Best Quality Improvement winners' showcase

Western Renal Service at the Western Renal and Social Care Trust, Londonderry

The judges were impressed by the collaborative working between different teams, hospitals and regions by the Western Renal Service in Northern Ireland. The service improved significantly patients‘ access to treatment in rural Northern Ireland.

As a result, two of the renal units changed from being part of the worst to part of the best performing 10% of units in the UK.