Healthcare Science Innovation Fellows – success at the CSO Healthcare Science Awards

On 13^th May 2021, the CSO Healthcare Science Awards took place at the 2021 Chief Scientific Officer’s Annual Conference.

The Healthcare Science Awards, celebrates the tremendous contributions and achievements of the healthcare science workforce and the impact they have on patient outcomes, by championing inspiring case studies of quality improvement, innovative partnerships and pioneering service delivery.

Two of the Fellows participating in the Healthcare Science Innovation Fellowship Programme delivered by Devices for Dignity – Jamie Osborne and Maighread Ireland – were recognised for their achievements at the Awards.

Jamie Osborne, a Senior Clinical Biochemist at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, was awarded Healthcare Science Rising Star.

This award celebrates healthcare scientists in the early stages of their career who are already demonstrating how much healthcare science can bring to transforming care pathways and service development.

On receiving his award, Jamie said,

“It’s such an honour to receive the 2020 CSO Rising Star award and I’m so proud to have been considered alongside so many fantastic scientists. The achievements of the nominees were all so impressive; it’s a great reflection on the profession that there was no shortage of projects to celebrate.

Thank you to everyone at Bolton FT for creating such a supportive environment to train and grow in, and huge congratulations to all the other winners.”

 Maighread Ireland, Design Engineer at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, was awarded the Innovation Award with the Clinical Engineering Innovation team, led by Paul White, Head of Clinical Engineering.

Maighread said

“It’s great that the Clinical Engineering Innovation team has been recognised by the CSO for their work, hopefully this will encourage more NHS engineering & design collaborations.”

Congratulations Jamie and Maighread!