Ask About Medicines Awards for Excellence – Winners Announced

The winners and runners up of the Ask About Medicines Awards for Excellence 2007 were announced by Dr Sheila Shribman, National Director for Children at the Department of Health, at a presentation ceremony held in Westminster on Thursday 28 June 2007.

There were over 45 entries to the Awards and the standard of entries was extremely high. Entries to the six categories were received from PCTs, local health boards, individual GP practices, pharmaceutical companies, voluntary organisations and health charities.

A panel of 22 prestigious judges assessed the entries.

The Ask About Medicines Awards for Excellence were developed in partnership with the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). We would like to thank the Patient Information Forum (PiF) for supporting the launch of the awards at conference and for the organisations who sponsored or supported each of the categories (acknowledged below).

Results:

Category A: Excellence in providing medicines information to medicine users and the public
Sponsored by the National Pharmacy Association

Winner:
The Expert Patient Programme Community Interest Programme (EPP CIC) with From Patient to Person

Runner-up:
Lloydspharmacy with Asthma Medicines Use Support Service

Category B: Excellence in improving communication between healthcare professionals and patients or medicine users
Sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd

Winner:
Parkinson’s Disease Society with the ‘Get It On Time’ Hospital Campaign

Runner-up:
Collaborative Working Group NHS Argyll and Clyde for a Patient Medication Guide

Highly commended:
Asthma UK for Medicines Use Review resources for community pharmacists

Highly commended:
Epilepsy Action for the Take Control campaign

Category C: Excellence in the use of technology
Sponsored by IMS Health

Winner:
Terrance Higgins Trust with an educational DVD called Positive Living

Runner-up:
NHS Direct – NHS Direct Online Enquiry Service:
Medicines Information Pilot

Category D: Excellence in reaching diverse populations
In association with Mencap

Winner:
Cancerbackup with the Cancerbackup Audio Project.

Runner-up:
90Ten Healthcare with Steps2Health (Heart of Birmingham Teaching NHS PCT)

Category E: Excellence in communicating with carers or non-healthcare professionals working with patients and medicine users
In association with Carers UK

Winner:
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust with Giving Your Child Medicines,

Runner-up:
Collaborative Working Group NHS Argyll and Clyde for a Patient Medication Guide

Category F: Excellence in Ask About Medicines Week activities
Sponsored by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Winner:
NHS Direct for the NHS Direct Online Enquiry Service: Medicines Information Service

Runner-up:
East Sussex Downs and Weald PCT Pharmacy Team for 2006 Ask About Medicines Week campaign