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We are delighted to announce all the Winner's, Runner's Up and Finalists of the Picker Experience Network Awards 2025. It was a marvellous day of celebrating the highest quality person centred-care for all, always. #PEN25

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We’ve published ‘Learning from the Best – celebrating patient experience innovations to help deliver the 10 Year Plan’, which maps the #PEN25 Awards winners to the Plan’s key chapters, and now includes direct links to the project presentations for easy learning: bit.ly/PEN10YearPlan.

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October 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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The #NHS10YearPlan sets out a clear ambition: to build a healthcare system fit for the future, shifting care from hospitals to communities, from analogue to digital, and to strengthen quality, safety, and equity for all. Delivering that vision will also depend on how people experience care.

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October 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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🏆 Big news! Flippin’ Pain & @C0raHealth have won a Picker Experience Network Award! #Pen25

Libby, Julia & Shep were there to celebrate, sharing our story so far with leaders from across the UK. This recognition is for everyone who has been part of our journey. Thank you 🌟
October 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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On 2 Oct at the @unibirmingham.bsky.social, we celebrated a shared truth: care is more than treatment. Southern Health & Social Care Trust won #PEN25 for 'Seasons of Life' — a powerful initiative reframing grief as a journey of connection and identity: bit.ly/SHPEN25.
October 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Inspiring keynote this morning from Freya, sharing her experience of becoming a paediatric nurse. 💙 #pen25
October 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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congratulations to all the winners! #pen25
October 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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well done to the overall winner of the day Southern health and care trust! 👏👏 #pen25
October 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are delighted to announce all the Winner's, Runner's Up and Finalists of the Picker Experience Network Awards 2025. It was a marvellous day of celebrating the highest quality person centred-care for all, always. #PEN25

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October 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Great to be at @pickereurope.bsky.social #pen25 today. Best of luck to everyone up for award, hope you all have a fabulous day! ⭐️
October 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Freya Williams, one of today’s inspiring keynote speakers and a paediatric nurse, shared the realities of living with Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS), and how her lived experience has helped others.

#PEN25 #PXInnovators #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #PersonCentredCare #PatientExperience #HealthAwards
October 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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From its humble beginnings in 2018, to raising over £750,000, to becoming the first UK ICU garden to offer fresh air therapy during the pandemic — this space has transformed the experiences of more than 5,000 patients, families, and staff.

#PEN25 #PXInnovators #PersonCentredCare
October 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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We’re back for the afternoon sessions of the Picker Experience Network Awards with more winners to be revealed. The energy and inspiration today have been outstanding!

#PEN25
#PersonCentredCare #PatientExperience
#HealthAwards
October 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Congratulations to our overall winner of the 2025 PEN Awards!

We’re delighted that this year’s overall winner is Southern Health and Social Care Trust, recognised for their ‘Seasons of Life’ initiative.

#PEN25 #PXInnovators #PersonCentredCare #PatientExperience #HealthAwards #AmazonBusiness
October 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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#PEN25 great day at the picker awards - only mental health representatives we think
October 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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✨ We are absolutely delighted to share that #TeamPCC has been named Team of the Year at the Picker Experience Network National Awards in Birmingham yesterday! 🎉

This recognition is for our PCC Support in the Community work.

#TeamOfTheYear #PCCSupport #PEN25 @pen-news.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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✨ We would also like to congratulate Ross, our Engagement Platform member, on reaching the finals of the Patient Contribution Individual Award! A fantastic achievement and so well deserved. 🎉

@pen-news.bsky.social #PEN25
October 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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If you’re new to co-production, or ready to strengthen your collaboration, our 'Tools for Co-Production' course helps you build a practical framework. It equips you with the resources to work alongside patients, carers, and staff to achieve meaningful goals and create impact.
Sign up: bit.ly/4nUIxbu
August 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
NHS procurement is changing: 10% weighting on social value, plus focus on patient and staff outcomes.
Let’s make it person-centred!

Find out more at our free webinar: picker.org/research_ins...
Webinar: Person centred procurement
Join us for an exclusive session on transforming procurement in the care sector to better serve residents, patients, and care staff.
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September 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Procurement can’t be value-based unless it’s person-centred.
Join us, @pickereurope.bsky.social & Amazon Business on our free webinar to explore how: picker.org/research_ins...

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August 28, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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On 25th Sept, join us and Amazon Business for a webinar on person centred procurement, guided by our Picker Principles. Learn how smarter procurement improves care quality, boosts efficiency, and restores time to health and care staff.

🔗 bit.ly/PCPWebinar25

#PersonCentredCare #SmarterProcurement
August 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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I’m pleased to say that our pilot project, “Go Decaf,” has been shortlisted for a Patient Experience Network National Award (PENNA). Promising results, with an 11%& 20% reduction in inpatient toileting related falls. Always happy to share our approach! #pen25

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August 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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We are delighted to share that we have been shortlisted for 2 Patient Experience Network Awards!
⭐️Patient Contribution Award
⭐️Team of the Year Award

#PEN25 are the 1st & only awards programme to recognise best practice in patient experience across all facets of HSC in the UK
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August 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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We're finalists! Delighted that our People’s Experience Survey for NHS Wales has been shortlisted in the 'Strengthening the Foundation' category at the PEN Awards 2025. 🏆👏

Fingers crossed for the finals in October - @pen-news.bsky.social!

#PatientExperience #NHSWales #Finalist #PENawards2025
August 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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We're proud to see our COO, Phillip Stylianides, bring our expertise to #BIIHealth #PXCongress at Mayapada Hospital, #Jakarta on Sept 18-19. He'll share how patient experience drives digital innovation & systemic change in global healthcare.

🔗 www.biiipx.com/ipx-congress-indonesia
August 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM