The Celebrate as One Partnership Awards 2023 honoured work taking place across the NHS, local authorities, voluntary and community sector, and independent care sector across Bradford District and Craven.
We were blown away by the number of entries we received, showing how so many of us are already demonstrating our Act as One ethos. Read the full nomination list.
Over 300 guests made up of the family, friends and colleagues of finalists came together at The Aagrah, Bradford to celebrate and hear the winners revealed on Thursday 19 October 2023.
Bradford born and bred Haris Ahmed hosted the awards where he debuted his poem, dedicated to the partnership.
There were 17 winners from 12 categories. Click the categories below to view the winners and finalists.
Category 1
Working in partnership - Act As One
This award is for a project or programme that embodies the Act as One ethos, demonstrating true partnership, collaboration and distributed leadership.
Award winners
- Children Social Care, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Paediatrics and Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust CAMHS
- The Flying Dalesman, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Sensory Friendly Inpatient Environments, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Shortlisted for this award
- Bradford and Craven District: Walking Aids Recycling and Reuse – Therapy Service
- Children Social Care, BTHFT Paediatrics, BDCFT CAMHS
- The Flying Dalesman, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- North Yorkshire Social Services and Ashfield Residential Unit
- Sensory Friendly Inpatient Environments, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
- The Wellbeing Network
Category 2
Innovation in the independent care sector - meeting our challenges
This award is an opportunity to showcase improvement and innovation which is helping us to meet our challenges. The award will be presented to any organisation in the independent care sector that has pioneered or championed an innovative idea or project – large or small – which has led to significant improvements and outcomes.
Award winner
Formations Care Services/IMPAQT for Care
Highly commended
Herncliffe Care Home
Shortlisted for this award
- Elderthorpe Residential Care Home
- Formations Care Services/IMPAQT for Care
- Herncliffe Care Home
Category 3
Team of the year - delivering frontline services
This award is for a team from any organisation delivering frontline services which has worked together, using the talents of all their members, to achieve the same goal, either in their day-to-day work or on a particular project or task, delivering exceptional care and results.
Award winners
- Airedale Community Specialist Nurses Team; Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Proactive Care Team, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Safe Spaces
- Spiritual, Pastoral and Religious Care Team (SPaRC Team); Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Shortlisted for this award
- Airedale Community Specialist Nurses Team; Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Maternity Services
- Learning Disability Intensive Support Team, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Proactive Care Team, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Safe Spaces
- Spiritual, Pastoral and Religious Care Team (SPaRC Team); Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Category 4
Team of the year - making a difference behind the scenes
This award recognises teams that make a difference behind the scenes in critical support and infrastructure roles that contribute to the overall success of Act As One partners. The team may work in managing, co-ordinating or optimising resources, premises, people, quality, communications, or technology to support the system.
Award winner
The Volunteer Service, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust including Well Together
Highly commended
The Bereavement Service, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Shortlisted for this award
- The Bereavement Service, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- ICB Health SEND Team
- The Volunteer Service, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Category 5
Equality, diversity and inclusion champion
This award is an opportunity to showcase individuals or teams that embody and champion the values and principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Award winner
Jody Leach for the RESPECT Campaign
Highly commended
Muhammed Patel, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Shortlisted for this award
- Jody Leach for the RESPECT Campaign
- Muhammed Patel, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Race Equality Network
Category 6
Living well - making it easier to live a healthier, more active life
This award is an opportunity to showcase individuals, teams or projects that have made an impactful contribution to Bradford district and Craven’s physical activity and/or good food strategy, providing opportunities and support for healthier lifestyles such as quitting smoking, being more active, promoting positive mental health and wellbeing, promoting self-care and pro-active management of long term health conditions, or enabling teams or workplaces to become health promoting places.
Award winner
Happy Healthy You!
Shortlisted for this award
- Happy Healthy You!
- Keighley Healthy Living
- Reducing Premature Mortality in People with Serious Mental Illness (SMI)
- Well Together
Category 7
Tackling inequalities - meeting the needs of our communities
This award is an opportunity to showcase individuals, teams or projects that have made an impactful contribution to tackling inequalities so that the needs of everyone in our communities can be met.
Award winner
Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) Project with People Experiencing Homelessness in Bradford
Shortlisted for this award
- Culturally Adapted Behaviour Activation Therapy (CABAT) – Reducing Inequalities in Communities Project
- Know Your Mind
- Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) Project with People Experiencing Homelessness in Bradford
Category 8
Research initiative of the year
This award is an opportunity to showcase the strength of our research sector across Bradford District and Craven, highlighting how research is contributing to our strategic priorities and making a positive impact for our local population.
Award winner
Culturally Adapted Behaviour Activation Therapy (CABAT)
Highly commended
Act Locally Keighley –Schools leading data driven, place based partnerships for children
Shortlisted for this award
- ActEarly – Citizen Science and Co Production Research Theme Group
- Act Locally Keighley – Schools leading data driven, place based partnerships for children
- Culturally Adapted Behaviour Activation Therapy (CABAT)
Category 9
Arts, culture and wellbeing
This award is an opportunity to showcase an inspiring project, consortium, collective or movement of people which has improved the health and wellbeing of individuals, groups and/or communities through culture, creative arts or music provision.
Award winner
Why Don’t We
Shortlisted for this award
- Dance United Yorkshire – Resi/Dance Project
- Exploring Young Peoples Identity and Wellbeing “for young people, by young people”
- Why Don’t We
Category 10
Child friendly - positive impact on the health and wellbeing of young people in Bradford District and Craven
This award is an opportunity to specifically showcase individuals, teams or projects working to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Bradford District and Craven.
Award winner
Youth In Mind
Highly commended
Healthy Minds Apprentices
Shortlisted for this award
- Healthy Minds Apprentices
- Special Needs School Nursing Service, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Youth In Mind
Category 11
Primary care team or project of the year
This award is for a team or project within primary care where people have worked together to achieve a specific goal, either in their day-to-day work or on a particular project or task. Your goal or project may be in the area of primary and community service integration, helping people stay well for longer, or providing proactive, personalised care via multi-disciplinary teams.
Award winner
Modality AWC Social Prescribing and Health Coaching Team
Shortlisted for this award
- Complex and Housebound Care Team – Affinity Care South and West Locality
- Modality AWC Social Prescribing and Health Coaching Team
- Primary Care Network 4 – Health Checks
Category 12
Sustainability - creating a brighter future for all
This award is for a team or project celebrates efficiency and sustainable development across the health and care sector, promoting examples of actions taken that have a positive environmental impact. We are looking for an individual or team who has promoted environmental and sustainability, inspiring others to embrace the environmental challenge and opportunities. They will be able to demonstrate how sustainability has been introduced into daily healthcare practise or activities.
Award winner
Tim Howells and the Good Food Strategy, Bradford Council
Shortlisted for this award
- Affinity Care Inhaler Quality Improvement Team
- Carbon Literacy Training in Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust and across the ICS
- Tim Howells and the Good Food Strategy, Bradford Council