LADS highly commended by HSJ

KHP Joint Director of Clinical Strategy Dr Irem Patel has hailed the recognition of an asthma tool at a prestigious national health awards ceremony.

The London Asthma Decision Support tool (LADS) was highly commended in the Data-Driven Transformation of the Year category at the HSJ Awards 2023.

Bringing together air pollution, demographic, and social deprivation data with routinely collected NHS data for the first time, the tool allows clinical teams to intervene much earlier in the patient pathway and improve outcomes. It also helps to identify and investigate areas of health inequity across the capital.

Dr Patel [in the picture, far left], as Co-Clinical Director of the London Respiratory Clinical Network, says:

I am really delighted that our collaborative asthma project across north west and south east London has been highly commended at the HSJ awards. This is a great tool which enables insight and action for improved whole person asthma care at population level, and has great potential for London.

LADS is a collaboration involving the North West London Integrated Care System (ICS), South East London ICS, Imperial College Health Partners, Imperial College London, and Vizify. It was funded by the London Health Data Strategy, Co-Chaired by Prof Ian Abbs, Chief Executive of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

Further award success

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London are celebrating winning the Workforce Initiative of the Year category. It is for the implementation of SIFE (Supporting Information From Employer) pathway to support IENs (Internationally Educated Nurses) to complete the nursing and midwifery registration.

The Trust and university were also highly commended in the NHS Race Equality Award category. It is for their scheme to help internationally educated nurses working in the UK as unregistered practitioners to regain their professional identity.

Congratulations to Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust which was won the Trust of the Year category and well done to King’s College Hospital NHS FT which was shortlisted.

To find out all the winners and shortlisted organisations, visit the HSJ Awards webpage here.