And the winner of the Individual Fab Change Champion Award 2018 is Leeanne Lockley!
These words resound in my head every day; never in my wildest dreams would I envisage winning a ‘Fab Award’ presented by NHS England CEO Simon Stevens! But what does this mean?
These awards are hosted by the Academy of Fab Stuff. A social movement platform that allows everyone who has made a change and improvement in their place of work to share their fabulous stuff…
This is the message you recive on the home page and pretty much ums up its aim and objectives:
As the website has grown, the academy found they needed help. That’s where I come in; I’m a fab ambassador
Every year the Academy of Fab Stuff has a change and improvement campaign where people in health and social care share their good practices and learning with others; our motto is ‘Don’t reinvent the wheel’. This year to tie in with NHS70 celebrations, we had FabCHange70. This was 70 hours of sharing the good stuff that people are proud of changing and improving.
Following on from this, we have the annual Fab Awards. This is an award ceremony like no other. Firstly it’s free, no need to pay for a table. The champagne reception and food and wine on the table are free. This wouldn’t happen if not for our fabulous sponsors. Secondly, the aim of the awards is fun and celebration of the good stuff that’s happened in health and social care. And thirdly, all awards are voted by the public.
Attending these awards give inspiration, motivation and enthusiasm for change and improvement. Senior healthcare leaders are in attendance and to have conversations with these people is something that money can’t buy.
The award I was given is for the work I am doing at a regional level; via KQuIP (Kidney Quality Improvement Partnerships) and NWFABCAN (North West Fabulous Change Agent Network). I believe people can’t change on their own and I understand the importance of connections and communities. That’s what I’m trying to build in the North West of England.