Prevention and Early Diagnosis

Do you work in prevention and/or early diagnosis of skin cancer and other skin conditions?

This category recognises the impact of measurable preventative initiatives to help people, their families and/or carers to live healthier lives and reduce the risk of developing skin cancer and other skin conditions, and of early diagnosis and management initiatives to optimise outcomes and reduce complications.

Entries may be submitted by NHS organisations, charities, national bodies, CCGs, local authorities, schools, pharmacies and private/ consumer brand initiatives operating at a local, regional or national level.

Entries should demonstrate clear, specific goals with outcomes that have been evaluated using appropriate baseline and follow-up measures. There should be evidence of innovation, along with details of how implemented, methods, safety considerations, effectiveness, user feedback, cost efficiency and economic viability, as well as evidence of potential/demonstrable sustainability and dissemination.

Entries could include:

GP practice initiatives
Prevention of skin cancer initiatives
Early diagnosis of skin lesions, malignant and non-malignant
Identification and management of skin rashes
Prevention of dermatitis and atopic dermatitis, early detection of symptoms and treatment to prevention complications
Early diagnosis and treatment of psoriasis
Digital and technology initiatives: should be UK or Ireland based (even if they are used globally).

Judging Criteria	Maximum score available	No of words per criteria
Summary: Provide background & brief overview of the initiative.	5	100
Innovation: Demonstrate evidence of innovation: what is new and different about your initiative, e.g. novel approaches, creative solutions to longstanding problems, bridging gaps in care etc.	15	150
Key Aims and methods of the initiative: Describe the identified need for the initiative. Organisation, stakeholders, planned time frames and milestones. Evidence of clear, specific goals and outcome measures including reasoning behind these. How did you put your plans into action? Describe how the initiative was implemented and outline the procedures and tools you used to measure outcomes	10	200
Safety considerations: Risk assessment, clinical governance, ethics and any other safety considerations and how these were successfully addressed.	15	150
Effectiveness: Demonstrate the initiative’s effectiveness to illustrate efficiency improvement(s), how the initiative brought about change to support improved outcomes and what was the impact for people with skin conditions.	10	150
Cost efficiency and economic viability: Evidence of, and maximising quality health outcomes and minimising NHS costs, getting better value from the NHS budget.	10	100
Sustainability and evidence for sharing practice and dissemination: Describe how the project has been/will be disseminated.	15	150
User feedback: Evidence of support from a range of interested stakeholders, e.g. healthcare professionals and/or service users. Please include statements. Describe how feedback was collected and bias was minimised. Provide examples of service user feedback and explain how this is used. This can be supplied via recordings (sound only or video).	10	Max 150 Unless supplied by recording

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KEY DATES
Open for entry: November 2021
Entry Deadline:
25th March 2022
Judging day: 26 May 2022
Awards ceremony: 12 September 2022