Staff and doctors at two private Lancashire hospitals have been recognised for the quality of care they deliver to patients.
Foor the third time, The Beardwood in Blackburn, and The Lancaster Hospital, which are both part of Circle Health Group, won the Private Hospital Group of the Year award at the annual LaingBussion awards.
The award is presented to an organisation whose hospitals show excellence in their delivery of care, commitment to the community and innovation in healthcare.
The latest statistics show 92 per cent of patients who visited the hospitals rated their experience as ‘very good’ in addition to 80 per cent of employees recommending the hospital to a friend.
Independent analysis of Circle Health Group’s hospitals’ hip and knee procedure outcomes using PROMS (Patient Reported Outcome Measures) showed that Circle’s results were 95 per cent higher than the NHS benchmark and overall, were 2 per cent higher than the private sector average.
The award presented to the hospital’s owners, Circle Health Group, in London on June 8, also noted the extraordinarily high levels of staff satisfaction and engagement at the hospital.
In 2022, teams across the hospitals mobilised to gather, sort and send urgently needed medical supplies to six hospitals in Ukraine.
In total the hospitals efforts contributed to £3 million worth of medical supplies in 12 months, the largest single contribution made by a UK business to the crisis in Ukraine.
In addition to charitable work, the hospitals were recognised for their commitment to staff wellbeing and career development opportunities.
Across the organisation 292 apprentices successfully completed or began higher education courses with 30 different clinical and no-clinical programmes available. Many of those apprentices came from Beardwood and Lancaster.
This is the third time the two hospitals have received national recognition for their approach to supporting patients.
No other independent provider or hospital has received this successive recognition for innovation, clinical success and employment opportunities.
Paolo Pieri, chief executive of Circle Health Group, said: “The award is a testament to what was an amazing year for both hospitals.
"Teams across Beardwood and Lancaster work tirelessly to support patients in their communities and I couldn’t be prouder of what they have achieved.”
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