Annual Conference
Annual Conference 2011: June 11th 2011
'Patients Matter' - Developing a Stronger voice for patients in raising the quality of healthcare. The programme focuses on the issue of quality in all aspects of patient involvement, including commissioning.
Building Better Healthcare Awards

Building Better Healthcare Awards 2011
This is now open for entries.
Building Design Category:
Award for Best Mental Health Design
Award for Best Acute Care Design
Award for Best Community Care Design
Estates and Facilities Management Category:
Award for Best Response to DH Policy
Award for Best Use of Innovative Funding
Award for Best Efficiency Savings
Patient environment category:
Award for Interior Design
Award for Best Landscape or External Space
Award for Best Use of Visual Art in Healthcare
People category:
Award for Best Project Team
Healthcare Design Champion of the Year
Outstanding Achievement Award
Product category
Award for Best Interior Product
Award for Best Building Product in Healthcare
Award for Best Product to Improve the Patient Pathway
This year the judging panel will be overseen by NHS commentator, healthcare analyst, and BBH columnist, Roy Lilley. The judges are Susan Francis, programme director of Architects for Health; Kevin Oxley, Director of Operations at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Sarah Waller, programme director at the King’s Fund; Patricia Young, design specialist at the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA); Colum Lowe, founder of design consultancy, BEING; Dr Sam Everington, a GP at the Bromley-by-Bow Centre in east London; and Danny Daniels of the National Association for Patient Participation.
For entry forms and guidelines, plus details of how you can book a table at the ceremony, visit www.bbhealthcare.co.uk/awards.
Cycle Tour

Mud, sweat and gears
In June 2010, the then NAPP Chief Executive, Graham Box, and Chairman, Danny Daniels, undertook a tour of PPGs right across England. This was an opportunity to generate some publicity for the areas visited and for the PPG model.
Graham cycled 300 miles of the journey which started in Stockton on Tees (7th June) and ended in Wincanton (11th June) Click to read full article
