NHS Halton Clinical Commissioning Group and
Wellbeing Enterprises CIC has won the Primary Care Innovation Award at the 2015
HSJ Awards for our Community Wellbeing Practices. The winners of the 2015
HSJ Awards were announced on 18 November at the Grosvenor House Hotel,
London. The Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards, is the largest
celebration of healthcare excellence in the UK, highlighting the most
innovative and successful people and projects in the sector.
The awards were created in 1981 to recognise, on a national platform,
the projects and initiatives that deliver healthcare excellence and innovation.
By shining a spotlight on cutting-edge innovations and best practice, the
awards give impetus to improving the quality of health care in the UK.
After review by esteemed judging panels, made up of senior and
influential figures from the health sector, NHS Halton Clinical Commissioning
Group and Wellbeing Enterprises CIC won in recognition of their outstanding
work. The judges commented that “This project was described as brave
and courageous” and that “it was a wonderful depiction of harnessing the
‘sparkly eyed’ people in the community and was a passionate example of what the
future could look like”.
This is a great achievement for us all, the entries to this year’s HSJ Awards grew by 20%
with the 23 categories receiving an average 70 entries each. There is not
a similar healthcare awards the world over which is so fiercely
contested. Well done to everyone who has worked so hard to establish the
Community Wellbeing Practice approach across the borough.
Simon Banks
Chief Officer
