Outstanding Contribution to Preventative Care

Outstanding Contribution to Preventative Care
Outstanding Contribution to Preventative Care
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Preventing illness and reducing unplanned care are long-standing priorities for the NHS, and the shift towards more proactive, person-centred care has only grown in importance. As neighbourhood teams expand their role, independent providers are helping to fill critical gaps by offering services that help people stay well, manage risks and avoid escalation. This includes a wide range of approaches delivered in the community, in primary care settings or remotely, supporting earlier action and better long-term outcomes. 

This award is for independent providers delivering preventative care to NHS patients that reduces future pressure on services. Eligible projects might include structured support for healthier living, ongoing care that prevents deterioration, or follow-up that reduces unnecessary reattendance or admission. Whether focused on physical health, mental wellbeing or long-term condition management, entries should show how prevention is being delivered in practice and making a measurable difference to patients and the wider system.

Eligibility

  • Open to independent healthcare providers delivering preventative care or early intervention services free at the point of care to NHS patients. 
  • Projects can be conducted independently or in collaboration with an NHS organisation. While a partnership with the NHS is encouraged, it is not mandatory; however, all projects must serve NHS patients. 
  • Evidence of measurable impact must be provided from the past two years up until the awards entry deadline.

Ambition

The challenge and context within which your project, person or organisation is set alongside your goals and targets whether quantitative or qualitative, and how this aligns with national priorities.

  • Describe the risk factors, patient groups or long-term conditions your service focuses on preventing or managing. 
  • Explain how the approach delivers earlier intervention, avoids escalation or delays more intensive care. 
  • Set out the aims and scope, including how it fills a known prevention gap for NHS patients.

Collaboration

The stakeholders’ involvement in co-designing and delivering the project. How have patients, staff at all levels, communities and other parties worked together to realise the outcomes?

  • Describe how patients, clinicians and community partners shaped and delivered the service. 
  • Highlight joint working with NHS teams, neighbourhood services or commissioners. 
  • Provide evidence of how feedback informed the approach.

Impact

The measurable benefits delivered to patients, staff, your organisation or the wider system. Provide data and evidence showing improvements to outcomes, quality, access, equity or efficiency.

  •  Provide evidence of reduced deterioration, hospital attendances or unnecessary referrals.
  •  Share measurable improvements in patient behaviours, engagement or condition stability.
  •  Demonstrate time saved, cost efficiency or return on investment for NHS commissioners.

Scale

How your work has been shared, adopted or replicated beyond your immediate team or organisation. This includes dissemination through publications, presentations, toolkits, partnerships or inspiring similar initiatives elsewhere. 

  • Explain how the model or learning has been adopted in other teams, areas or services.
  • Describe resources or systems created to support wider rollout or local adaptation.

Sustainability

The potential for the project/work to continue and create lasting impact. Evidence of how it can be sustained or built upon.

  • Show how prevention benefits are sustained and continue to reduce pressure on services.
  • Explain how the approach can be built upon as neighbourhood health develops.

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