Cannock GP practice wins award for outstanding end of life care model
A Cannock GP practice is celebrating after being named ‘GP Practice of the Year’ at the recent Daffodil Standards Awards, recognising the high standard of its comprehensive end of life care model.
The third annual Daffodil Standards Awards took place at the RCGP Annual Conference in Newport, Wales, earlier this month. The event saw Dr Rasib and Sam Rasib from Dr Rasib & Partners collect the ‘GP Practice of the Year’ award together on behalf of the practice.
The Daffodil Standards Awards - a joint project between the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the UK's leading end of life charity Marie Curie – is a recognition and celebration of exceptional end-of-life care delivered by practices, GPs and their teams.
Nominees and winners are selected based on their implementation of the principles of The Daffodil Standards. There are a set of voluntary quality improvement standards developed by Marie Curie and the RCGP to support better, more consistent end of life care across general practice. To date, more than 2,100 practices across the UK have signed up to the Standards.
Among eleven strong nominations, Dr Rasib & Partners stood out to the judges for embedding the Daffodil Standards across every aspect of care — from early identification and advance planning to bereavement support and staff wellbeing. The panel were particularly impressed by Dr Rasib & Partners’ comprehensive end of life care model and genuine collaboration across the whole practice.
Sam Rasib, from Dr Rasib & Partners, said: “We’ve made end-of-life care everyone’s business — from GPs to nurses, reception staff to practice management. We’ve built clear processes for staff, based on the Daffodil Standards, shared learning, and protected time for teams. This means more patients and families get the care, continuity, and compassion they deserve at a time that really matters.”
Siwan Seaman, Medical Director at Marie Curie’s Cardiff and the Vale hospice, said: “We’ve been working closely with the RCGP for over ten years now, and I am very pleased to see our partnership continuing to be celebrated through the Daffodil Standards Awards.
“This cross-community initiative promotes quality improvements in General Practice with a patient focused approach that will support better outcomes in palliative and end of life care.
“These are the only awards within the sector that recognise the contributions of the entire practice team and celebrate the importance of a compassionate and targeted approach at every stage of the end of life experience. Huge congratulations to all the winners!”
