Beeline: Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Magazine, Spring 2016

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WHAT WE DO HSJ winners We were absolutely thrilled to come out winners at the 2015 Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards, which were held in November he HSJ Awards are the largest celebration of T excellence in UK healthcare, highlighting the most innovative and successful people and projects in the sector. The awards were created in 1981 to recognise, on a national platform, the projects and initiatives that deliver healthcare excellence and innovation. More than 600 organisations submitted over 1,600 entries in 2015. Earlier in the year, the Charity was recognised for the initiation, development and delivery of the unique Post Graduate Education Programme for our paramedics. Funded entirely by the Charity and run in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire, the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and senior doctors and consultants from local hospitals, the initiative saw us become a finalist in the ‘Improving Outcomes through Learning and Development’ category. Subsequently, all finalists completed presentations and interviews during October to a judging panel made up of senior and influential figures from the health sector. The results were subsequently announced in November at the awards ceremony. The judging panel was impressed by how the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance project was funded and felt it was a great example of the collaboration between stakeholders. The presentation had apparently used clear evidence to demonstrate its impressive outcomes. A delighted DSAA team receive their award from host Clare Balding After walking away with the top prize, Bill Sivewright, the Charity’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have won this award. Training and education form a cornerstone of the Charity’s vision for the pursuit of clinical excellence. We feel that the future benefit for our patients is best served by investing directly in those charged with delivering the clinical care. “The unique element of this programme is the fact that the education and training is delivered on-site at the Charity’s airbase and not in the university classroom. Through this mechanism we have now established a group of highly enthusiastic paramedics and doctors who help deliver the training at the airbase, on the helicopter and within their own trusts. “It is particularly satisfying that the judges recognised our collaborative approach and the extensive stakeholder involvement. This has helped foster regional clinical relationships that we believe provides significant patient benefit. We are most grateful to South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Hertfordshire for their commitment to the creation of this unique programme. We must also thank our supporters, without whom we would never have been able to contemplate such an ambitious project.” More information on the HSJ Awards visit: https://awards.hsj.co.uk/winners-2015 16 01823 669604 | www.dsairambulance.org.uk
WHAT WE DO £1,500 Over £2m per year £144 £800 £1,000 £7,500 £5,000 £66 Every little helps! Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance receives no direct funding from the Government or the National Lottery. We rely on donations from the public and money from fundraising to help us raise the funds we need. Thousands of people’s lives have been changed thanks to the provision of our service and it is with thanks to YOU, that we continue to fly. COST OF OPERATION Annual cost..............................................................Over £2 million Cost per mission..................................................Approximately £2,500 One life saved.........................................................PRICELESS Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance @dsairambulance 17
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