MPFT celebrates major Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards success

It was a triumphant night of success for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) teams and services at the national Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards 2024.

MPFT won or was highly commended in a total of 15 awards at the ceremony, held by the Positive Practice in Mental Health Collaborative on 1 May.

The annual awards identify, share and celebrate positive practice in mental health, and this year’s event recognised the fantastic work taking place across MPFT:

Winners:

• All Age In-Patient Care, including Psychiatric Intensive Care Award - Milford House, In-Patient Adult Acute Ward

• Mental Health Rehabilitation and/or Recovery Services Award - Forensic Intensive Recovery and Support Team (FIRST)

• Quality Improvement and/or Service Transformation Award - In-Patient Nursing Preceptorship Project, Forensic In-Patient Services

• Innovation in Digital Mental Health Care Award - The Digital Angels

Highly commended:

• Older Adult Functional Mental Health Services and/or Dementia Care Award - Dementia in Prisons Service

• Peer Support Services Award - Lived Experience Leadership Team

• Non-Clinical Team of the Year - People Partnering and Organisational Development

• Quality Improvement and/or Service Transformation Award - Children and Families Care Group in partnership with Whose Shoes

• Forensic Mental Health Services Award - Forensic Seated Chair Massage Team

• Outstanding Leadership for Band 7 and 8 Staff Award - Faith Edensor-Ward, Clinical Lead, Eating Disorders Service

• All Age Eating Disorders Services for Adults or Children and Young People Award - Eating Disorder Service, Kinver Centre

• Innovation in Community Mental Health Award - Mental Health Practitioners in Primary Care, East Team

• Integration of Physical & Mental Healthcare Award - Mental Health Practitioners in Primary Care

• Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services Award - Mental Health Support Team, South Staffordshire

• Mental Wellbeing of the Workforce Award - Lived Experience Leadership Team

MPFT Chief Executive Neil Carr OBE said: “We are delighted to have received national recognition for the work of such a large number of our teams at the Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards. I’m very proud of our colleagues’ success, which reflects the innovation, care and compassion they bring to their work, and the positive impact this has on playing a part in changing the lives of our patients and service users.

“Congratulations to the winners and those who were highly commended for awards - thank you for your continued hard work for the communities we serve.”

The user-led multi agency Positive Practice in Mental Health Collaborative comprises 75 organisations, including NHS providers and commissioners, police, third sector providers, charities and service user groups, who aim to identify and disseminate positive practice in mental health services by working together across organisations and sectors, to facilitate shared learning, and to raise the profile of mental health with politicians and policy makers.