UHUK Awards 2024

The UHUK Annual Conference and Awards convened this year with over 180 leading healthcare professionals, policy-makers, academics, and pioneers from across the UK. The focal point of the event was to delve into the complexities and prospects within NHS primary care and community services.

UHUK is a partnership of social enterprise healthcare providers covering a staggering 64% of the UK population. These providers of NHS services divert millions of patients away from overstretched ambulances, A&E departments and GPs via services including out of hours and clinical assessment, urgent primary care, NHS 111, virtual wards, palliative care, and A&E triage and treatment.

A highlight of the conference was a celebration of the work of UHUK members, with awards presented in ten categories from over 40 entries.

2024 Award Winners:

Technological Innovation (sponsored by Primary Care 24/Blinx) – GMUPCA's BarRS system.

General Innovation (sponsored by CLEO Systems) - Primary Care 24: Primary Care Hub Model and Urgent Care Collaboration.

Partnership (sponsored by Hempsons) – LCW: Visionary Care - Transforming Urgent Eye Care Through Partnership.

Health Inequalities (sponsored by Credentially) – FCMS (NW) Ltd for their Asylum Seeker GP Health Service.

Patient Engagement (sponsored by C-STEM) – Cumbria Health for their Glenridding Medical Practice.

Social Impact (sponsored by Loop) – Mastercall Healthcare for their Social Value commitment.

Operational Quality and Safety (sponsored by Ummanu) – PELC for Managing Operational Risks in Service Delivery.

Clinical Quality and Safety (sponsored by OneAdvanced) - PELC for Improving Patient Streaming.

Workforce (sponsored by Hallam Medical) - LCD: Our new values created with our people.

Chair’s Award (sponsored by Babble) – DHU for their Cloud-Based Telephony Transformation.

Conor Burke, CEO of UHUK commented, “Our award winners, and the quality of all of the submissions, illustrate how this often under-recognised sector is leading local implementation of best practice in urgent and integrated care, and working with partners every day, to keep people well, independent and at home.”