Archus and partners shortlisted for the 2021 HSJ Awards
Archus is delighted to announce that the team behind the delivery of Dragon’s Heart Hospital/Ysbyty Calon y Ddraigh has been shortlisted for HSJ Partnership of the Year at the HSJ Awards 2021 - recognising the partnership’s outstanding contribution to healthcare, in what has been an exceptional and challenging period across the sector.
Alongside our partners Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Mott MacDonald, Q5, Hoare Lea, BDP, Welsh Rugby Union, Cardiff Blues and countless others, Archus has been shortlisted for the construction and operation of Ysbyty Calon y Ddraig, Dragon’s Heart Hospital (DHH).
Despite the demanding circumstances of the past 18 months, over 1000 entries have been received for this year’s HSJ Awards, with 205 organisations, projects and individuals making it to the final shortlist. The volume and standards of applications has been a true testament to those health and social care staff, who continue to push outstanding work and transformational projects across the sector.
The judging panel was once again made up of a diverse range of highly influential and respected figures within the healthcare community, including Sir Bruce Keogh (Chair, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s FT); Marie Gabriel CBE (Chair, NHS Race and Health Observatory); and former HSJ Trust of the Year winners Ann Marr OBE (Chief Executive, St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals Trust) and Richard Mitchell (Chief Executive, Sherwood Forest Hospitals FT).
Following the intense and in-depth judging process, the Dragon’s Heart Hospital delivery team was shortlisted, ahead of the official awards ceremony to be held later this year (November 18th). Standing out amongst tough competition from hundreds of other exemplary applicants, the project was selected based on ambition, visionary spirit and the demonstrable positive impact that the project had.
All partners mobilised rapidly to deliver the brand new 1,500-2,000 bed temporary hospital and supporting infrastructure within the Principality Stadium in just four weeks – with no compromise in the standard of care, patient safety or the quality of the environment. A new way of working overcame all organisational boundaries, in a “stronger together” ethos, to deliver the second largest temporary hospital in the UK. This safeguarded the health board’s ability to care for all patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 crisis.
HSJ editor Alistair McLellan, comments “On behalf of all my colleagues, I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate Archus and the wider Dragon’s Heart Hospital delivery team on being nominated in the Partnership Award category in this year’s HSJ Awards. The applications we receive always present our panel of judges with a very difficult task as the standard is unfailingly high and the breadth of innovation and passion for patient care is always so inspiring.
“This year, we really have been overwhelmed with the level of entries, particularly when set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic and the huge challenges faced by our health and social care workforce.
“We are therefore looking forward to welcoming all our finalists to the live ceremony in November and joining us in celebrating their incredible achievements and commitment to excellence.”
The full list of nominees for the HSJ Awards 2021 can be found on https://awards.hsj.co.uk/shortlist-2021.
The selected winners will be announced during the awards ceremony at Evolution, London on 18th November 2021.
