Inaugural RCN Frontline First Innovations award 2011

The creation of the inaugural RCN Frontline First innovation award represents a tangible means of celebrating all the inspiring nurse-led innovations that are being submitted to the RCN Frontline First campaign. A team of experts went through all the submissions, and following a rigorous screening process, drew up a longlist of ten submissions. A shortlisting panel then went through each of these ten submissions to produce the final shortlist of three. These three submissions were then put to the public vote.

Winner

Marina Lupari, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland
Title: A new model of community nursing for managing long term conditions
Abstract: An innovative nurse-led service working with high risk older people in their own homes leading to a reduction in unplanned hospital admissions.

First runner-up

Carol Gill, Bradford and Airedale Community Health Services (BACHS)
Title: Early warning system to prevent elderly patients in care homes from getting pressures sores
Abstract: An innovation to reduce the number and severity of pressure ulcers in care homes through an innovative healthcare assistant (HCA) early reporting and recording system.

Second runner-up

District community drug treatment team, NHS Wakefield
Title: Improving the health of substance misusers
Abstract: An innovation which provides a one stop shop for clients who are working to overcome drug dependency so that they can access care for their health needs on a drop in basis.