What are the HFHQI Awards?
Each year, we award Quality Improvement Awards to Hospice friendly Hospitals. These annual awards recognise projects that will improve end-of-life care for patients, their families, staff and the hospital.
The awards were first launched in 2019, as an initiative through our Hospice friendly Hospitals programme. Over the past four years the HfHQI have awarded funding for 36 projects across 30 hospitals. The Hospice friendly Hospitals Quality Improvement (HfHQI) Awards provide an opportunity to inspire, encourage and support staff to continually strive for a quality improvement approach to End-Of-Life Care (EOLC).
All staff from HSE/Voluntary Acute Hospitals who are engaging within our HfH programme are eligible to apply; those successful will receive a financial support of up to €1,000 for their project. Recognising that staff are central to continual quality improvement within end-of-life care, the awards allow those with the knowledge, experience, and passion to put forward their ideas.
Awards
Awarded
Hospitals
Figures based on awards granted since 2019
Purpose of the HfHQI Awards
Reflective in nature, the HfHQI Awards requires staff to work cohesively and collaborate to examine current practices and look at new ways of working. At the heart of the awards is the aim of continuing to improve the end-of-life care approach and to help hospital towards the implementation of the Quality Standards for End-of-Life Care.
Hospital staff are encouraged to:
Explore creative and
innovative ways to
improve the way we work.
Look at current ways of
working. What are we
doing we could do better?
What do we want to
accomplish?
Raise awareness of how
Quality Improvement
methods can be used
to make EOLC better.
Use a robust
Quality Improvement
approach to make
those changes.
Shine a light on
Improved ways
of providing
person-centred EOLC.
Explore creative and innovative ways
to improve the way we work.
Look at current ways of working.
What are we doing we could do better?
What do we want to accomplish?
Raise awareness of how Quality Improvement methods
can be used to make EOLC better.
Use a robust Quality Improvement approach
to make those changes.
Shine a light on improved ways
of providing person-centred EOLC.
2023 Timeline
The timeline below shows the sequence of steps for the HfHQI Awards, from Awards Opening through Support Sessions & Communication, Application, Feedback and Winner Announcement.
For more information about the awards, the types of projects and application guidelines, please read our Application Pack.
Download the Application Pack for HfHQI Awards 2023
HfHQI Support Sessions
The HfHQI Support Sessions were delivered in partnership with the HSE Quality and Patient Safety Improvement Team. These sessions aimed to help applicants navigate the application process, gain information on Quality Improvement, and share and inspire ideas. View the HfHQI Support Sessions.
Apply for HfHQI Awards 2023
There are three ways to apply for the HfHQI Awards:
- Complete the HfHQI Awards PDF form
- Complete the HfHQI Awards Word form
Email as an attachment to the HfH Programme Team – [email protected].
Or post to: IHF, Morrison Chambers (Floor 4), 32 Nassau St, Dublin 2, D02 YE06
3. Alternatively, applicants can provide required information via a video blog, whiteboard presentation or other equally creative media once the application fields are covered. Please refer to the Application Pack for guidelines and additional information.
Previous Awardees
We have some wonderful examples of previous projects such as the Together in Sympathy book, a Palliative Care Resource folder and a Care after Death checklist. Please visit our HfHQI Awardees page or view the video below for a selection of past projects.
For queries in relation to the HfHQI Awards, contact the HfH Programme team: Email [email protected] or call (01) 679 3188
