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Winner 

Swim England and Good Boost have worked together since 2018 to develop an effective solution for people with a range of MSK conditions, including before and after orthopaedic surgery. The Good Boost aqua rehabilitation app improves physical function and participant quality of life, transforming community swimming pools into therapeutic spaces.

 

An innovative health initiative that improves health and wellbeing for people living with chronic pain, MSK and multimorbidity through accessible and high-quality opportunities to exercise. The programme provides participants with a sense of independence and control by enabling them to exercise or undertake rehabilitation in a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment. 

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Finalist

Bradford District and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group identified late cancer presentations and low cancer screening programmes uptake within their population. Working with Cancer Research UK, interpreted training was delivered to South-Asian community groups in Urdu and Punjabi to demystify cancer, improve knowledge, and facilitate positive conversations within their community about cancer.

An excellent health promotion initiative which increases knowledge and confidence of people around preventing cancer. The development and engagement approaches are a great example of how to co-produce with communities, providing information and learning opportunities that are culturally competent and inclusive.

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 Finalist

The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the stress involved in parenting infants. Parents lacked normal postnatal face-to-face professional and social support due to social distancing restrictions, presenting a barrier to meeting families’ needs. Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) partially filled this gap by providing a postnatal meals service to families with new babies in Lambeth, London.

An innovative and community-based intervention that supported the health and support needs of families with babies and young children in Lambeth during COVID-19. There is strong engagement from the community and the evidence suggest that it promoted local collaborations and partnerships which included local business, volunteers and the families who benefited

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