Published 18th December 2020, 12:53pm
On Monday, 16 November, the UK Association for Project
Management awarded the Cayman Islands Government winner of the social project
of the year category. This was in recognition of the cross-sector project
management approach taken for the construction and delivery of the field
hospital that was set up to support the Cayman Islands’ COVID-19 preparedness
strategy.
The Association for Project Management (APM) is the only
chartered body for the project profession, with over 30,000 individual members
worldwide. They are committed to developing and promoting the value of project
management in order to deliver improved project outcomes for the benefit of
society.
The field hospital project was co-ordinated by the National
Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) and involved a collaboration across the
government, private sector and charity sector to deliver bed capacity for the
Health Services Authority (HSA) to be used in the event that the existing
hospital capacity became insufficient.
The APM judges noted that the project had been delivered
professionally, at pace, to provide the Cayman Islands with resilience
capability and reassurance to the community. It was judged a successful
response to an extraordinary set of circumstances.
Graeme Jackson, who had been seconded to the National
Emergency Operations Centre, said: “It was an incredible project and my thanks
and appreciation go out to everyone who turned an idea into a reality in a few
weeks. This included various Government departments, the Church of God Family
Life Centre and private sector partners all focused on creating capability for
the Health Services Authority.”
Mr. Jackson added: “The recognition by APM is yet another
example of the Cayman Islands delivering world-class services, in addition to
its enviable positioning as one of the safest countries in the world when it
comes to our COVID-19 response.”
Deputy Governor, Hon. Franz Manderson, said: “We are
delighted that our Civil Service has been recognised for their world-class
project management skills and for such an important project, which – thankfully
– we have not had to utilise. Social project of the year is a tough category
and I commend the other strong nominees in the category.”
For further information about the Association of
Project Management Awards, please see: www.apm.org.uk/apm-awards
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