Excellence in innovation

This award recognises the achievement of a productive, innovative and environmentally sustainable team/project.

Mobile app for spinal rehabilitation patients – South Metropolitan Health Service

Developed by spinal ward clinicians in consultation with consumers, Your SMHS Mobile Care is the first app worldwide to directly support spinal cord injury (SCI) patients throughout their inpatient care and healthcare journey.

Phase one is currently being trialled and features 29 programs to support patients’ daily schedules, provide education through images and videos and engage patients to champion their own rehabilitation through goal reflection.

Partnership and open collaboration with multiple South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) stakeholders and the vendor’s project team was a critical success factor. Past and present patients participated in each development stage and consumer evaluation of the trial version has informed immediate improvements and priorities for ongoing development.

Project outcomes will also inform the future of SMHS mobile app development. Processes and features are adaptable to other clinical departments and patient cohorts, and lessons learned will streamline the development cycle from pilot to implementation.

Congratulations to our other 2022 finalists:

• Food organics recycling – South Metropolitan Health Service
• Green theatres group – Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group

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