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UK Specialist Hospitals scoops national award for Excellence in Risk Management

Published November 18th 2011

UK Specialist Hospitals (UKSH) was recently named as the winner in the Excellence in Risk Management category of the prestigious 2011 Laing & Buisson Independent Healthcare Awards. UKSH was also honoured to be nominated as a finalist in four other categories: Management Excellence, Best Use of Technology, Entrepreneurial Achievement and Hotel Services.

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UK Specialist Hospitals scoops national award for Excellence in Risk Management

Published November 18th 2011

The Laing & Buisson Independent Healthcare Awards celebrate a range of achievements within the independent healthcare sector and pay tribute to individuals, teams and organisations who have demonstrated outstanding excellence. UKSH has excellent pedigree in these annual awards, having won the Hotel Services category in 2010.

The Excellence in Risk Management award recognises organisations whose commitment to developing a comprehensive risk management system has improved patient outcomes and safety. The award was accepted by Cath Finn, UKSH Medical Director.

Fiona Calnan, CEO UKSH, commented: “I am delighted that our dedication to maintaining high standards of patient safety and clinical outcomes has been recognised. This award reflects the efforts of all staff across the organisation in ensuring we deliver a robust approach to risk management.”

UKSH currently operates five hospitals in the South West, including the Cirencester NHS Treatment Centre (Gloucestershire), Devizes NHS Treatment Centre (Wiltshire), Emersons Green NHS Treatment Centre (Bristol), Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre (Plymouth) and Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre (Somerset).

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Dan Madden, UKSH Communications and Marketing
0117 906 1879 - DMadden@uk-sh.co.uk

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