SPX unveils the 12 initiatives shortlisted for the 5th SPX European Awards
Following the success of the first four editions, Shared Patient eXperience has repeated the experience in 2025.
A truly international 5th edition
For this fifth edition, participating institutions and organisations had the opportunity to submit their initiatives aimed at improving the patient experience in one of the following categories:
- Improving the patient experience in an emergency situation
- Taking into account the patient experience in communication
- Patient experience as a driver of innovation
This year’s SPX European Awards 2025 attracted entries from six different countries: France, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland and Oman. From these, an initial panel of judges shortlisted 12 initiatives that met strict criteria, including their ability to explicitly improve and integrate the patient experience.
Next stage: the public vote!
The finalists must now present their initiatives in video form for the public to judge. All the videos will be published on 11 March, allowing the public to vote for their favourite projects until 31 March.
A second jury, independent of the first, will then select the winners in each category, taking into account the results of the vote. In addition, a 4th prize will be awarded to the initiative that receives the most votes from the public.
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 10 April.
The winners will be able to count on international visibility thanks to communication via various channels, including the press, SPX’s newsletter, website and social networks, as well as a year-long relay to its members. A handbook containing the shortlisted projects will also be published to share the best initiatives selected.
The awards recognise initiatives that put the patient first and work in a multidisciplinary way to satisfy patients and/or their families. An innovative spirit is encouraged.
Discover the finalist projects
Selected by the members of the pre-selection jury, here are the shortlisted initiatives by category.
CATEGORY Improving the patient experience in an emergency situation:
- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, SPAIN
Improving the patient experience of children with oncological diseases in emergency departments - Hôpital Foch, FRANCE
FollowMe: Better information for emergency patients in real time - Institut de Maintien à Domicile de Genève, SWITZERLAND
Mobile emergency response team - Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Aix Pertuis, FRANCE
Cross-cultural adaptation and content validity of a Patient-Reported Experience Measure for French emergency departments, the French ED PREM project.
CATEGORY Taking into account patient experience in the communication process:
- Grupo Lusiadas Saude, PORTUGAL
Exames4All - Institut Godinot, FRANCE
Sharing experience, sharing the stage: the ‘Theatre and Health’ project - Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, SPAIN
Mares Sant Pau - Centre Henri Becquerel, FRANCE
The ambulatory surgery passport: an example of a successful patient/carer partnership
CATEGORY Patient experience as a driver of innovation:
- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, SWITZERLAND
Involving patients and family carers as partners in the deployment of clinical pathways - Fondation St Hélier, FRANCE
The Ty-Zen space - Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitaria de Manresa, SPAIN
SISS Manresa: integrated home care model - Groupe santé CHC, BELGIUM
Applying the VBHC (Value Based HealthCare) Concept: Transforming Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Knee and Hip Replacements
All the projects received demonstrate exceptional quality, a cross-disciplinary approach and a clear commitment to improving the experience of patients, users and their families. Diversity is also evident.
See you on 10 April in Liège for the awards ceremony
The SPX European Awards 2025 ceremony will take place on 10 April at the Groupe Santé CHC – Clinique du Montlégia, in Liège, Belgium. The ceremony will be preceded by presentations and a round table discussion with a panel of experts, professionals and patients on the theme of ‘Innovating clinical pathways through patient experience’.
Registration is now open, so join us on 10 April to celebrate the winners of this 5th edition!
