Trust shortlisted for HSJ Partnership Award 2023 | News

Congratulations to Dr Harsh Saxena, Consultant Anaesthetist, and Michelle Dudley, Pre-op Assessment Team leader and Project Manager for LifeBox, who have been shortlisted for an HSJ Partnership Award 2023, together with Definition Health, a digital health technology company.

The collaborative LifeBox project has been shortlisted in the Best Elective Care Recovery Initiative. LifeBox is a digital tool that builds an interactive patient summary by allowing patients to complete part of their pre-assessment at home ahead of a procedure.

Two-way file sharing between the Trust and the patient allows for secure exchange of information such as test results, fasting advice and useful information to reassure and inform patients.

Dr Harsh Saxena, Consultant Anaesthetist, said: “The benefits of using LifeBox are many and include being able to empower patients and engage them more fully in their own care, educating them about their surgical procedure and facilitating smooth admission. It also allows us to improve standardisation of patient care and reduce unnecessary hospital visits.

“Completing part of their pre-assessment away from the hospital not only lessens the stress for patients, but it also allows close family and friends to be more involved in the process and support their loved ones more effectively.”

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on 23 March 2023.