Mental Health Innovation of the Year

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Mental Health Innovation of the Year
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With mental health services facing record demand, rising emergency referrals, and ongoing workforce challenges, the need for new approaches has never been greater. The Mental Health Bill 2025 introduces reforms to improve access, strengthen patient rights, and modernise care pathways, but frontline innovation remains essential in delivering real change.

This award recognises the teams and organisations leading the way in improving mental health services, empowering service users, engaging communities, and tackling stigma. Judges will be looking for initiatives that are driving meaningful improvements in access, experience, and outcomes, ensuring that those in need receive high-quality, person-centred care.

Eligibility

This award is open to all NHS and public sector organisations, teams and services delivering positive outcomes for mental health patients.

Ambition

  • Provide a clear rationale for the innovation include a context in which this was required
  • What was the vision and how was this new or different from existing best practice?
  • How were solutions researched and tested? Provide supporting evidence that supports comprehensive engagement with patients in the planning
  • What measures well put in place to test efficacy?

Outcome

  • How has the innovation led to improved patient care, improved experience, improved outcomes and/or improved value for money? This must have a quantitative aspect but can include qualitative feedback as well
  • Provide testimonial evidence of the effectiveness, where possible from patients

Spread

  • How has the best practice learning been shared outside the mental health provider?
  • What evidence is there that this innovation has potential for positive outcomes elsewhere?
  • Provide supporting material to support any achievements.

Value

  • How has the patient experience improved?
  • What has been the impact on staff?
  • Give detail on the efficiency, capacity and how this has contributed to value for money and outcomes

Involvement

  • Provide an explanation of how an innovation culture has been nurtured within the team or organisation to enable these results.
  • Provide detailed evidence of patient involvement in the innovation.
  • How have the teams involved worked with partners to deliver results?

To find out more

Partnership opportunities:  Sponsorship Sales Team
Awards entry enquiries: Delegate Sales Team
Judging and event management: Awards Support