Congratulations to our teams who have been shortlisted for two awards in the Norfolk and Suffolk Health and Care Awards 2026.
The annual awards, organised by NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board, Norfolk County Council and Suffolk County Council, will take place on 3 July at the Norfolk and Suffolk Health and Care Expo and sees the Paget and our partners shortlisted twice in the Research and Innovation Award.
We are shortlisted with the University of East Anglia for our work on the Neurovirt Study to advance the use of technology in stroke rehabilitation.
Working with digital health company NeuroVirt, the project has resulted in the first trial of a digital rehabilitation product in the region led by Associate Professor Kath Mares from the UEA and sponsored by JPUH. The multi-site trial, run by Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) spans eight Trusts, including Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and East of England Community Health and Care Trust, involving over 40 clinical staff and around 100 patient participants.
Helen Hall, Head of Research and Development, said: “This collaboration brings together clinicians, researchers, stroke survivors and industry partners to co-design digital interventions and clinical trials. The impact has been significant with patients gaining access to advanced rehabilitation tools, supporting increased exercise and potential improvements in recovery. This work provides a scalable model for embedding digital innovation in the NHS, improving patient outcomes, workforce development and service delivery.”
The Digital Pathogen Tracking Project run by JPUH and Health Innovation East has also been shortlisted in the Research and Innovation.
The initiative represents an innovative approach to infection prevention and control through real-time digital contact tracing. Delivered in partnership with Health Innovation East and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, the project introduced wearable tags and Real-Time Location System (RTLS) technology via Proxximos Safer Care to enhance identification of exposure pathways between patients, staff and clinical environments.
The system supports faster outbreak response, reduces reliance on time-intensive manual tracing and frees up clinical capacity. It also builds a scalable NHS model for digital transformation, showing how innovation can improve safety, efficiency and collaboration while protecting staff wellbeing, patient rights, and public trust.