WINNER

Certified Minds Limited, in partnership with UHSx NHS Trust, NCIC NHS Trust, and many more

Certified Minds National CYP Mental Health Training Programme for Paediatric NHS Teams

Certified Minds has partnered with the NHS to deliver a clinician-led educational programme aimed at transforming how paediatric and emergency teams respond to children and young people experiencing mental health crises. The three to five-day multidisciplinary course combines evidence-based learning, live simulations, and reflective practice to build practical skills, confidence, and compassionate care among frontline staff. More than 40 NHS paediatric teams across the country have received the training, which focuses on real-world techniques including de-escalation, risk management, and trauma-informed care. The programme is designed to strengthen workforce resilience, reduce hospital admissions, and help ensure safer and more consistent mental healthcare across the NHS.

Highly commended

Flippin’ Pain – a Cora Health initiative – NHS Lincolnshire ICB, NHS Humberside & North Yorkshire ICB & Teesside University: Pain: Do You Get It?: Professional Education Blending Science, Lived Experience and Storytelling to Change the Way Whole Healthcare Systems Support People Affected by Chronic Pain

Finalists

Anglia Ruskin University & NHS England: NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme

Cogniss & Health Innovation East: Health Innovation East & Cogniss: A No-Code Educational Programme Empowering NHS Clinicians to Build the Future of Digital Health

Essity UK & One Gloucestershire ICS: Gloucestershire Lower Limb Wound Care Education Programme: Building Workforce Capability Through Strategic Partnership

Gas Mark 8 & GatewayC (The Christie FT): GatewayC: the Early Cancer Diagnosis Resource

South Bank Colleges & Moorfields Eye Hospital FT: Functional skills and Fundamental Digital Skills Training for the Workforce

Wing Factors & Frimley Health FT: Simley Health

Topics

Revealed: Winners of the 2026 HSJ Partnership Awards

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More than 1,200 healthcare leaders gathered in London last night as HSJ hosted its HSJ Partnership Awards and Independent Healthcare Providers Awards, celebrating organisations working with the NHS to deliver innovation and improved care.