Cardiff and Vale University Health Board: Cardiff and Vale Young Onset Dementia Service

The team developed a service to provide age appropriate support to people diagnosed with dementia.

The service saw an increase in referral rates and realised net cost savings of £133k in the first year of operation.

The judges were impressed with this comprehensive and highly accessible service delivered by a committed workforce. This project addressed an unmet need in the community and was highly responsive. 

Read a detailed case study about this project at HSJ Solutions

Finalists

  • 365 Response Ltd, Creating a National Virtual Ambulance Service for Mental Health Transfers
  • Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust, LINKS project - Towards a better response to domestic violence and abuse in mental health
  • Headsted Limited, Innovative online psychotherapy programmes for people suffering from low mood, anxiety and workplace stress
  • Healios, Healios - reducing harm and empowering patients using a unique digital family intervention experience
  • Lancashire Care Foundation Trust, Acute Therapy Service 
  • London Ambulance Service, Mental Health Nurses model in the London Ambulance Service
  • Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust, Mental Health Choose and Book - Improving access to acute healthcare for people with mental health problems
  • Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust, i-Rock Youth Mental Health Service
  • Tavistock and Portman Foundation Trust, Mentalization Based Treatment for violent offenders with Antisocial Personality Disorder

Topics

Winners of 2017 HSJ Awards revealed