getUBetter is delighted to announce that their collaboration with NHS South West London and South West London ICS to deliver digital self-management of all common musculoskeletal injuries and condition across entire Integrated Care Systems has been crowned the winner of the HealthTech Partnership of the Year category at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2023, recognising their outstanding dedication to improving healthcare and effective collaboration with the NHS.
Winners in 21 categories were announced during a ceremony at Evolution London, on 23 March 2023. The event was attended by over 900 guests, bringing together national healthcare leaders and professionals from both the NHS and private sector as well as figures from non-clinical backgrounds to celebrate the crucial contributions of the private and third sector within the NHS. The evening celebrated the achievements of a total of 141 finalists.
The Health & Care Act cites collaboration and partnership working as the key success factor for the future sustainability of the NHS. The HSJ Partnerships Awards are therefore not just a celebration of success stories but also a platform to shape the future of our integrated health and care system.
The prestigious award programme, now in its sixth year, recognises and honours the most effective partnerships, innovative projects, and collaborations in the UK health system. Entering and ultimately winning an Award shines a light on getUBetter’s role in strengthening the healthcare system. This accolade also validates the importance of this project and gives the team the confidence to continue its tireless work.
The judging panel comprised a diverse range of highly regarded figures across the NHS and wider healthcare sector.
South West London ICS (SWL) has been working with the digital healthcare provider, getUBetter, in an innovative co-production partnership for 4 years. They have co-developed a system-wide musculoskeletal (MSK) digital self-management support platform for all common MSK conditions. Together, they are helping people with new, recurrent, or long-term musculoskeletal conditions to have the confidence, knowledge, and skills to self-manage and trust their recovery. They have significantly reduced over treatment and over prescription across the system and getUBetter is now providing its technology to 30% of NHS ICSs, is a NHSE digital playbook case study and is an NHS Innovation Accelerator company (2022)
“We are delighted to have been announced winners of the HealthTech Partnership Award recognising the collaborative efforts and dedication of our teams to successfully implement digital self-management of all common musculoskeletal injuries and condition across an entire Integrated Care System” – said Carey McClellan, Founder and CEO at getUBetter. “We are committed to delivering improved outcomes for patients, and to be included in the category among the other incredible nominees is a real achievement. To actually win a renowned HSJ Partnership Awards feels like a stamp of approval for the work that we strive to deliver and is recompense for all the hard work of both our team and our NHS partners at South West London ICS. We will move forward in our work with an extra sense of pride and a continued commitment to improve.”
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan comments: “The national healthcare sector faced innumerable pressures over the past 12 months, yet the standard and overriding positivity of the partnerships yet again this year highlights the enduring dedication to improving patient outcomes. So, we’re delighted that getUBetter and South West London ICS have been announced as winners in the category of HealthTech Partnership of the Year at this year’s HSJ Partnership Awards 2023. getUBetter’s partnership with South West London ICS and NHS South West London stood out in an outstanding field of nominees, each showcasing the very best collaborations and innovations in the healthcare sector today.”
The winners were selected following a rigorous two-stage judging process by a group of 90 judges ahead of the HSJ Partnership Awards 2023 awards ceremony. The full list of Winners and those Highly Commended for the 2023 HSJ Partnership Awards can be found here.