Simplyhealth Caring Awards winners for 2006
The winners of the Simplyhealth Caring Awards 2006 have been announced with the award presentations to take place in November.
Simplyhealth Caring Awards were created to recognise and celebrate the excellent work that some GP surgeries are doing to support family and unpaid carers.
The awards comprise of two categories: the Simplyhealth Caring Surgery Award invited GPs to enter their own practice, while the Simplyhealth Carers Choice Award allowed carers to nominate their GP. This year the awards were judged by a panel including Dr Malcolm Stone and Barbara Keeley MP.
Simplyhealth Caring Surgery Award
This recognises how GP surgeries support carers in their practice with three awards; Gold, Silver and Bronze.
Gold Award
Parkbury House, St Peters Street, St Albans, Herts
The judges were particularly impressed with:
- The variety of ways that the surgery tries to identify carers
- They offer free health checks to carers - in one day they saw 30 carers and 22 of them needed follow up appointments
- Use a single assessment form to refer family carers onto the Adult Care Services team or the local Carers’ Centre
- Good links with Carers in Hertfordshire (local Princess Royal Trust Carers’ Centre)
- Flexible arrangements on appointments and repeat prescriptions
Silver Award
Roundstone Surgery, Polebarn Circus, Trowbridge, Wilts
The judges were particularly impressed with:
- The excellent systems and protocols that they have in place for identifying and supporting carers
- Share their information and good practice with other surgeries in the area
- An annual health check is offered to all carers
- Good links with local carers organisation
- Offer joint appointments to the carer and the cared for person
Bronze Award
Greystone House, 99 Station Road, Redhill, Surrey
The judges were particularly impressed with:
- The good practices they have in place to identify and support carers
- Their staff attend courses to help raise awareness of carers issues among the rest of the surgery and share information with other surgeries
- Carry on support for carers who loose the person they care for.
- Have a carers lead identified in the surgery
Runners up
Ashleigh Surgery, Ceredigion
Ritchie Street Group Practice, Islington, London
The Nova Surgery, Plymouth
Church Hill Surgery, Pulham Market
Pennant Surgery, Flintshire
Southwold Surgery, Southwold
St Leonards Medical Practice, Exeter
Forty Willows Surgery, Wembley, Middlesex
Simplyhealth Carers Choice Award
This was judged on nominations received from family and unpaid carers in recognition of how their GP supports them as a carer.
Winner
Dr P R Shepherd from Sacriston Surgery, Sacriston, County Durham nominated by Mrs Pauline Thompson
The judges chose Dr P R Shepherd as he had supported the carer over a long period of time, during a complex caring situation. He discussed various options with the carer and spoke to other professionals on their behalf. He offered support out of hours and offered the carer alternative therapies to help her to manage the impact of her caring.
Runners up
Dr Charles Berrisford, The Surgery, Bath nominated by Mr Richard Kemp
Dr Perry, Parkside Practice, Reading nominated by Beverley Costa
The Consulting Rooms, Paisley nominated by Evelyn Oliphant
North Thoresby Surgery, North Thoresby, Grimsby nominated by Mrs Pamela Baker
Kings Corner Surgery, Sunninghill, Ascot nominated by Mr D Smith
Dr Clare Brock, Bishops Yard Medical Practice, Penrith, nominated by Shannon Blaylock, aged 9
Dr Partha, Annfield Plain, Stanley, nominated by Mr J R Smith
Adur Medical Practice, Shoreham by Sea, nominated by Miss Mary Murphy
Bodnant Surgery, Bangor, nominated by Mrs M W Gruffydd