The shortlist for the forthcoming Breakthrough Positive Practice Awards in Mental Health has been announced.

The awards ceremony, which will be held at Sheffield United’s stadium, Bramall Lane, on December 5, aims to celebrate the best in mental health practice, be it by individuals, teams or organisations. It is being organised by mental health charity Breakthrough.

The categories and shortlisted nominees are: 

Patient Experience Award

  • Recovery Focused Admission and Pathway – The Lakeside Unit, 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • Experienced Based Co-Design, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
  • Peer Support, Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Dementia Award 

  • Arts4Dementia, London
  • Sporting Memories Network, North Yorkshire
  • Making Space, Bury

Partnership Working Award 

  • Everton FC In The Community and Mersey Care NHS Trust
  • Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds Mind and Leeds North Commissioning Group
  • FoodCycle – Leeds

Mental Health in Primary Care Award  

  • Right Here – Paul Hamlyn Foundation and The Mental Health Foundation
  • Wandsworth Psychological Therapies and Wellbeing Service – South West London and St. Georges MH NHS Trust
  • The Military Veterans Service – Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Arts in Mental Health and Wellbeing Award 

  • Open Arts, South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
  • Creativity Works, Radstock
  • Arts and Minds Network, Leeds

Mental Health in Criminal Justice Award

  • Creativity Works – Radstock
  • Forensic Psychological Services – Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and SOVA Support
  • Operation Serenity – Hampshire Constabulary

Innovative Services Award 

  • The Military Veterans’ Service – Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
  • NAViGO CIC – North East Lincolnshire
  • Harmless – Nottingham
  • ARTS on Referral – Barnsley
  • Five Star Forum – 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Time to Change Stamping out Stigma Award 

  • Time to Change, Leeds 
  • Action on Post-partum Psychosis, Warwickshire
  • Sticks and Stones – 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Wellbeing of Staff Award

  • It’s Not Just You – Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Staff Incident Support Team – Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • East Lancashire Hospital Trust – Burnley 

Making A Difference Award  

  • Gareth Sharman, Avon and Wiltshire Partnership NHS Trust
  • Pattie Lopez, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • Gemma Elliott, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
  • Claire Evans, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Lifetime Achievement Award 

  • Phil Cooper, 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • John Byrne – Brent Mind
  • Professor Anthony Bateman – London 

Mental Health Leader Award 

  • Christine Eade - Coventry City Council 
  • Clive Stone – Oakleaf  Enterprises, Guildford
  • Nathan Wallbank – Avon and Wiltshire Partnership NHS Trust

Angie and Tony Russell, the team behind the awards, thanked all those who made nominations or were nominated, even if they didn’t make the shortlist. Those who weren’t shortlisted will receive a certificate in recognition of their positive practice.

Some tickets are still available for this event on eventbrite, which can be reached through the link: bit.ly/17Vdgsw