • Explain the expected outcomes and key metrics used to measure success (e.g., reduced wait times, improved patient flow, or staff productivity).

Outcome

  • Provide evidence of how the digital solution was implemented without causing significant disruption to existing services.
  • Demonstrate measurable improvements in operational efficiency, patient outcomes, or resource management, supported by data or case studies.
  • Share how the project improved the overall capacity of the organisation, including any financial savings or time saved for staff.

Value

  • Discuss how the digital solution aligned with the broader mission of your organisation and contributed to long-term productivity gains.
  • Provide evidence of how the project has improved staff satisfaction, reduced administrative burdens, and optimised workflows.
  • Highlight any additional benefits generated by the project, such as increased patient satisfaction or unanticipated improvements in service delivery.

Involvement

  • Describe the collaboration between NHS staff and patients in the development and deployment of the digital solution.
  • Provide testimonials or examples of how stakeholders across different levels of the organisation were engaged in the process.
  • Discuss how staff, patients, and partners have adopted and benefited from the digital solution in day-to-day operations.

Spread

  • Explain how the project’s successes and learnings have been shared across the organisation and beyond, highlighting any replication in other areas.
  • Discuss the potential for scaling the project across other NHS systems or settings and provide evidence of successful replication where possible.

New Category: Unlocking Productivity and Efficiency with Digital

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Entries, attendance and partnership enquiries, contact Faysal Chaudhry 
Media and marketing enquiries, contact Honey de Gracia
Judging and event management, contact Awards Support