Phil Pavitt: HMRC
"Phil's contribution pioneered a dramatic change in IT in the public sector, injecting it with innovation and fresh ideas.
"With tight budget constraints, not only was Phil able to contribute drastically to the transformation of infrastructure by truly thinking outside the box; he was also able to motivate his team while making 'more for less' a reality.
"Radical commercial strategies with IT suppliers, changing behaviours by making costs transparent, investing in his people and a fundamental infrastructure restructure delivered improved services while saving UK PLC hundreds of millions of pounds.
"Phil's commitment to people and radical and innovative approaches to delivering IT make him an outstanding candidate for this award."
John Thornbury: Worcestershire NHS trust
"John's belief is that through effective information and communications, technology can help deliver better, safer care to patients in the NHS. This ethos has driven the trust to integrate existing systems, providing access through a clinical portal and creating a best of breed solution.
"Real-time bed management accessed via touch screens, together with the digitisation of 1.2m patient records, enables staff to access information across Worcestershire and supports patients to actively manage their long term conditions.
"True innovation is more than replicating processes electronicall, it is about seeing things in a different way and applying change which will deliver benefit."
