WINNER

Lancashire and South Cumbria FT: Advocacy for Autistic People in Mental Health Inpatient Settings

The foundation trust and Advocacy Focus offered enhanced advocacy provision for autistic people across mental health inpatient settings. This was advocacy support for autistic people who are in mental health inpatient services informally – as this is something that they would not ordinarily be legally entitled to – and engagement with autistic people in mental health inpatient services under a section of the Mental Health Act.

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Highly commended

Sheffield Health and Social Care FT: The Impact of HUSH Huddles on the Rate of Falls in an Older Adult Inpatient Mental Health Units

Shortlisted

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear FT and Oxehealth: Improving Safety and Care Quality With Vision-Based Patient Monitoring Technology

Heywood Middleton and Rochdale ICS and Rochdale Council: Implementing a Whole System Approach to Reducing Crisis Escalation in Children’s Mental Health

Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals FT: Reproductive Trauma Service

Mersey Care FT: Safer Use of Clozapine Though Routine Assay Monitoring

Northampton General Hospital: Rehabilitation Coach and Wellbeing Coach Programme for MDT Staff

Sheffield Health and Social Care FT: Let’s Talk About Restrictive Practice – Improving Safety Through Conversation, Collaborative Understanding and Action

South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust: Using Digital Advice and Guidance to Improve Physical Healthcare for People With Mental Illness

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