After a fantastic inclusive day, we are delighted to announce our finalists and winners of the 2024 National Lived Experience Awards:
The complete list of categories and finalists is as follows:
Community and Collaboration Award
Winner:
How Music Helps Day-to-Day with Recovery
Cygnet Oaks, Lodge Ward, Cygnet Health Care
For this project, the service users took time to create music which got them more involved and part of a community. The project also helped to support service users from a variety of sites to interact and find a new hobby.
Other finalists:
- Jordan – Pines’ Football Player – Pines, Cygnet Social Care
- Quality Improvement (QI) Project – The Orchards, Cygnet Social Care
- Supported Living Social Club – Yorkshire Supported Living, Cygnet Social Care
The project that won the service user choice vote was Supported Living Social Club, Yorkshire Supported Living, Cygnet Social Care.
Celebrating Diversity Award
Winner:
Angela – Focus
Community & Access Peer Support Focus ADHD Group, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Angela, a Peer Support Supervisor, designed ‘Focus’ an educational support group for people who identify as having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This group provides a safe space for people who understand what each other is going through.
Other finalists:
- Carl – The Expert by Experience Role in Co-Production – Forest Lodge, Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Them and Us! How Can We Become a Team? – Roseberry Park Hospital, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
The project that won the service user choice vote was Carl – The Expert by Experience Role in Co-Production, Forest Lodge, Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Hope and Positivity Award
Winner:
Denise – Community Perinatal Peer Support Programme
Perinatal Mental Health Team, Cumbria Northumberland Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust
As a Peer Supporter for the Community Perinatal Mental Health Team and having used mental health services herself, Denise wanted to support other mothers. By listening to them, she has been able to create an environment for them to thrive through peer support.
Other finalists:
- Pines and Cherry Tree House Pantomine – Pines and Cherry Tree House, Cygnet Social Care
- Shaun – Peer Buddy Mentor and People’s Council Lead – Cygnet Fountains, Cygnet Health Care
- Yvonne – From Patient to Registered Mental Health Nurse – Home Treatment Team, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
The project that won the service user choice vote was Yvonne – From Patient to Registered Mental Health Nurse, Home Treatment Team, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
Innovation in Recovery Award
Winner:
‘The Lab Rats’ Band
Stockton Hall Hospital, Priory Group
With the idea for this project beginning in Occupational Therapy sessions, service users decided to arrange auditions to see people’s musical talents. Since then, more service users have shown an interest in joining and have been inspired to play instruments and sing. This has become an ongoing project within the hospital that provides a comfortable and social space for musicians to share their talents, form friendships and express themselves through music.
Other finalists:
- Dragons DeNHS – Inpatient and Community Services, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Social Hub – Cygnet Hospital Bierley, Cygnet Health Care
The project that won the service user choice vote was Dragons DeNHS, Inpatient and Community Services, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Outstanding Leadership Award
Winner:
Paul – National Patient and Public Voice (PPV) Advisor for NHS Talking Therapies
National Adult Mental Health Team, NHS England Talking Therapies
Paul, an ex-detective, made the brave move over five years to become an Expert by Experience and use his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as an asset to help others. He now works for the NHS England Talking Therapies, fronting their national media campaigns and contributing to national policy. Paul today shares his story to improve the work of services, and to make a difference in other people’s lives.
Other finalists:
- Every Voice Patient Partners – Inpatient and Community Services, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Lois – Healthy Living Project – Cygnet Hospital Woking, Cygnet Health Care
- River House Recovery College Peer Trainers – Recovery College, River House Campus, Bethlam Royal Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Tom – Inpatient Boxercise Class – Rehabilitation and Recovery Centre, Asket House / Asket Croft, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
The project that won the service user choice vote was Every Voice Patient Partners, Inpatient and Community Services, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
The Mark Britton Service User Choice Award
Winner:
Every Voice Patient Partners
Inpatient and Community Services, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
The Every Voice Patient Partners work across all the Trust services using an ‘Ask, Listen, Do’ approach, ensuring that through innovation the voices of all patients are heard. They also work with United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ULH) supporting them to ensure that patient’s voices are heard and to support them in their co-production journey. Their work is highly valued by the Trust Board and their Patient Peers.