Positive Practice Awards in Mental Health winners announced

 The winners of the inaugural Breakthrough Positive Practice Awards in Mental Health have been announced.

The ceremony, held on December 5 at Sheffield United’s home ground, Bramall Lane, celebrated the best in mental health practice by individuals, teams and organisations. Dr Mark Porter was the MC for the night.

The winners were:

Patient Experience Award 

Winners: Recovery Focused Admission and Pathway – The Lakeside Unit, 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Highly commended: Experienced Based Co-Design – Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Highly commended: Peer Support – Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Dementia Award 

Winners: Arts4Dementia – London

Highly commended: Sporting Memories Network – North Yorkshire

Highly commended: Making Space – Bury

Partnership Working Award

Winners: Everton FC In The Community and Mersey Care NHS Trust

Highly commended: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds Mind and Leeds North Commissioning Group

Highly commended: FoodCycle – Leeds

Mental Health In Primary Care Award  

Winners: Right Here – Paul Hamlyn Foundation and The Mental Health Foundation

Highly commended: Wandsworth Psychological Therapies and Wellbeing Service – South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Highly commended: The Military Veterans Service – Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Arts in Mental Health and Wellbeing Award

Winners: Open Arts – South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Highly commended: Creativity Works – Radstock

Highly commended: Arts and Minds Network – Leeds

Mental Health in Criminal Justice Award 

Winners: Creativity Works – Radstock

Highly commended: Forensic Psychological Services – Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, SOVA Support Services and First Step Trust

Highly commended: Operation Serenity – Hampshire Constabulary

Innovative Services Award

Winners: The Military Veterans’ Service – Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Highly commended: NAViGO CIC – North East Lincolnshire

Highly commended: Harmless – Nottingham

Highly commended: ARTS on Referral – Barnsley

Highly commended: Five Star Forum – 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Time to Change Stamping out Stigma Award 

Winners: Time to Change – Leeds

Highly commended: Action on Post Partum Psychosis – Warwickshire

Highly commended: Sticks and Stones – 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Well-being of Staff Award

Winners: It’s Not Just You - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Highly commended: Staff Incident Support Team – Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Highly commended: East Lancashire Hospital Trust - Burnley 

Making A Difference Award 

Winner: Gareth Sharman – Avon and Wiltshire Partnership NHS Trust

Highly commended: Pattie Lopez – Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Highly commended: Gemma Elliott – Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

Highly commended: Claire Evans – Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Lifetime Achievement Award 

Winner: Phil Cooper – 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Highly commended: John Byrne – Brent Mind

Highly commended: Professor Anthony Bateman - London

Mental Health Leader Award 

Winner: Christine Eade – Coventry City Council

Highly commended: Clive Stone – Oakleaf Enterprises, Guildford

Highly commended: Nathan Wallbank – Avon and Wiltshire Partnership NHS Trust.

The organisers, Angie and Tony Russell, thanked all those who braved the storms and traffic in the northwest of England on the day to make it to the ceremony.

They also thanked all those who entered the competition this year – shortlisted or not – appreciating how busy everyone is.

On the night, Geraldine Strathdee, national clinical director of mental health for England, tweeted: “Really excited about the achievements being celebrated at tonight's @PositivePracti1 #mhawards - there is such great practice to spread!”

Paul Bartolomeo, head of call management at Hampshire Constabulary, also tweeted: “Lots of innovative work to improve outcomes for people with mental health issues recognised.”

For more responses and pictures from the night, search Twitter for the #mhawards hashtag or the @PositivePracti1 timeline

More information can also be found at: http://www.positivepracticeinmh.com/