Congratulations to Charlie Byrne an employee of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust on being the latest Innovator of the Quarter winner.
Charlie who is an Orthotist at the Trust was nominated by Stacey Finn, Clinical Scientist for his idea for a podiatry training aid.
Maria Hassard, Chief Executive for NHS Innovations South West, presented Charlie with a framed certificate and a cheque for £500. Stacey Finn was presented an iPod shuffle for nominating Charlie.
Following the presentation there was an informal but extremely informative innovation event for the Executive Directors of the Trust. The event gave a taster of all the outstanding and varied ideas that are being produced by employees within the Trust. Several of the innovators attended and demonstrated their ideas with working prototypes. Matthew Kershaw, Chief Executive of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust who attended the event said “I was not only impressed by the winner of the South West Innovator of the Quarter, our own Charlie Byrne, but also by the clear enthusiasm and energy from all the innovators present. Building on the excellent work already completed we are now supporting the innovation ideas of staff from across the Trust. This is an essential element of how we continue to improve services we provide to our patients, and how the Trust may also benefit by taking these products to market. For both of these reasons I am very supportive of the innovation work and will continue to encourage it strongly.”
Debbie Postlethwaite, Trust Innovation Leader for Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, who attended the presentation and was responsible for the innovation event, will now work closely with Charlie in taking his idea forward.
If one of your colleagues has come up with a good idea or a solution to a problem you face each day in your work within the NHS they too could win £500, and you could win a reward for nominating them.
For further details, or to submit an idea, visit www.nisw.co.uk. You can also contact your local Trust Innovation Leader or the offices of NHS Innovations South West. All these contact details are available on our website.