award categories
Pfizer Outstanding Achievement Award in Healthcare
Winner 2010
Orla Tinsley
Previous recipients of this award were:
2009 Ambrose McLoughlin
2008 Rebecca O’Malley
This award recognises outstanding personal resolve and conviction in pursuing and securing changes and improvements in patient welfare, safety and equality of service delivery in the Irish Healthcare Sector.
Healthcare Commentator/Journalist
Nominations are welcome from employers and co-workers of commentators or journalists who wish to honour and recognise their colleague’s innovative and informed contribution to Health issues through; leadership, and dedication to the public interest.
2010 Finalists
Sara Burke for the RTE Radio 1 Drivetime Programme
Dr Mark Rowe for The Men's Health Book 'A guide for teh Irish Man'
Healthcare and Social Care Professional
This award is open to qualified individuals and multi-disciplinary teams who demonstrate extraordinary innovation in delivering care through improvement of service and delivery of their work.
2010 Finalists
Jackie Austin for her Public Health Nursing work with the travelling community, Mary Mercier Health Centre, Tallaght
Prof. Carol Fitzpatrick and the Deliberate Self Harm Team at Temple Street Children’s University Hospital Dublin
National Federation of Voluntary Bodies & The National Health Partnership Forum for the Informing Families of their Child's Disability Programme, Cork Regional Pilot
Dr Seathrun O'Casaide and the Dean Street Primary Care Team Kilkenny
Care/Support Initiative
This award is open to voluntary/non-professional individuals and/or multi disciplinary teams who promote health and support wellbeing in an innovative way.
2010 Finalists
HSE West PCCC, Roscommon & Andrew McDonnell for The Melting Pot Project
Fatima Groups United & Dolphin House, Community Development Association for their Community Health Projects
The National Rehabilitation Hospital & Anne O' Loughlin for the Empowering Families & Carers Traumatic Brain Injury Programme
try-it.ie and Rebecca Beck for their community based Assistive Technology Initiative
Public-Private Healthcare Collaboration
The award will be presented to the healthcare partners whose innovative project most positively impacts on patient care.
2010 Finalists
HSE West PCCC Roscommon with When Nature Calls! Managing Incontinence Programme
St Vincent’s Healthcare with The Diabetes Policy Development and Insulin Working Groups
University College Hospital, Galway & Janssen Cilag for the IV Home Chemotherapy Service
Abbott Laboratories - Synagis Home Service
Innovation in Quality of Service Delivery
This award recognises service providers who have creatively and innovatively used resources to maximise patient outcomes.
2010 Finalists
Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin for their Respiratory and Sleep Lab Overnight Service
Bon Secours Hospital Cork for the Electronic Referral System for Physiotherapy Requisitions
HSE West PCCC, Roscommon & Mayo for the Mol an Óige family home support project
Edward Dunne for Nua Healthcare Services Ltd
Healthcare Technology or Products Innovation
This award recognises and rewards innovative products or technology used in a health or social care setting.
2010 Finalists
Beaumont Hospital for the Epilepsy Electronic patient records
The National Digital Research Centre, BiancaMed, Crofton Cardiac Systems & University College Dublin for the HeartPhone Product
Galway University Hospitals ICT Team under Martin Molloy for Electronic Discharge Summaries with DMF System's eDS product.
KCI Medical Ireland for the V.A.C.® Complex Wound Therapy
Patient Safety Initiative
This category recognises individuals or groups whose innovative initiatives have enhanced patient safety.
2010 Finalists
St Vincent's Private Hospital Radiotherapy/Medical Physics Dept & SVHG ICT Dept with Martin Grady and Neal Mullen for the Virus Protection Software Project
St James' Hospital Medication Safety Office & Eileen Relihan for the Red Apron Project
The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital & Patrica Heckmann for the Automated Dispensing Pharmacy System
Sligo General Hospital & Sheila Smith for the Quality Management Information System (QMIS)
Advocacy
This award recognises innovative initiatives in furthering awareness of issues and policies that are key to enhancing healthcare and wellbeing.
2010 Finalists
Dr Hilary Dunne, CEO, The Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare (ISQSH) & Health Care Informed (HCI)
Brí, The Acquired Brain Injury Advocacy Association Carers Committee
Louise and Edel Connolly with ‘Be Allergy Aware’
Health Promotion Project
This category acknowledges innovative health promotion initiatives within the last 3 years, which have significantly and demonstrably impacted on the health status of the community.
2010 Finalists
An Post & Dr. Frank O Reilly for The Male Minder Campaign
Mater Misericordiae Catherine McAuley Research Centre & Prof. Carol Fitzpatrick for the Working things out through SPHE Project
HSE West PCCC, Roscommon for the Bridging The Gap Intermediate Care Services Project
The Waterford Health Park and its founder Dr. Mark Rowe
