A radiography-led initiative from University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust has been named as a finalist in the HSJ Patient Safety Awards.
UCLH’s Imaging Clinical Simulation training programme was shortlisted in the Patient Safety Education and Training Award category, along with eight other projects.
A total of 25 awards will be presented at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards ceremony, which will take place on 16 September in Manchester.
UCLH’s programme trains radiographers to manage deteriorating patients both in the acute and community diagnostic centre setting. It takes the form of an immersive group simulation, which guides participants through treating an ill patient with the ABCDE method and recognising and treating anaphylaxis. The session lasts 2.5 hours and is run on a weekly basis.
The programme was created across the last four to five years in conjunction with the UCLH Education team and delivered by UCLH Practice Educator radiographers. It was led by Rebecca Steels, deputy clinical lead at the North Central London imaging network and regional lead radiographer.
'Beyond thrilled' to be shortlisted
Andrew Wendruff, practice educator and diagnostic radiographer, said that creating the programme had been a collaborative effort and praised the end result.
“As a team we are beyond thrilled to receive this recognition and finalist shortlisting from such a prestigious award,” he said. “The simulation training programme we created has been a truly multidisciplinary effort, the faculty has included UCLH simulation specialists, consultants, radiologists, radiographers, and resuscitation teams.”
“By working together, we have been able to create a very effective learning package for all Imaging staff within our network.”
Mr Wendruff added that this recognition could also bring awareness of the programme to a wider audience, furthering its potential benefits.
“Speaking for the whole team we are extremely proud and excited for our work to be recognised and most importantly we believe that the exposure this type of accolade can bring will help us in ensuring the training reaches beyond our network to benefit as many staff and patients as possible,” he continued.
“We were super excited that we were able to share this amazing news at the recent 2024 UK Imaging and Oncology Conference when presenting the programme’s success. Thank you to the whole team!”