Eligibility
- Prizes are given in recognition of a functioning project, not a development plan or a research grant.
- The prizes are open to clinicians, researchers and health care professionals who are UK residents only.
- The work must be attributable to an individual or small team and does not necessarily have to be medically led. It should be multi-disciplinary in approach and show innovation and originality.
- The prizes are not open to students.
- Projects submitted for a prize within the last three years can not be resubmitted except by special request of the judges.
- Only completed projects are eligible for submission.
Criteria
The submission must demonstrate:
- a clear formulation of the problems addressed
- how you identified and quantified the problems
- clearly defined and measurable outcomes
- patient, carer or family involvement
- that it is a practical and cost-effective project, suitable for application to other trusts or health communities across the UK
- enhanced mutual understanding between clinicians of different disciplines of their roles and the combined contribution they make to achieve better clinical outcomes
- enhanced understanding of the links between clinical care and organisational matters
- your strategy for change
- a brief review of previous studies in the area
- a study design that is appropriate, efficient and ethical
- a valid dissemination strategy for the results, including how the work could be adopted for the benefit of patients and clients more widely
- an outline of the lessons that you have learnt
- usefulness and how the work could make a difference
- full reference must be made to all relevant work published in medical journals circulated in the UK
In addition, the submission should also provide a clear outline showing how the award money will be used to further the work should you win the prize.
