Swansea University is finalist in NHS Wales Awards

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Swansea University is celebrating after being selected as a finalist in this year’s NHS Wales Awards, announced today (March 10, 2014).

Dr Laith AlrubaiyThe development of new measures to assess the quality of life and disease severity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is up for the Students Improving Patient Safety and Quality Award (supported by 1000 Lives Student and Educator Community).

Dr Laith Alrubaiy, a PhD student and Clinical Lecturer in Medicine and Gastroenterology at Swansea University, is the chief investigator for the study that was carried out in Neath Port Talbot hospital to assess the impact of inflammatory bowel disease on patients and to improve their care.

Dr Alrubaiy said: “I am delighted that our work to improve health care and monitoring of patients has been recognised by the judges of the NHS Wales Awards to be selected as a finalist. It is a great achievement and we will be keeping our fingers crossed for success".

The annual NHS Wales Awards celebrate the work of organisations and teams across Wales in delivering excellent care and the winners will be announced in a ceremony on July 2, 2014.

This year the Awards received more than 140 entries and the judging panel of NHS experts had the tough task of selecting the 24 finalists in the eight award categories.

The next stage is for the judging panels to visit each finalist to find out more and see first-hand the benefits they’ve brought to patients.

Each judging panel is made up of experts drawn from across NHS Wales, the public sector and professional bodies.

Welsh Health Minister Mark Drakeford said that the standard of entries demonstrates the professionalism, dedication and skill of NHS Wales staff.

He said, “I am always impressed with the high quality of entries to the NHS Wales Awards. They demonstrate the commitment of our staff to provide safe, efficient and compassionate care.

 “This annual event is a great opportunity to celebrate excellence and showcase the talents of teams across Wales who work continuously to make improvements that benefit patients in hospital and the community.

 “I would like to thank everyone who entered and wish good luck to all those who have made the finals”.

The NHS Wales Awards are organised by 1000 Lives Improvement, part of Public Health Wales, which supports organisations and individuals to deliver improved health, healthcare outcomes and user experience in NHS Wales.

They were launched in 2008 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS.

The winners of the NHS Wales Awards 2014 will be announced in a ceremony at the Swalec Stadium, Cardiff on Wednesday, July 2, 2014.