Liverpool hospital shortlisted for national leadership award

A Liverpool hospital is celebrating after reaching the shortlist for the prestigious NHS awards.

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, have been shortlisted by the NHS Leadership Awards and is competing to be recognised as the ‘NHS Board of the Year’ against two other NHS Trusts; Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Sandwell &West Birmingham NHS Trust.


The NHS Leadership Awards are designed to recognise and reward examples of outstanding leadership at all levels of the NHS.

Proving a high quality of leadership is critical to taking the NHS forward. Each award celebrates and recognises excellence in the NHS hospitals.

Nomination for ‘NHS Board of the Year’ recognizes that Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has:

* Implemented a strategic plan reflecting external and internal changes;

* Adopted a holistic approach to execution of a strategic plan with clear demonstrable outcomes;

* Embedded a culture throughout the organisation of quality and patient safety linked to efficient and effective use of public funds;

* Developed and maintained transparent relationships and mechanisms for public and stakeholder accountability;

* Built and maintained a healthy organisation with strong levels of staff engagement (clinical and non-clinical).

Chairman of Aintree Hospital Chris Baker MBE said: "The nomination for this award recognises all of the positive developments at Aintree, with the completion of several major capital developments on site allowing us to provide our services from a single site and enhance patient care.

"We’ve made significant improvements in the way in which we deal with infections; we’ve improved our survival rates and introduced new ways of working to enhance patient safety and care. This is a great achievement for everyone at Aintree."

The hospital will find out if they have won the ‘NHS Board of the Year award’ on the 8th December at The NHS leadership awards ceremony.