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

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Winners of 2017 HSJ Awards revealed

Hsj awards 2016 winners

More than 1,500 people gather for annual celebration of the finest achievements in the NHS, with winners named in 23 categories at the 2017 HSJ Awards.