Excellence in Collaboration and Partnerships

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Providers of health and social care services and support, including public, private and third sector (such as patient groups and companies across the life sciences industry share a common agenda to improve patient care outcomes through high-quality, cost-effective treatment and management.

The common agenda is to improve patient outcomes through collaborative joint working and partnerships to ensure that patients receive optimal care, with support to help them maximise the benefits of treatment across the health and social care spectrum. Such initiatives may be designed and delivered at local, regional, national or international level.

Eligible submissions will demonstrate joint development and implementation of patient-centred projects together with shared commitment to successful delivery/ improved outcomes.

This category relates to work carried out between January 2024 and June 2025.

Below is where the judges will be focusing their scores. Write your entries accordingly.

Judging criteria

Executive Summary – 200 words (not scored)

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Context – 400 words (20 points)

  • Demonstrate how you gained deep and meaningful insights to prepare
  • Demonstrate how you set about to address the strategy and planning
  • Outline specific needs and aims

Objectives – 400 words (20 points)

  • Demonstrate how your objectives related to all stakeholders and reinforced each other
  • The rigour and ambition of your objective setting/shared objectives
  • Were your objectives SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely)

Approach – 400 words (20 points)

  • How the organisation’s approach to strategy development has changed to suit the work
  • Evidence of how you created or developed a step-wise approach to your project

Measures of Success – 400 words (20 points)

  • Demonstrate how metrics have been applied to measure outcomes, take further action and enable learning
  • Demonstrate how data captured is being leveraged and used to adapt strategy and tactics on an ongoing basis
  • Evidence of engagement and positive support statements
  • Evidence of changed perceptions and behaviours that will deliver improved health outcomes