Achievements in healthcare quality and improvement has led to Dorset County Hospital being shortlisted for a national award.

The trust it is part of is in the running for the CHKS national healthcare efficiency award, part of the CHKS annual Top Hospitals programme awards 2018 celebrating the success of healthcare providers across the UK.

The healthcare efficiency award recognises organisations that have achieved high standards of operational excellence and outperform their peers on a range of 14 efficiency indicators that support care quality and patient outcomes.

CHKS, part of Capita Healthcare Decisions, has used more than 27 years of experience in the analysis of hospital data to decide the indicators on which each of the Top Hospitals programme awards are judged.

The data comes from the information that is regularly submitted by hospitals to NHS Digital to help track performance. Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of just five shortlisted in this category.

Kevin McDonnell, Business Director, Capita Healthcare Decisions, said: “Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust should take pride in having been shortlisted on the basis of our analysis of patient safety indicators and we look forward to the next stage in the process when we will announce the winner at our awards ceremony in London.”

The CHKS Top Hospitals programme awards will be held in London on the May 15 and hosted by NHS Confederation chief executive, Niall Dickson with guest speaker Dr Ed Coates. More than 200 guests are due to attend including leaders from across the healthcare sector.