Celebrating DESMOND finalists announced
The finalists in the 2015 Celebrating DESMOND awards have been revealed.
The annual programme aims to reward excellence and share good practice across the DESMOND community, which delivers type 2 diabetes structured education. A total of 13 out of the 32 entries have been shortlisted in four categories:
Team of the Year
- Bromley Healthcare
- Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- DESMOND Australia
Educator of the Year
- Marryllyn Donaldson, WellSouth Primary Care Network, DESMOND Australia
- Sonia Willis, Sheffield
- Claire Neerly, Surrey Downs Diabetes Service
Innovation Award
- Leicester Diabetes Centre
- London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
- Surrey Downs Diabetes Service
Excellence Award
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
- Surrey Downs Diabetes Service
The winners will be revealed on Friday, November 13, the day before World Diabetes Day 2015. Prizes will include a certificate and a trophy.
We launched the Celebrating DESMOND Annual Awards Programme to applaud and share good practice
Bernie Stribling, DESMOND Director, said: “The standards were once again extremely high and the quality of entries is a testament to all of the hard, dedicated and innovative work being carried out by DESMOND teams.
“We launched the Celebrating DESMOND Annual Awards Programme to applaud and share good practice. As well as rewarding excellence, we will also be using the awards as an opportunity to promote engagement and ensure key learning is disseminated.”
Structured education
DESMOND is the collaborative name for a family of group self-management education modules, toolkits and care pathways for people with, or at risk of, Type 2 diabetes.
The DESMOND Programme offers training and quality assurance for healthcare professionals and lay educators to deliver any of the DESMOND modules and toolkits to people in their communities.