This award aims to recognise a team who are dedicated to delivering innovative nutrition programmes. With the increasing rates of obesity in the UK and the burden that places on the NHS resources this award seeks to recognise effective clinical management of healthy diets and weight. Please note we will accept entries that are based around a specific project worked on by a team. We invite nominations from a member of the team or practice colleagues.
Applications should demonstrate:
- Effective communication of risk factors and symptom with patients
- Examples of effective team working and staff motivation
- Innovative programmes to help at risk patients change behaviours
- Excellent links with partner organisations
Criteria that the judges will be marking against
- Clearly defined objectives for quality improvement within a project
- Clearly described interventions
- Innovation and new ways of working
- Clarity of leadership and how the qualities have affected the team
- Quantifiable improvements in patient care, including clinical outcomes
- The sustainability of the changes observed
- The ability to be replicated across other practices