1. The NHS Wales Awards 2014 are open for entries! David Sissling: “Some of the previous award winners’ ideas were just tremendous”

2. Key dates Closing date: 5.00pm Friday 24 th January 2014 Finalists announced: Monday 10 th March 2014 Awards ceremony: Wednesday 2 nd July 2014

3. New for 2014!

4. Why teams should enter... Share good practice and help every patient in Wales to benefit from improvements Morale boost for shortlisted teams and their organisation Winners receive a bursary, trophy and certificate Can use submission to enter other awards/conferences eg. International Forum Positive coverage in media for your organisation

7. Thank you for your support Big thank you for using launch comms packs Re-use intranet story/tweets throughout December and January New content beginning of January

8. You can enter too! Your own work or in partnership with other departments: Joint entry from ABM Communications and Midwifery teams shortlisted in 2011 for project offering mothers-to-be ‘virtual tours’ of maternity options. Other projects to consider: Improving quality through better use of resources – Aneurin Bevan’s 100,000 Days / Every Day Counts for Megan Campaign Promoting better health and avoiding disease – Hywel’s House / ABM Measles Campaign / Public Health Wales Launch of AAA Screening Programme Improving patient safety – Any 1000 Lives campaign like STOP, pressure ulcers etc

9. Checklist from today Use the launch comms pack to keep the momentum going over Christmas and New Year Have you heard or seen stories in your newsletters, blogs or website from colleagues across primary and secondary care that could be entered? Talk to your IQT/1000 Lives Leads about improvement work that could be entered

10. Checklist from today Are there entries from your internal recognition awards that could be submitted? Think about what you can enter! Put the key dates in your diary!!

11. Hywel Dda Health Board shows the way! Won in 2013 National/international interest Doesn’t have to be a clinical topic or very complicated

13. Contact details: www.nhswalesawards.org.uk @nhswalesawards / @gwobraugigcymru www.facebook.com/nhswalesawards Further info/support: karen.field@wales.nhs.uk