Early Intervention and Prevention for Children, Young People and Families Award
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Award Categories 2026
Entries will be reviewed against the following criteria
- 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.
- 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?
- 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.
- 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.
- Sustainability - The potential for the project/work to continue and create lasting impact. Evidence of how it can be sustained or built upon.
Most categories are designed to recognise work conducted within public sector organisations and therefore in most circumstances only the NHS healthcare provider will be recognised. Please check eligibility with our team if you are not sure.
2026 Awards categories
(click on each section to learn more about each category)