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MoreLife crowned ‘Primary Care Provider of the Year’ at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards
MoreLife has been named as winner of the Primary Care Network, GP and Community Provider the Year at this year’s prestigious HSJ Awards, recognising their outstanding contribution to healthcare.
Set up in partnership with Leeds Beckett University, MoreLife uses research and insight to develop evidence driven and community led programmes, commissioned by local councils and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
Professor Paul Gately from the Carnegie School of Sport and CEO at MoreLife said, “We are absolutely delighted to have been named as the winners in the Primary Care Networks, GP or Primary Care Provider of the Year. It means a great deal to all our staff, for their continued hard work to be recognised in this way, especially during such an extraordinary year due to the pandemic and we’re confident that the positive impact of this award will help to create a long-lasting legacy.
“This award will provide a tremendous boost to both our staff and our clients across MoreLife and OneLife Suffolk and I am sure it will bolster our efforts to develop and continually improve our services.”
More than 4,500 health and social care staff tuned in to the first virtual HSJ Awards evening on 17 March 2021 to celebrate the dedication, innovation, and teamwork within the health care community.
The MoreLife entry focused on how the delivery teams within MoreLife Essex and OneLife Suffolk had helped to create incredible outcomes through the adult weight management and stop smoking programmes for clients in East Anglia, subsequently helping reduce pressures on the NHS.
In Suffolk, MoreLife’s unique partnership with Ipswich Hospital, West Suffolk Hospital and James Paget University Hospital Trust has supported over 195 clients to quit smoking since the collaboration was launched.
In Essex, MoreLife’s evidence-driven adult weight management programme continues to support those living with obesity to take better care of their health, with outcomes showing 87% of individuals who joined the programme have achieved a 3% weight loss against a target of 60%.
With over 17,300 engaged in MoreLife programmes in 2019/20, the entry highlighted how MoreLife had swiftly adapted to the pandemic with virtual delivery, digital resources and making over 13,000 wellbeing calls to those most in need of their services.
HSJ editor, Alistair McLellan, said: “Following what was undoubtedly the most challenging year for the NHS, it was impressive to see the commitment to excellence shown by the finalists.
“The high quality of entrants in 2020 posed a real challenge to our expert judging panel, who were impressed by the breadth of applications demonstrating real evidence of improvements to patient care.
“We know that Morelife is not alone in fostering a culture of excellence and hope that this award win will be a source of inspiration for like-minded teams across the country. We are delighted that the HSJ Awards continue to be considered the gold standard awards programme in healthcare. Congratulations again to MoreLife and welcome to the HSJ Awards Alumni!”