We are delighted to announce that Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool, in partnership with the Inclusionaries Lab, has won a prestigious award at an event recognising the best innovators and researchers in health and care in Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and South Cumbria.
The North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards is the only health awards event for the region, run by three NHS bodies focussed on research and innovation. The Culture for Innovation Award was presented to Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool (in partnership with the Inclusionaries Lab, University of Liverpool) in recognition of the innovative ‘Designer in Residence’ project, which involves hosting a designer (Andrew Tibbles) in Marie Hospice Liverpool for a year, to research how design methods can improve future palliative care. This project has resulted in the opening of a temporary Research Hub in the clinical area of Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool, the creation of a prototype phone installation to capture people’s experiences of hospice care, and the development of future work to explore how design can support future digital legacy research.
Left to right: Dr Laura Chapman (Medical Director and Consultant in Palliative Care, Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool), Sarah Stanley (Research Nurse, Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool), Dr Amara Nwosu (Senior Clinical Lecture in Palliative Care, Lancaster University; Honorary Consultant in Palliative Care, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Research Lead, Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool), Andrew Tibbles (PhD Design student, the Inclusionaries Lab – University of Liverpool), Hayley Hawkins (Deputy Head of Operations, Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool).
Commenting on the award, Dr Amara Nwosu (Senior Clinical Lecture in Palliative Care, Lancaster University; Honorary Consultant in Palliative Care, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Research Lead, Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool) said “We are delighted to be the first palliative care winner of an award from North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards. Palliative care is an essential component to effective healthcare systems; we are proud that our innovative work to use design methods to shape palliative care services has been acknowledged through this wonderful award”.
Hosted by the Innovation Agency; Clinical Research Network North West Coast (CRN NWC); and Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (ARC NWC) the event attracted around 180 entries, of whom 36 were shortlisted in 12 categories.
Special guest Professor Sir Stephen Powis, Medical Director of the NHS, said: “Every challenge we face is an opportunity to learn, collaborate and embrace new approaches to deliver improvements in the services we provide, for the benefit of patients, staff and the wider NHS.
“As the NHS looks forward to its 75th birthday on 5th July, it is a good time to reflect on its journey and on the incredible research and innovation milestones that have transformed patient outcomes and that will help to build an NHS that is fit for the future.”
The event took place at The Royal College of Physicians, The Spine in Liverpool, hosted by BBC TV North West and Breakfast presenter Roger Johnson. The full list of winners is below; to find out more about their entries, visit www.nwcawards.co.uk.
WINNERS 2023
Culture for Innovation Award: Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool
Innovation in Workforce Development Award: Health Education England NW; Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; University of Central Lancashire
Patient Safety and Care Improvement Award: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Innovation Agency
Research Student of the Year Award: Piotr Teodorowski, University of Liverpool
Ruth Young Award for Research Implementation: Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Outstanding Contribution to Patient and Public Involvement Award: Lancaster University
Research Delivery Team of the Year Award: Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Research Collaboration of the Year Award: Marine Lake Medical Practice and Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Primary Care and/or Community Research Team of the Year Award: Lancaster Medical Practice
Unsung Hero: NHS 75th Anniversary Award: Sue Smith of One Wirral CIC
Tackling Health Inequalities Award: Liverpool John Moores University; University of Liverpool; Edge Hill University
Sustainability Award: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Broadgreen University Hospital
Amara Nwosu 