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Diane Whittingham, Chief Executive, Caldersale and Huddersfield NHS Trust

CHKS Top Hospital Awards

What makes a top hospital?

TOP STORY: 02.05.12 - CHKS Top Hospital Awards
An audience of more than 200 people from over 80 acute providers, industry organisations and media celebrated outstanding performance in healthcare last night at the CHKS Top Hospitals Awards 2012, held at the magnificent One Great George Street, London. Award winners included Airedale NHS Foundation Trust for providing a safe hospital environment for patients, West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust for the quality of their care and Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for their dedication to contiunuous quality improvement in clinical effectiveness, efficiency and health outcomes. For the full list of awards and winners, please click here.

At the event CHKS launched their final report in the "What makes a top hospital?" series, which discusses the theme of external influence and why this is a key factor in distinguishing the best from the rest. Click here to download the report>>.


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Videos
Interview with Diane Whittingham

Diane Whittingham
Chief Executive
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust

Interview with Chris Ham

Chris Ham
Chief Executive
King's Fund

Interview with Stephen Ramsden

Stephen Ramsden
Patient Safety Expert

Latest news

2012-05-02 CHKS announces winners of its Top Hospitals programme national awards 2012

2012-05-02 Report 5 - What makes a top hospital? external influence