Silent Hospital project announced as finalist in HSJ Partnership Awards

RCHT’s Silent Hospital pilot project has been shortlisted for an HSJ Partnership Award 2025 in the “Best Technology Partnership of the Year” category.

The HSJ Partnership Awards acknowledge outstanding dedication to improving healthcare and effective collaboration, and have become the most recognised mark of the strongest relationships between suppliers and the NHS.

Together with our partners, DNV Imatis, RCHT has been working on the Silent Hospital Project since April 2024. It focuses on reducing noise and “alarm fatigue” on Wheal Fortune (postnatal) Ward by silencing patient call bells and routing alerts directly to staff smartphones. The DNV Imatis platform has been tailored to meet the specific needs of RCHT and is integrated with Wandsworth’s nurse call system.

The implementation, since April this year, has resulted in a quieter ward environment, improved patient sleep quality, and a calmer working atmosphere for staff. These changes have led to better patient recovery times and increased satisfaction for both staff and patients, demonstrating the positive impact of the silent hospital approach.

Following a thorough judging process, the Silent Hospital project made the final shortlist from more than 280 entries. The selected winners will be announced during the awards ceremony at Evolution London on 20 March 2025.

The Silent Hospital project is part of a digital estates strategy that is being implemented in preparation for when our new Women and Children’s Hospital is built.