A Stafford ‘Arts for Health’ team has been nominated for the Patients’ Choice – Quality and Excellence Awards, organised by South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT).
[UKPRwire, Thu Aug 27 2009] The Arts for Health programme, which is based at St. George’s Hospital in Stafford was set up four years ago to aid peoples’ recovery through the use of art.
The group has been shortlisted for the ‘Innovation and Technical Excellence’ category.
Working across the whole of South Staffordshire and Shropshire, the Arts for Health team provide and organise art projects and events for service users, staff and community.
Anna Barzotti, the Arts for Health Coordinator for South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust said: “We are absolutely delighted to have been put forward for this award – it means a lot to the whole team and our steering group.
“As a group we commission external artists to deliver projects that include visual art groups, creative writing and arts events enabling clients to express themselves through the use of art.
“This provides benefits such as enhanced self esteem, increased creative skills and motivation, all beneficial to recovery/improvement in mental health.
“We think that the awards are a tremendous idea for the whole of the PCT and are looking forward to attending the ceremony.”
South Staffordshire PCT launched the Patients’ Choice – Quality and Excellence Awards in April and received nearly 100 nominations from patients and the public in South Staffordshire who had identified quality of care and sheer excellence of service and wanted to recognise this by nominating staff, carers and members of the public who have contributed to health and social care locally.
A panel of judges consisting of five independent representatives had the difficult job of selecting the shortlist within the six categories which will now go forward to the Awards ceremony in September.
The winners will be announced on September 9 at the Staffordshire County Showground in Stafford.
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