The James Paget Hospital is in the running for two top communications awards.

THE James Paget University Hospital’s communications team has been shortlisted for two top communications awards.

The Gorleston hospital has been shortlisted in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Pride awards for East Anglia.

The JPH team has been shortlisted in the category of Best Internal Publication for the magazine, Making Waves. The magazine is produced in-house four times a year and is aimed at staff and stakeholders.

The CIPR East Anglia Pride award finals are being held on October 11 at Ickworth House, near Bury St Edmunds.

The new palliative care information and supportive care centre at the JPH has also been shortlisted for a CIPR award.

The Louise Hamilton Centre is also shortlisted in the category of Best Not for Profit campaign.

The £1.5 million centre is currently being built at the James Paget and will open in December.

Hospital chairman David Wright said: “Communicating well with our staff, our patients, and the public is vital and I would like to offer my congratulations to the team.

“I’m delighted to see some of the communications work we have been doing has been judged of a very high standard and shortlisted in the prestigious CIPR Pride awards”.