Towergate Hospice Team of the Year Award

This award recognises the achievements of a specific hospice team working together to improve outcomes and deliver exceptional results.

Mountbatten Community Team underwent huge transformation in an already difficult year.

Over the past 18 months, the team was completely restructured to provide a specialist hospice at home, domiciliary care nursing service for people in their last years and at end of life.

This is a great example of transformational change, resulting in increase efficiency and a huge positive impact on the community it serves. This has been achieved by working differently and more efficiently as a team, using a range of different skill mixes and experiences, rather than by increasing the staff numbers or budget.

The changes made at Mountbatten could help other hospices address the demand for more community led nursing services.

General criteria and guidance

1. Unless otherwise stated, Innovation entries will consist of an introductory statement of 650 characters (including spaces) followed by a statement of no more than 3,500 characters (including spaces), as to why the entrant feels his or her organisation/project should win. The statement should be based on the information outlined below. Entrants may also submit supporting information such as relevant literature, media coverage, etc.Extra info should be e-mailed separately to grants@hospiceuk.org clearly identifying which entry it refers to.
2. Each entry will be judged by a panel appointed by Hospice UK.
3. Each category will have a winner, with no runners up.
4. Members and Subscribers of Hospice UK are eligible to enter, with the exception of:

• The Towergate Hospice Team of the Year Award, which is only open to member hospices.
• The Dying Matters Award is open to those who registered an event in England, Wales (via Byw Nawr) and Northern Ireland. 

1. No one employed by Hospice UK may enter the awards.
2. Projects should have been initiated or be completed during the twelve month period up to end August 2022.
3. By entering these awards, entrants agree to work with Hospice UK to develop a case study about their project which can be shared with other hospices.
4. In certain circumstances, if the standard of entries is considered not high enough, the judges may elect not to make a particular award.
5. The closing date for entries in all categories is tbc.
6. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence can be entered into.